Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of Rachel Stein (van Houten) who is separated from her family and forced into hiding. Trying to flee to Allied territory, she is briefly reunited with her family, until they are murdered by the Nazis. Suspecting they have been double crossed, Rachel joins the Resistance and .. Read more
| Starring | Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn |
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| Director | Paul Verhoeven |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of Rachel Stein (van Houten) who is separated from her family and forced into hiding. Trying to flee to Allied territory, she is briefly reunited with her family, until they are murdered by the Nazis. Suspecting they have been double crossed, Rachel joins the Resistance and sets out to discover who has betrayed them by adopting a new identity as the blonde Ellis de Vries. Using her womanly charms to infiltrate the ranks of senior German officers she discovers the real enemies are not necessarily the most obvious ones.
| Starring | Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Derek de Lint, Christian Berkel, Dolf De Vries, Dolf de Vries |
|---|---|
| Director | Paul Verhoeven |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 25 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 25 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Dutch, German Blu-ray: Dutch, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Apr 2007 Blu-ray: 24 Sep 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
i am sure it was a very good film if you can speak fluent german/dutch i obviously didnt read the fact that it was in german/dutch. i just read the discription and thought it sounded a good film.it didnt even have sub titles so i could have read what they were saying.
I really enjoyed this film, the twists unexpected and it kept me hooked. I thoroughly recommend this film.
Winona Ryder was hurt by reports she was jealous of Angelina Jolie's Girl, Interrupted Oscar win - because she always knew her co-star would win gold at the Academy Awards. The two actresses played mental patients in the 1999 film, and Ryder, who also produced the film, insists there were no hard feelings when Jolie was nominated and then went on to win gold for Best Supporting Actress. She tells Black Book magazine, "I was hurt that people thought that. Everyone assumed I was really jealous... Read more