| Uniform Title |
Jakob the liar (Motion picture : 1999) |
| Title |
Jakob the liar. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2013, ©2022. |
| ©1999. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (120 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL5810. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID2544 |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
| Based on the book of the same name by Jurek Becker. |
| A remake of the 1975 East German-Czechoslovak film Jakob der Lugner. |
| Credits |
Directed and written by Peter Kassovitz ; written by Didier Decoin ; produced by Steven Haft, Marsha Garces Williams. |
| Performers |
Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber. |
| Summary |
Robin Williams - Oscar® winner and much loved star of movie hits like MRS. DOUBTFIRE, JUMANJI, THE BIRDCAGE, and WHAT DREAMS MAY COME - tackles his most challenging role yet in the bittersweet fable JAKOB THE LIAR. In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, humble cafe owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a forbidden radio broadcast detailing Allied military success against the Germans. When he shares the secret with friends, the rare good news travels fast -but so does the rumour that Jakob is now a daring resistance hero because, in ultimate defiance of the Germans, he owns and listens to a radio. With a glimmer of hope returned to the ghetto. Jakob now finds himself under pressure to supply more news... and since he doesn't actually have a radio, the only choice is to lie. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Becker, Jurek, -- 1937-1997 -- Film adaptations |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Drama |
| Nazis -- Drama |
| Radio broadcasters -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Poland -- History -- Occupation,1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Comedy films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Kassovitz, Peter director, screenwriter. |
| Decoin, Didier, 1945- screenwriter. |
| Haft, Steven producer. |
| Williams, Marsha Garces producer. |
| Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 actor. |
| Taylor-Gordon, Hannah actor. |
| Arkin, Alan actor. |
| Schreiber, Liev actor. |
| Becker, Jurek, 1937-1997. Jakob the liar Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
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Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Arkin, Alan .
- Becker, Jurek, 1937-1997. Jakob the liar .
- Decoin, Didier, 1945- .
- Haft, Steven .
- Kassovitz, Peter .
- Schreiber, Liev .
- Taylor-Gordon, Hannah .
- Williams, Marsha Garces .
- Williams, Robin, 1951-2014 .
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