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Black Book

"To fight the enemy, she must become one of them."

2006-09-14 Drama 2hr 25m

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

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In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

  • Released
    2006-09-14
  • Revenue
    $26,768,563
  • Budget
    $21,000,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 25m
  • Genre
    Drama, Thriller, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Nederlands, Deutsch, English, עִבְרִית
  • imdb-logo
    7.7
  • Production
    Fu Works, AVRO, VIP Medienfonds 4, Egoli Tossell Pictures, Clockwork Pictures, Studio Babelsberg, Motion Investment Group, Motel Films, Hector BV, ContentFilm International

Crew

Paul Verhoeven
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay
Frans van Gestel
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten
Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch
Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman

Thom Hoffman
Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn

Halina Reijn
Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus
Günther Franken
Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts
Joop
Theo Maassen

Theo Maassen
Prison Guard with Baret
Derek de Lint

Derek de Lint
Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel
General Käutner
Dolf de Vries

Dolf de Vries
Notary Wim Smaal
Peter Blok

Peter Blok
Van Gein
Michiel Huisman

Michiel Huisman
Rob
Ronald Armbrust

Ronald Armbrust
Tim Kuipers
Frank Lammers

Frank Lammers
Kees
Johnny de Mol

Johnny de Mol
Theo
Xander Straat

Xander Straat
Maarten
Diana Dobbelman

Diana Dobbelman
Mrs. Smaal
Timothy Deenihan

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Nolan Hemmings

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Garrick Hagon

Garrick Hagon
British General
Ronald de Bruin

Ronald de Bruin
Dutch SD in Train #1
Menno van Beekum

Menno van Beekum
Dutch SD in Train #2
Marcel Musters

Marcel Musters
Henk
Gijs Naber

Gijs Naber
Cas
Pieter Tiddens

Pieter Tiddens
Herman
Hugo Metsers

Hugo Metsers
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Mike Reus

Mike Reus
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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Black Book
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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2020-08-09

_**Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2**_ During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jew... read more

_**Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2**_ During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jewess singer turned spy (Carice van Houten) gains access to the Gestapo headquarters to help the Dutch Resistance. Sebastian Koch plays a sympathetic German officer while Waldemar Kobus is on hand as the heavy. Thom Hoffman plays an agent for the Resistance. “Black Book” (2006), aka “Zwartboek,” is a Euro WW2 film by Paul Verhoeven that balances drama, action, intrigue, romance and suspense. It’s reminiscent of contemporaneous flicks like “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) and “Valkyrie” (2008). It’s not great like the former, but it’s in the same league as the latter. Despite its length, the story movies along swiftly, albeit awkwardly on a couple occasions. Carice shines in the challenging key role and Koch is likable. There was one scene that I didn’t find convincing, but it was forgivable. Unfortunately there’s a twist in the last act involving a character that doesn’t gel with the character’s previous actions. The film runs 2 hours, 25 minutes, and was shot in the Netherlands with the bookend scenes filmed in Israel and studio work done in Brandenburg, Germany. GRADE: B-

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A Review by Wuchak

_**Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2**_ During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jewess singer turned spy (Carice van Houten) gains access to the Gestapo headquarters to help the Dutch...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2020-08-09

_**Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2**_ During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jewess singer turned spy (Carice van Houten) gains access to th...

read more