Film
Jakob the Liar
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.
Overview
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
- Robin WilliamsJakob Heym
- Liev SchreiberMischa
- Hannah Taylor-GordonLina Kronstein
- Alan ArkinMax Frankfurter
- Michael JeterAvron
- Bob BalabanKowalsky
- Armin Mueller-StahlProf. Dr. Kirschbaum
- Éva IgóLina's Mother
