Where to Watch Jakob the Liar

Meet the talented cast of Jakob the Liar. From Robin Williams to Armin Mueller-Stahl, the movie features a diverse array of actors bringing the characters to life.

Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American war comedy-drama film based on the book of the same name by Jurek Becker. Set in 1944 in a ghetto in German-occupied Poland during the Holocaust, the film follows the story of a Polish-Jewish shopkeeper named Jakob Heym. He attempts to raise the morale inside the ghetto by sharing encouraging rumors that he claims he has heard on a radio.