Jakob the Liar
1999 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 18,320 VOTES · DIR. Peter Kassovitz
Overview
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,522 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:42 Hitler goes to a fortuneteller and asks:
00:07:53 It still isn't 8:00. It's only three minutes to 8.
00:13:02 ...and then the Germans will come. Come on.
00:17:01 Barber with a dull razor is like a blind moyl.
00:22:15 If you had one and didn't want anyone to know...
00:25:49 ...and Rosa and Mrs. Frankfurter...
00:30:48 Maybe after work, I could teach you the tango.
00:35:55 If you hang yourself, I'll kill you.
00:39:56 And that crazy Herschel died because...
00:43:01 It seems liberation is near.
00:47:29 I'm a personal friend of the doctor's.
00:51:18 What's this?
00:54:58 That's very good reason to keep it.
00:58:00 I know Jakob better than anyone.
01:02:13 In the eyes of the Gestapo...
01:05:42 ...Winston Churchill...
01:10:30 " Massive traffic in Munich. "
01:15:13 It'll be a massacre.
01:19:20 You have a radio, I have a gun.
01:24:04 Over here.
01:28:24 A criminal terrorist is hiding a radio...
01:33:07 Why should I believe you?
01:36:58 Yes and no.
01:43:55 There is no radio, no resistance.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,522
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:00:42
Final line01:43:55
Production Record
DirectorPeter Kassovitz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45,000,000
Revenue$4,956,701
IMDb votes18,320