Film of the Day: Twisted Pair

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MOVIE

Jakob the Liar

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1999

120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)

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Directed by

Peter Kassovitz

Starring

Robin Williams · Hannah Taylor Gordon · Eva Igo · Istvan Balint · Justus von Dohnanyi · Kathleen Gati

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 24th September 1999

Box Office Quickview

US box office

Box Office debut: 24th Sep '99
Debut position: 8
Highest position: 8
Debut gross: $2.1 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

24 Sep, 1999
8

1 Oct, 1999
12

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
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$4.9 Million

Global total gross
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Director

Role

Peter Kassovitz

Directed By

Robin
Williams

Actor

Character

Robin Williams

Jakob

Hannah Taylor Gordon

Lina

Eva Igo

Lina's Mother

Istvan Balint

Lina's Father

Justus von Dohnanyi

Preuss

Kathleen Gati

Hooker

Bob Balaban

Kowalsky

Alan Arkin

Frankfurter

Michael Jeter

Avron

Mark Margolis

Fajngold

Janos Gosztonyi

Samuel

Liev Schreiber

Mischa

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Kirschbaum

Adam Rajhona

The Whistler

Antal Leisen

Peg-Leg

Mathieu Kassovitz

Herschel

Peter Rudolf

Roman

Jan Becker

Young German

Janos Kulka

Nathan

Gregg Bello

Blumenthal

Nina Siemaszko

Rosa

Grazyna Barszczewska

Mrs. Frankfurter

Judit Sagi

Mrs. Avron

Ilona Psota

Grandmother

Agi Margitai

Miss Esther

Ivan Darvas

Hardtloff

Laszlo Borbely

Doctor

Zoltan Barabas

Meyer

Miroslaw Zbrojewicz

SS Officer 1

Jozef Mika

Soldier

Gyorgy Szkladanyi

SS Officer 2

Zofia Saretok

Neighbor

Michael Mehlmann

Escaping Man

Mirtill Micheller

Lady Singer

Orsolya Pflum

Lady Singer

Beatrix Bisztricsan

Lady Singer

Adolf Hitler

Himself - 'Behind Us Comes Germany' Speech

Anna Nowak

Maria