Jakob the Liar (1999)
| Release Date | 16 September 1999 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $5,000,000 |
| Tagline | When all hope was lost, he invented it. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, War |
| Country | FranceUSAHungary |
| Filming Locations | Budapest, Hungary |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | War Drama, Tragi-comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Crimes Against Humanity, Life Under Occupation |
| Tones | Bleak, Downbeat, Drab, Melancholy, Gloomy, Earnest, Poignant, Humorous |
| Tags | Ghetto, Hope, Imagination, Invasion, Nazism, Polish [nationality], Radio |
Jakob the Liar is a 1999 drama film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, and Bob Balaban.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
Lina's Father
Justus von Dohnányi
Preuss
János Gosztonyi
Samuel
Ádám Rajhona
The Whistler
Antal Leisen
Peg-Leg
Péter Rudolf
Roman
Jan Becker
Young German
János Kulka
Nathan
Gregg Bello
Blumenthal
Grazyna Barszczewska
Mrs. Frankfurter
Judit Sagi
Mrs. Avron
Ilona Psota
Grandmother
Ági Margitai
Miss Esther
László Borbély
Doctor
Zoltan Barabas
Meyer
Miroslaw Zbrojewicz
SS Officer 1
Józef Mika
Soldier
György Szkladányi
SS Officer 2
Zofia Saretok
Neighbor
Michael Mehlmann
Escaping Man
Mirtill Micheller
Lady Singer
Orsolya Pflum
Lady Singer
Beatrix Bisztricsan
Lady Singer
Director
Peter Kassovitz
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Writer
Peter Kassovitz
Didier Decoin
Producer
Nick Gillott
co-producer
Steven Haft
producer
Lew Rywin
associate producer: Poland
Original Music
Ed Shearmur
Cinematographer
Elemér Ragályi
Editor
Claire Simpson
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Casting Director
Kerry Barden
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Billy Hopkins
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Suzanne Smith
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Production Designer
Luciana Arrighi
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Costume Designer
Wieslawa Starska
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Makeup Department
Elzbieta Bumbul
hair assistant: Poland
Jadwiga Cichocka
hair assistant: Poland
Maja Gawinska
makeup assistant: Poland
Katalin Jakots
makeup supervisor: Hungary
Tomasz Matraszek
makeup assistant: Poland
Cheri Minns
makeup artist: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Gabriella Németh
hair stylist supervisor: Hungary
Erzsébet Rácz
hair assistant: Hungary
Anna Tesner
makeup assistant: Hungary
Production Manager
Sándor Baló
production manager: Hungary
Tamás Maros
unit manager: Hungary
Dusty Symonds
unit production manager
Michal Szczerbic
production manager: Poland
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marek Brodzki
assistant director: Poland
Caspar Campbell
assistant director: Hungary
Mark Egerton
first assistant director
Balázs Kovács
assistant director: Hungary
Liz Legum
second assistant director
Jerzy Mizak
assistant director: Poland
Rita Nagy
assistant director: Hungary
Péter Rácz
assistant director: Hungary
András Surányi
assistant director: Hungary
Magdalena Szwarcbart
assistant director: Poland
Mike Mitchell
second unit director
Art Department
Anna Adamaszek
assistant art director: Poland
Branimir Babic
art director: Hungary
Mark Fruin
assistant props: Hungary
Zoltán Hardy
assistant props: Hungary
Sára Iványi
art department assistant: Hungary
Tibor Lázár
art director: Hungary
László Makai
assistant set decorator: Hungary
Éva Martin
construction manager: Hungary
Ágnes Menyhárt
set dresser: Hungary
Zsuzsanna Orbán
art department assistant: Hungary
Grzegorz Piatkowski
art director: Poland
Bogdan Piotrowski
prop man: Poland
Elwira Pluta
assistant art director: Poland
Ewa Rojek
assistant art director: Poland
Miklós Schmelcz
assistant construction manager: Hungary
Tamás Tamási
lead man: Hungary
Waldemar Weiss
construction coordinator: Poland
Ian Whittaker
set decorator: Hungary
Arthur Wicks
property master: Hungary
Csaba Nemesházi
swing gang
Lajos E. Szabó
stand-by painter
Sound Department
Jay Boekelheide
sound effects editor
Abdul Cantor
assistant sound effects editor
Kim B. Christensen
sound designer
Matthew Desorgher
boom operator: Hungary
Patrick Dodd
supervising sound editor
Malcolm Fife
foley artist
Steve Fontano
foley mixer
Julie Lindner
adr editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Margie O'Malley
foley artist
David Parker
sound re-recording mixer
Richard Quinn
dialogue editor
Frank Rinella
foley recordist
Leslie Shatz
sound re-recording mixer
Erich Stratmann
assistant sound effects editor
Patti Tauscher
assistant foley editor
Clive Winter
sound recordist: Hungary
Mac Ruth
cable person
Special Effects
Miroslaw Bartosik
special effects: Poland
Ferenc Ormos
special effects: Hungary
Kazimierz Wróblewski
pyro technician: Poland
János Berki
special effects: Hungary
Gabor Kiszelly
special effects: Hungary
Visual Effects
Heather Davis Baker
CG supervisor
Anthony Harris
visual effects timing coordinator
Paul McGhee
film scanning and recording
Bob Peitzman
senior compositor
Declan Quinn
CG set extensions
Kelley Ray
visual effects supervisor: SPI
David A. Smith
digital artist
Stunts
Mike Mitchell
stunt double: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Sándor Boros
