Jakob the Liar

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Peter Kassovitz

Writing Credits

Jurek Becker
(novel)
Peter Kassovitz
(screenplay) &
Didier Decoin
(screenplay)

Cast

Robin Williams
Jakob
Hannah Taylor Gordon
Lina
Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
Lina's Father
Justus von Dohnányi
Preuss
Kathleen Gati
Hooker
Bob Balaban
Kowalsky
Alan Arkin
Frankfurter
Michael Jeter
Avron
Mark Margolis
Fajngold
János Gosztonyi
Samuel
Liev Schreiber
Mischa
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Kirschbaum
Ádám Rajhona
The Whistler
Antal Leisen
Peg-Leg
Mathieu Kassovitz
Herschel
Péter Rudolf
Roman
Jan Becker
Young German
János Kulka
Nathan
Gregg Bello
Blumenthal
Nina Siemaszko
Rosa
Grazyna Barszczewska
Mrs. Frankfurter
Judit Sagi
Mrs. Avron
Ilona Psota
Grandmother
Ági Margitai
Miss Esther
Iván Darvas
Hardtloff
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
Myrtill Micheller
Lady Singer
Orsolya Pflum
Lady Singer
Beatrix Bisztricsan
Lady Singer
Piotr Gasowski
Jew Rozenek (scenes deleted)
Adolf Hitler
Self - 'Behind Us Comes Germany' Speech
Anna Nowak
Maria

Produced by

Nick Gillott
co-producer
Steven Haft
producer
Lew Rywin
associate producer: Poland
Marsha Garces Williams
producer
Robin Williams
executive producer

Music by

Edward Shearmur

Cinematography by

Elemér Ragályi
director of photography

Editing by

Claire Simpson

Casting By

Kerry Barden
Suzanne Crowley
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by

Luciana Arrighi

Costume Design by

Wieslawa Starska

Makeup Department

Elzbieta Bumbul
hair assistant: Poland
Jadwiga Cichocka
hair assistant: Poland
Maja Gawinska
makeup assistant: Poland (as Maja Gawinska-Lyczkowska)
Katalin Jakots
makeup supervisor: Hungary (as Kati Jakóts)
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 Management

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 (as Balácz Kovác)
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 (uncredited)

Art Department

Anna Adamaszek
assistant art director: Poland
Branimir Babic
art director: Hungary
Ewa Braun
assistant set decorator: Poland
Mark Fruin
assistant props: Hungary
Zoltán Hardy
assistant props: Hungary (as Zoltán Hardi)
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 (as Ági Menyhért)
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 (as Miklós Schmelz)
Tamás Tamási
lead man: Hungary
Waldemar Weiss
construction coordinator: Poland
Ian Whittaker
set decorator: Hungary
Arthur Wicks
property master: Hungary
Csaba Nemesházi
swing gang (uncredited)
Lajos E. Szabó
stand-by painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Jay Boekelheide
sound effects editor
Abdul Cantor
assistant sound effects editor
Kim B. Christensen
sound designer (as Kim Christensen)
Matthew Desorgher
boom operator: Hungary
Patrick Dodd
supervising sound editor
Csaba Erös
boom operator: second unit
Malcolm Fife
foley artist
Steve Fontano
foley mixer
Julie Lindner
adr editor
Marnie Moore
foley artist
Margie O'Malley
foley artist
David Parker
re-recording mixer
Richard Quinn
dialogue editor
Frank Rinella
foley recordist
Leslie Shatz
re-recording mixer
Erich Stratmann
assistant sound effects editor
Patti Tauscher
assistant foley editor
Clive Winter
sound recordist: Hungary
Mac Ruth
cable person (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Miroslaw Bartosik
special effects: Poland
Ferenc Ormos
special effects: Hungary
Kazimierz Wróblewski
pyrotechnician: Poland (as Kazimierz Wroblewski)
János Berki
special effects: Hungary (uncredited)
Gábor Kiszelly
special effects: Hungary (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Heather Davis Baker
cg supervisor (uncredited)
Anthony Harris
visual effects timing coordinator (uncredited)
Paul McGhee
film scanning and recording (uncredited)
Bob Peitzman
senior compositor (uncredited)
Declan Quinn
CG set extensions (uncredited)
Kelley Ray
visual effects supervisor: SPI (uncredited)
David Alexander Smith
digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Mike Mitchell
stunt double: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Sandor Bertalan
stunts (uncredited)
Sándor Boros
stunts (uncredited)
Péter Katona
stunts (uncredited)
Zbigniew Modej
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Boguslaw Dabrowski
assistant camera: Poland (as Bogdan Dabrowski)
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
Tamás Nyerges
second camera operator: Hungary (as Tamás P. Nyerges) / steadicam operator: Hungary (as Tamás P. Nyerges)
Ferenc Németh
assistant camera: Hungary
Tamás Oláh
focus puller: Hungary / second assistant camera
György Simon
best boy: Hungary
Imre Sisa
dolly grip: Hungary
Adrienn Szabó
still photographer: assistant
András Váradi
focus puller: Hungary
Csaba Bankhardt
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Zsolt Csutak
casting: Hungary
Risa Kes
casting: Hungary
Simone Pereira Hind
casting: Hungary (as Simone Ireland)
Vanessa Pereira
casting: Hungary
Magdalena Szwarcbart
casting: Hungary (as Magda Szwarcbart)
Deborah Maxwell Dion
casting associate: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Tamás Kertész
extras casting: Hungary (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Derek J. Baskerville
costumer: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Ewa Helman-Szczerbic
assistant costume designer: Poland (as Ewa Skorza)
Gabriella Hõgye
wardrobe assistant: Hungary
Katalin Imrey
assistant wardrobe mistress: Hungary (as Kati Imrey)
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
Malgorzata Stefaniak
wardrobe mistress: Hungary
Andrzej Szenajch
costumer: military, Hungary (as Andrej Szenajch)
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
Ethan Derner
post production: American Zoetrope (uncredited)
Dale Jones
avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney
avid technician (uncredited)

