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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   23,532 votes
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Director:
Paul Verhoeven
Writers:
Gerard Soeteman (written by)
Paul Verhoeven (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 September 2006 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.
Plot:
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent WWII thriller more (196 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Book (Germany) (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
145 min
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Fu Works more

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Trivia:
Crew members allegedly had to wait for over a year to get their money, because the production company ran out of money before completion. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: People are traveling by train, while in real life no trains were going any more at that point in the war. more
Quotes:
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: They're working off a list. Of Jews with money. They murder them.
Gerben Kuipers: How do you know all this?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: Because I was set up myself! Because I've seen my entire family be slaughtered!
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Zwartboek: The making of. (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
A Hundred Years from Today more

FAQ

Is this movie based on a book?
Were Germans allowed to execute Nazis after an end to hostilities?
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155 out of 187 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent WWII thriller, 15 September 2006
8/10
Author: adriaan-dekkers056 from Canada

Saw it at Toronto Int. Film Festival with Paul Verhoeven and Carice van Houten on stage. This movie has Verhoeven's trademark stamp all over it. It's evident this film was a more personal project for him. Non stop action and good acting, especially from the lead actress, Carice van Houten. I've seen other films (American and French) about Resistance fighters during WWII, but non of them gripped me by the throat like this one. I admit Verhoeven is at times a bit heavy-handed, especially the sound effects of German machine guns, but the story never sags. It's a "By the seat of your pants" type of movie. After you leave the theater, the impact of the story stays with you for days. Go and see it when it comes to your local cinema in North America. I highly recommend it.

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