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Jakob the Liar

During World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.

Director

Peter Kassovitz

Year

Genre

Box Office

$4,956,401

Production

Global Medien KG,Columbia Pictures,Blue Wolf,Kasso Productions

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Jakob

Lina

Hannah Taylor Gordon

Lina's Mother

Lina's Father

IstvÃ¡n BÃ¡lint

Preuss

Justus von DohnÃ¡nyi

Hooker

Kowalsky

Frankfurter

Avron

Fajngold

Samuel

JÃ¡nos Gosztonyi

Mischa

Kirschbaum

Armin Mueller-Stahl

The Whistler

ÃdÃ¡m Rajhona

Peg-Leg

Herschel

Mathieu Kassovitz

Roman

PÃ©ter Rudolf

Young German

Nathan

Blumenthal

Rosa

Mrs. Frankfurter

Grazyna Barszczewska

Mrs. Avron

Grandmother

Miss Esther

Hardtloff

Doctor

LÃ¡szlÃ³ BorbÃ©ly

Meyer

SS Officer 1

Miroslaw Zbrojewicz

Soldier

SS Officer 2

GyÃ¶rgy SzkladÃ¡nyi

Neighbor

Escaping Man

Michael Mehlmann

Lady Singer

Micheller Myrtill

Lady Singer

Lady Singer

Beatrix Bisztricsan

Self - 'Behind Us Comes Germany' Speech

Maria

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Jakob Heym Jakob Lina Kronstein Frankfurter Mischa Kowalsky Kirschbaum Rosa Avron Herschel Miss Esther

I don't have a radio - Jakob the Liar

I don't have a radio

Hitler goes to a fortuneteller and asks - Jakob the Liar

Hitler goes to a fortuneteller and asks

I don't want to see you playing with that cat - Jakob the Liar

I don't want to see you playing with that cat

I'll burn that bridge when I get to it - Jakob the Liar

I'll burn that bridge when I get to it

Here's a book about Africa - Jakob the Liar

Here's a book about Africa

They shot her - Jakob the Liar

A barber with a dull razor is like a blind moyl - Jakob the Liar

A barber with a dull razor is like a blind moyl

Until the last line has been spoken - Jakob the Liar

Until the last line has been spoken

If you hang yourself - Jakob the Liar

If you hang yourself

Stop torturing me The Germans are already doing a fine job - Jakob the Liar

Stop torturing me The Germans are already doing a fine job

Hunger for hope may be worse than hunger for food - Jakob the Liar

Hunger for hope may be worse than hunger for food

They're retreating - Jakob the Liar

They're retreating

Jakob Heym may not be the Messiah - Jakob the Liar

Jakob Heym may not be the Messiah

Think about the resistance that'll be organized because of this radio - Jakob the Liar

Think about the resistance that'll be organized because...

Your name My name is Jakob Heym - Jakob the Liar

Your name My name is Jakob Heym

There are thieves in your apartment - Jakob the Liar

There are thieves in your apartment

God of the Jews - Jakob the Liar

God of the Jews

Tonight is Shabbat - Jakob the Liar

Tonight is Shabbat

I believe we are the chosen people - Jakob the Liar

I believe we are the chosen people

You're hiding someone - Jakob the Liar

You're hiding someone

And please don't look at the radio - Jakob the Liar

And please don't look at the radio

Now that you've shared a toilet seat with the master race - Jakob the Liar

Now that you've shared a toilet seat with the master...

But maybe it wasn't like that at all - Jakob the Liar

But maybe it wasn't like that at all

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During World War II, an ordinary inhabitant of a ghetto fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime.

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Director: Peter Kassovitz

Writer: Jurek Becker, Peter Kassovitz, Didier Decoin

Production: Global Medien KG,Columbia Pictures,Blue Wolf,Kasso Productions

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1999

MetaScore: 40/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $4,956,401

Released: 24 Sep 1999

Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations

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