stunts
Zbigniew Modej
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Bogdan Dabrowski
assistant camera: Poland
Balázs Dobóczi
video operator: Hungary
Gellért Drávucz
assistant camera: Hungary
Egon Endrényi
still photographer: Hungary
Tomasz Gradowski
assistant chief lighting technician: Poland
Ákos Gulyás
assistant camera: Hungary
Miklós Hajdu
gaffer: Hungary
Zbigniew Jakubowski
assistant camera: Poland
Ferenc Németh
assistant camera: Hungary
Tamas Nyerges
second camera operator: Hungary , Steadicam operator: Hungary
Tamás Oláh
focus puller: Hungary
György Simon
best boy: Hungary
Imre Sisa
dolly grip: Hungary
András Váradi
focus puller: Hungary
Csaba Bankhardt
electrician
Casting Department
Zsolt Csutak
casting: Hungary
Simone Ireland
casting: Hungary
Risa Kes
casting: Hungary
Vanessa Pereira
casting: Hungary
Magdalena Szwarcbart
casting: Hungary
Deborah Maxwell Dion
casting associate: Los Angeles
Tamás Kertész
extras casting: Hungary
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Derek J. Baskerville
costumer: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Gabriella Hógye
wardrobe assistant: Hungary
Katalin Imrei
assistant wardrobe mistress: Hungary
Anna Kiljanska
wardrobe assistant: Poland
Adam Kocemba
wardrobe assistant: Poland
Malgorzata Mazowienska
wardrobe assistant: Poland
István Pataki
wardrobe assistant: Hungary
Anna Rychlik
wardrobe assistant: Poland
Ewa Skorza
assistant costume designer: Poland
Malgorzata Stefaniak
wardrobe mistress: Hungary
Andrzej Szenajch
costumer: military, Hungary
Eva Wagner
wardrobe assistant: Hungary
Editorial Department
Megan B. Agosto
assistant film editor
Wayne Billheimer
post-production assistant: Hungary
Adam Green
assistant film editor
Robin Lee
assistant film editor
Dana Mulligan
associate film editor
David Orr
color timer
Dale Jones
avid technician
Eric Rigney
avid technician
Music Department
John Bell
additional orchestrator
Andy Brown
music contractor
Vic Fraser
music preparation
Stephen McLaughlin
music recordist , music mixer
Craig Pettigrew
music editor
Transportation Department
László Mészáros
transportation manager: Hungary
Other Crew
Bernadett Baló
production assistant: Hungary
Réka Belsô
bilingual secretary: Hungary
Ferenc Béres
assistant location manager: Hungary
Barbara Berkery
assistant dialogue coach: Hungary
Andrzej Besztak
production coordinator: Poland
Éva Bognár
assistant: Mr. Gillott, Hungary
Ilona Braciak
production assistant: Poland
Ewa Brodzka
assistant: Mr. Szczerbie, Poland
Adam Bryant
stand-in: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Barbara Cieslak
production secretary: Poland
Gabriella Csoma
production coordinator: Hungary
Beata Cybula
production assistant: Poland
Malgorzata Dedek
assistant accountant: Poland
Agata Deka
production assistant: Poland
Petra Doba Simkó
production assistant: Hungary
Bori Fábián
assistant: Mr. Haft, Hungary
Jennifer Garces
assistant: Mrs. Williams, Hungary
Karen Gordon
production accountant: Hungary
Annette Grot
assistant: Mr. Haft, Hungary
Elzbieta Heleniak
assistant accountant: Poland
Géza Jánossy
caterer: Hungary
Joanna Jedlecka-Skrodzka
assistant location manager: Poland
Grazyna Kozlowska
location manager: Poland
Lev Mailer
adr voice
Kati Marusa
bilingual secretary: Hungary
Jennie McClean
production coordinator: Hungary
Karin Mercurio
assistant accountant: Hungary
Tamás Mink
production assistant: Hungary
Tim Monich
dialogue coach: Hungary
Feliks Pastusiak
assistant: Mr. Rywin, Poland
Tadeusz Pilich
catering: Poland
Nada Pinter
script supervisor: Hungary
Laszlo Rorariusz
location manager: Hungary
Anikó Rupp
assistant: Mr. Kassovitz, Hungary
Nina Saxon
title designer: main title, title designer: end titles
István Sótér
production assistant: Hungary
Rebecca Erwin Spencer
assistant: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Marcin Szczerbic
production assistant: Poland
Michael Umble
unit publicist: Hungary
Nelly Valliot
assistant: Mr. Kassovitz, Poland
Bohnie Avanzino
title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Tamás Pintér
set production assistant
Luigi Riitano
location accountant, assistant accountant: Poland
Gábor Xantus
set doctor
Thanks
Christina Becker
special thanks
Nicholas Bucknall
special thanks
Eddie Hession
special thanks
Greg Knowles
special thanks
Production Company
TriStar Pictures
Blue Wolf
Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
Kasso Inc. Productions
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
TriStar Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Film
Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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LK-TEL
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Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
Net5
Sony Pictures Television
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Special Effects
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)
Miscellaneous
Cinema Research
opticals
Editions Bernard Grasset
translation "Jacob Le Menteur" used courtesy of
London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)
special thanks
Mo Henry & Associates
negative cutting
New Wave Entertainment
title design
Saul Zaentz Film Center
sound services
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