Jakob the Liar

     

Jakob the Liar1999

Stars: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Éva Igó, István Bálint
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 120 minutes

The inspiration for the 1999 Robin Williams comedy Jakob the Liar didn't come from Roberto Begnini's acclaimed tragifarce Life Is Beautiful; it's a remake of a 1976 German film. Curiously enough, the original wasn't so much a comedy as a wistful, s… more »


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Hitler goes to a fortune-teller and asks, "When will I die?" And the fortune-teller replies, "On a Jewish holiday." Hitler then asks, "How do you know that?" And she replies, "Any day you die will be a Jewish holiday."

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