Location Management

Ferenc Béres
assistant location manager: Hungary
Joanna Jedlecka-Skrodzka
assistant location manager: Poland (as Joanna Jedlecka Skrodzka)
Grazyna Kozlowska
location manager: Poland
Laszlo Rorarius
location manager: Hungary (as László Roráriusz)

Music Department

John Bell
additional orchestrator
Richard Bissill
musician: French horn
Andy Brown
music contractor
Vic Fraser
music preparation
Stephen McLaughlin
music mixer (as Stephen P. McLaughlin) / music recordist (as Stephen P. McLaughlin)
Craig Pettigrew
music editor
Tom Boyd
oboe soloist (uncredited)
London Symphony Orchestra
orchestra (uncredited)
Steve Mair
musician: double bass (uncredited)

Transportation Department

László Mészáros
transportation manager: Hungary

Additional Crew

Bernadett Baló
production assistant: Hungary
Réka Belsô
bilingual secretary: Hungary (as Reká Belsó)
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 (as Jennifer Garces Cerchiai)
Karen Gordon
production accountant: Hungary
Annette Grot
assistant: Mr. Haft, Hungary
Elzbieta Heleniak
assistant accountant: Poland
Girish Johar
marketing & distribution
Géza Jánossy
caterer: Hungary
Piotr Kolodziejczyk
shipping
Lev Mailer
adr voice
Kati Marusa
bilingual secretary: Hungary (as Katalin Marusa)
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
Luigi Riitano
assistant accountant: Poland
Anikó Rupp
assistant: Mr. Kassovitz, Hungary
Nina Saxon
title designer: end titles / title designer: main title
Rebecca Erwin Spencer
assistant: Mr. Williams, Hungary
Marcin Szczerbic
production assistant: Poland
István Sótér
production assistant: Hungary
Michael Umble
unit publicist: Hungary
Nelly Valliot
assistant: Mr. Kassovitz, Poland
Ray Zimmerman
physical production executive
Bohnie Avanzino
title designer: New Wave Entertainment (uncredited)
Tamás Pintér
set production assistant (uncredited)
Luigi Riitano
location accountant (uncredited)
Gábor Xantus
set doctor (uncredited)

Thanks

Christina Becker
special thanks
Nicholas Bucknall
special thanks (as Nick Bucknall)
Eddie Hession
special thanks (as Eddie Hessian)
Greg Knowles
special thanks
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