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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DE
Genres:
Comedy, Drama, History
Release:
September 1999
Production:
Global Medien KG, Columbia Pictures, Blue Wolf, Kasso Productions
Cast:
Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Alan Arkin, Michael Jeter, Bob Balaban, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Éva Igó, István Bálint, Mark Margolis, Mathieu Kassovitz, Justus von Dohnányi, Kathleen Gati, Zofia Saretok
Tags:
jewish ghetto, jewry, ss (nazi schutzstaffel), jewish life