Jakob the Liar

1999 film directed by Peter Kassovitz
Movie film Q240894
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Jakob the Liar

Summary

Jakob the Liar is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Jakob the Liar's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Jakob the Liar was directed by Peter Kassovitz[4].
  • Jakob the Liar was directed by Marek Brodzki[5].
  • Peter Kassovitz wrote the screenplay for Jakob the Liar[6].
  • Didier Decoin wrote the screenplay for Jakob the Liar[7].
  • Jurek Becker wrote the screenplay for Jakob the Liar[8].
  • Jakob the Liar's composer is recorded as Edward Shearmur[9].
  • Jakob the Liar's genre is comedy drama[10].
  • Jakob the Liar's genre is drama film[11].
  • Jakob the Liar's genre is comedy film[12].
  • Jakob the Liar's genre is war film[13].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Robin Williams[14].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Alan Arkin[15].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Liev Schreiber[16].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Hannah Taylor-Gordon[17].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Bob Balaban[18].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Michael Jeter[19].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Armin Mueller-Stahl[20].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Mathieu Kassovitz[21].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Mark Margolis[22].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Nina Siemaszko[23].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was István Bálint[24].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Iván Darvas[25].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Justus von Dohnányi[26].
  • A cast member of Jakob the Liar was Mirosław Zbrojewicz[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Jakob the Liar was produced by Steven Haft[28]. Directors include Peter Kassovitz[4] and Marek Brodzki[5]. Screenwriters include Peter Kassovitz[6], Didier Decoin[7], and Jurek Becker[8]. Cast members include Robin Williams[14], Alan Arkin[15], Liev Schreiber[16], Hannah Taylor-Gordon[17], Bob Balaban[18], and Michael Jeter[19].

Publication

Publication dates include September 24, 1999[29] and October 28, 1999[30]. The original language of Jakob the Liar was English[31]. Genres include comedy drama[10], drama film[11], comedy film[12], and war film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II[33] and The Holocaust[34].

Reception

Reviews include 29%[35], 4.7/10[36], and 40/100[37].

Why It Matters

Jakob the Liar has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Luciana Arrighi
    Set in period 1944
    Publication date +1999-09-24T00:00:00Z, +1999-10-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Peter Kassovitz, Didier Decoin, Jurek Becker
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