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Jakob the Liar

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

Released PG-13 120 min 6.5/10 Votes: 18083

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.

Type:

Movie

Socials:

Genre:

Drama, War

Release:

1999-09-16

Year:

2025

Country:

France

Language:

English

Budget:

$45M

Revenue:

$5M

Companies:

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

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