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1999 | DIRECTED BY PETER KASSOVITZ

Jakob the Liar

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Movie Stats
Year
1999
Runtime
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)
Select Cast
Robin Williams
Hannah Taylor Gordon
Eva Igo
Istvan Balint
Justus von Dohnanyi
Kathleen Gati
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
19th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
21st Mar 2026
Total views:
33
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
24th September 1999
26 years 11 months 7 days ago
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $4.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
968,627 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 24th Sep '99
  • Debut position: 8
  • Highest position: 8
  • Debut gross: $2.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 5
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
peter kassovitz Peter Kassovitz
Starring
peter kassovitzRobin WilliamsJakob
Hannah Taylor GordonLina
Eva IgoLina's Mother
Istvan BalintLina's Father
Justus von DohnanyiPreuss
Kathleen GatiHooker
Bob BalabanKowalsky
Alan ArkinFrankfurter
Michael JeterAvron
Mark MargolisFajngold
Janos GosztonyiSamuel
Liev SchreiberMischa
Armin Mueller-StahlKirschbaum
Adam RajhonaThe Whistler
Antal LeisenPeg-Leg
Mathieu KassovitzHerschel
Peter RudolfRoman
Jan BeckerYoung German
Janos KulkaNathan
Gregg BelloBlumenthal
Nina SiemaszkoRosa
Grazyna BarszczewskaMrs. Frankfurter
Judit SagiMrs. Avron
Ilona PsotaGrandmother
Agi MargitaiMiss Esther
Ivan DarvasHardtloff
Laszlo BorbelyDoctor
Zoltan BarabasMeyer
Miroslaw ZbrojewiczSS Officer 1
Jozef MikaSoldier
Gyorgy SzkladanyiSS Officer 2
Zofia SaretokNeighbor
Michael MehlmannEscaping Man
Mirtill MichellerLady Singer
Orsolya PflumLady Singer
Beatrix BisztricsanLady Singer
Adolf HitlerHimself - 'Behind Us Comes Germany' Speech
Anna NowakMaria
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UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
8
Weeks top 15
2
Total Weeks
5
Total US Gross:
$4,920,625
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
24 Sep 1999
8N
$2,056,647
$2,056,647
1 Oct 1999
12▼
$1,002,114
$3,733,923
8 Oct 1999
18▼
$434,132
$4,515,222
15 Oct 1999
32▼
$125,836
$4,814,101
22 Oct 1999
52▼
$59,695
$4,920,625

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

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Genres
Drama
Drama
War
War
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News from around the web
Jakob the Liar (1974) – Film Review  Yorkshire Magazine Wed, 25th February 2026

Jakob the Liar (1999)  IMDb Mon, 18th May 2026

Jakob the Liar Review  empireonline.com Sat, 1st January 2000

Robin Williams’ Holocaust film  Jewish Journal Tue, 12th August 2014

Jacob the Liar (1974)—the original East German version  World Socialist Web Site Thu, 9th March 2023

Looking Back: An Interview With Robin Williams About Jakob The Liar  The Jewish Link Thu, 14th August 2014

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