In Nazi-occupied Poland a poor Jewish cafe owner invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These lies keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto inhabitants.
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in polychrome digital optical Dolby digital 5.1 video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: PG-13 ; CHVR: PG
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999 Based on the novel Jakob der Lügner by Jurek Becker Special features include: digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video, widescreen and full screen versions, director's commentary, "making-of" featurette, isolated music score, production notes, interactive menus, talent files, scene selections Music by Edward Shearmur ; cinematography by Elemér Ragályi ; editor, Claire Simpson Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Michael Jeter, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Liev Schreiber, Nina Siemaszko DVD, double-sided ; region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) ; Dolby digital 5.1 In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned
