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Jakob the Liar poster

Jakob the Liar Cast & Characters

PG-13 1999 · 2h 67 Audience
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Starring Cast
R
Robin Williams
Jakob Heym
L
Liev Schreiber
Mischa
H
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein
A
Alan Arkin
Max Frankfurter
M
Michael Jeter
Avron
B
Bob Balaban
Kowalsky
Key crew
Director
Peter Kassovitz
Screenplay
Didier Decoin , Peter Kassovitz
Based on
Jurek Becker
Producers
Steven Haft , Marsha Garces Williams
Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
Elemér Ragályi
Editor
Claire Simpson
Production design
Luciana Arrighi
Costume design
Wiesława Starska
Casting
Billy Hopkins , Kerry Barden , Suzanne Smith Crowley

Full cast

16 cast members

Crew by department

21 crew members