Jakob the Liar (1999)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Peter Kassovitz
Genres : Comedy, Drama, History
Status : Released
Released : Sep 16, 1999
Tagline : When all hope was lost, he invented it.
Length : 120 minutes
Cast
Crew
- Novel : Jurek Becker
- Screenplay : Didier Decoin
- Producer : Steven Haft
- Director of Photography : Elemér Ragályi
- Editor : Claire Simpson
- Casting : Kerry Barden
- Casting : Billy Hopkins
- Casting : Suzanne Smith Crowley
- Costume Design : Wiesława Starska
- Makeup Artist : Katalin Jakots
- Makeup Artist : Cheri Minns
- Director : Peter Kassovitz
- Original Music Composer : Edward Shearmur
- Makeup Artist : Maja Gawinska
- Production Design : Luciana Arrighi
- Hairstylist : Gabriella Németh
- Script Supervisor : Nada Pinter
- Visual Effects Supervisor : Kelley Ray
- Co-Producer : Lew Rywin
- Producer : Marsha Garces Williams
- Screenplay : Peter Kassovitz