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
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00:00:42 Hitler goes to a fortuneteller and asks:
00:08:02 Then the gentleman, the sentry, was just making fun of me.
00:13:19 I certainly don't want to see you catch it and eat it.
00:17:38 Excuse me. My respects, professor.
00:22:38 Go, go.
00:26:39 Now I'll reduce it to splinters.
00:32:02 Your information said they were retreating under Russian attack.
00:36:51 We made latkes. You know, potato pancakes.
00:41:00 ...to throw the Germans off.
00:44:06 Latkes and lies.
00:48:33 I'll show you my pharmacy.
00:52:25 You're right.
00:56:02 Because you've got to get well...
00:59:13 I didn't mean it. You're not cheap.
01:03:42 And then you'll tell everyone else.
01:07:24 I turned it off now.
01:13:16 Want the latest news? That's it.
01:17:48 And I think he should also be a man...
01:21:49 - That's two too many. - Give me the gun.
01:26:20 If it helps you to make up your mind, why not?
01:31:11 ...it's lies...
01:35:28 But when you look at it a different way...
01:42:10 Don't shoot.
01:50:29 Let's do the Beer Barrel Polka!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,522
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:00:42
Final line01:50:29
Production Record
DirectorPeter Kassovitz
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45,000,000
Revenue$4,956,701
IMDb votes18,320