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Black Book

Synopsis

Black Book tells the story of a young and feisty Jewish girl in World War Two who joins the resistance to try and find out who betrayed her family.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
145 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Producer
San Fu Maltha, Jos van der Linden, Jeroen Beker, Frans van Gestel
Editor
Job ter Burg, James Herbert
Director of Photography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub ASC BVK
Production Designer
Wilbert van Dorp
Principal cast
Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fu Works Productie BV

Meeuwenlaan 98-100
1021 JL Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Sales Company

ContentFilm International

19 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7851 6500

london@contentfilm.com

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