Summary:
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out near 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. Jakob uses the chance to spread hope throughout the ghetto by continuing to tell favorable tales of information from "his secret radio." Jakob, however, has a real secret in that he is hiding a young Jewish girl who escaped from a camp transport train. A rather uplifting and slightly humorous film about World War II Jewish Ghetto life.
| Runtime: | 120 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images. |
| Production: | TriStar Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Comedy, War |
| Countries: | USA, Hungary, France |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Peter Kassovitz | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Didier Decoin | Screenplay |
| Jurek Becker | |
| Peter Kassovitz | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Robin Williams | Jakob |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ádám Rajhona | The Whistler |
| Alan Arkin | Frankfurter |
| Antal Leisen | Peg-Leg |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | Kirschbaum |
| Bob Balaban | Kowalsky |
| Éva Igó | Lina's Mother |
| Hannah Taylor-Gordon | Lina |
| István Bálint | Lina's Father |
| János Gosztonyi | Samuel |
| Justus von Dohnanyi | Preuss |
| Kathleen Gati | Hooker |
| Liev Schreiber | Mischa |
| Mark Margolis | Fajngold |
| Michael Jeter | Avron |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Lew Rywin | Associate Producer: Poland |
| Marsha Garces Williams | Producer |
| Nick Gillott | Co-Producer |
| Robin Williams | Executive Producer |
| Steven Haft | Producer |
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