1999 • 2h 0m
67%
“When all hope was lost, he invented it.”
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.
Comedy
Drama
History
Release Date
9/16/1999
Status
Released
Original Title
Jakob the Liar
Runtime
2h 0m
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,956,701
Language
EN
Production Companies
Global Medien KG
Columbia Pictures
Blue Wolf
Kasso Productions
