{"product_id":"robin-williams-double-feature-jakob-the-liar-moscow-on-the-hudson","title":"Robin Williams Double Feature - Jakob the Liar\/Moscow on the Hudson","description":"Product Description\n\nJakob The Liar\nStarring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban, Michael Jeter, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Liev Schreiber\n(1999) - Color - 2 hours - Rated PG-13\nWhen all hope was lost, he invented it.\nIn Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish café owner Jakob Heym (Oscar®-winner Robin Williams Best Supporting Actor, 1997, Good Will Hunting ) accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes against German forces. To combat the overwhelming depression that pervades the ghetto, Jakob invents fictitious news bulletins about Allied advances against the Nazis. These 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.\n\nMoscow on the Hudson\nStarring Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey\n(1984) - Color - 1 hour 57 minutes - Rated R\nWhen a Russian musician defects in New York, he finds adjusting to his new life in America more difficult than he could have imagined.\nSoviet Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams) tours in the United States and suddenly defects from his musical troupe while visiting the temple of Western decadence known as Bloomingdale's. Fleeing from the K.G.B., Vladimir is granted asylum by the U.S. government and moves into the crowded Harlem apartment of black security guard Lionel Witherspoon (Cleavant Derricks). Soon Ivanoff 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, now he's living in New York City and his life is more difficult than he ever imagined. Though Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love this strange and wondrous new land.\n\nReview\n\nThe most powerful, moving film experience this year... --Mark S. Allen, UPN-TV\n\nMoscow on the Hudson is a sweet, beautifully performed picture... --Variety\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00P16DFEQ\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00P16DFEQ.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Peter Kassovitz|Robin Williams|Cleavant Derricks|Paul Mazursky|Maria Conchita-Alonzo|Alan Arkin|Hannah Taylor Gordon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41517248938042,"sku":"DBV.B00P16DFEQ.G","price":5.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00P16DFEQ-0.jpg?v=1783829151","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/robin-williams-double-feature-jakob-the-liar-moscow-on-the-hudson","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}