Jakob the Liar

Name: Jakob the Liar
Genre: Drama, Comedy, History
Released: 1999-09-16
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.7

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

2h 0m English

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Jakob the Liar

When all hope was lost, he invented it.

2h 0m English

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.

Director Peter Kassovitz

Screenplay Peter Kassovitz Novel Jurek Becker Screenplay Didier Decoin

Budget $45,000,000

Revenue $4,956,701

Net Return -$40,043,299

Performance 0.11x budget

Net Loss

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.