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Black Book (2006)
“To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.”
Synopsis & Story Arc
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Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Carice van Houten
Carice van Houten
as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch
as Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman
Thom Hoffman
as Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn
Halina Reijn
as Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus
Waldemar Kobus
as Günther Franken
Matthias Schoenaerts
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Joop
Derek de Lint
Derek de Lint
as Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel
Christian Berkel
as General Käutner
Dolf de Vries
Dolf de Vries
as Notary Wim Smaal
Peter Blok
Peter Blok
as Van Gein
Michiel Huisman
Michiel Huisman
as Rob
Ronald Armbrust
Ronald Armbrust
as Tim KuipersCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 145 min |
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