1999

Jakob the Liar

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History

In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.

Cast

Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
Éva IgóLina's Mother
István BálintLinas's Father
Justus von DohnányiPreuss
Kathleen GatiHocker

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