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Cast
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| Carice van Houten | ... | ||
| Sebastian Koch | ... | ||
| Thom Hoffman | ... | ||
| Halina Reijn | ... |
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| Waldemar Kobus | ... | ||
| Derek de Lint | ... | ||
| Christian Berkel | ... |
General Käutner
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Dolf de Vries | ... |
Notary Wim Smaal
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Peter Blok | ... |
Van Gein
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Rob
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Ronald Armbrust | ... |
Tim Kuipers
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Frank Lammers | ... |
Kees
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| Matthias Schoenaerts | ... |
Joop
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Theo
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Xander Straat | ... |
Maarten
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied troops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
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To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
NetherlandsRelease Date:
14 September 2006 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Black Book See more »Box Office
Budget:
$21,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$112,521 (USA) (6 April 2007)Gross:
$4,398,392 (USA) (17 August 2007)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: [nods]
Gerben Kuipers: What do you have to say for yourself?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This.
[holds up the black book - which has the list of victims and offenders during the war]
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This says everything.
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Composer / Author: Joe Garland
Performed by Joe Loss & His Orchestra
Publishing: Shapiro Bernstein
Record Company: EMI Music Netherlands BV
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Trivia
Barry Atsma auditioned for the role of Hans Akkermans, which was eventually portrayed by Thom Hoffman. See more »Goofs
During the gala party held at German headquarters, the drummer is playing a natural wood-finish Premier (British) drum set manufactured in the 1980's-1990's. A period drum set from the mid 1940's would probably have been a white-pearl finish and the drum sizes, hardware and positioning would have been altogether different. See more »Quotes
Gerben Kuipers: [pointing to Tim's dead body] Do you know who this is?Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: [nods]
Gerben Kuipers: What do you have to say for yourself?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This.
[holds up the black book - which has the list of victims and offenders during the war]
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: This says everything.
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Soundtracks
"In the Mood"Composer / Author: Joe Garland
Performed by Joe Loss & His Orchestra
Publishing: Shapiro Bernstein
Record Company: EMI Music Netherlands BV
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This is definitely one of the best films ever made in Holland. Paul Verhoeven has created a real masterpiece. In my opinion, even if you dislike WW2 movies, you really should see Zwartboek, this movie is about so much more than just the war.
A very philosofical sentence in the movie is 'Does is never ends?'. Men could say it illustrates the writer's longing for worldwide peace, also regarding the end of the movie which illustrates the Middle East conflict.
Carice van Houten and Sebastian Koch are simply great in this movie. Without them Paul Verhoeven couldn't have done this with such a magnitude. I'm sure that we will hear more from this two actors in the future, maybe in a Hollywood production? They really deserve it.