# Jakob the Liar (1999)

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**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, History
**Directed by**: Peter Kassovitz
**Written by**: Peter Kassovitz, Didier Decoin
**Starring**: Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Bob Balaban

> *When all hope was lost, he invented it.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a movie that thinks it's a lot funnier than it is. A Jewish shopkeeper in occupied Poland accidentally starts a rumor that he has a radio. The lie spreads, offering hope, though you might wish the film had lied about being a comedy.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider

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