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Jakob the liar, Columbia Pictures ; Blue Wolf Productions with Kasso Inc. ; produced by Marsha Garces Williams and Steven Haft ; directed by Peter Kassovitz ; screenplay by Peter Kassovitz & Didier Decoin

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Jakob the liar, Columbia Pictures ; Blue Wolf Productions with Kasso Inc. ; produced by Marsha Garces Williams and Steven Haft ; directed by Peter Kassovitz ; screenplay by Peter Kassovitz & Didier Decoin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Main title
Jakob the liar
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures ; Blue Wolf Productions with Kasso Inc. ; produced by Marsha Garces Williams and Steven Haft ; directed by Peter Kassovitz ; screenplay by Peter Kassovitz & Didier Decoin
Runtime
120
Summary
In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, a poor Jewish cafe owner, Jakob Heym (Williams) invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto inhabitants--spirits are lifted and optimism is reborn. The Germans learn of the mythical radio and begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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