ROBIN WILLIAMS DOUBLE FEATURE - JAKOB THE LIAR / MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON

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• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Plot: Two titles on a single-sided, dual-layer disc; ; JACOB THE LIAR, PG-13, 120min, Wide 1.78:1, 1999; In Nazi-occupied Poland during WWII, poor jewish cafe owner Jakeb Heym (Oscar winnier Robin Williams, 'Best Supporting Actor, 1997, Good Will Hunting') accidently overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes over German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression that pervades the ghetto, Jacob invesnts fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. The lies keep hope and humor alive among the ghetto inhabitants -- spirits are lifted, hearts are refreshed, and optimism is reborn. The Germans learn of the mythical radio and begin a search for the resistance hero who dares operate it.; ; MOSCOW ON THE HUDSON, R, 117min, Wide 1.85:1, 1984; Fleeing from the K.G.B., Soviet Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) is granted asylum by the U.S. Government while touring the United States with his musical troupe. He moves into the crowded Harlem apartment of black security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks). Soon Ivonoff finds himself a voluptuous Italian lover, Lucia Lombardo (Maria Conchita Alonso), and a shrewd Cuban lawyer, Orlando Ramirez (Alejandro Rey). He thought his troubles were over when he defected, but now he's living in New York City and his life is more difficult than he ever imagined.
• Runtime: 3:57
• Company: Columbia Pictures, Mill Creek Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie