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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 .. Read more

Starring Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn
Director Paul Verhoeven
Genres Drama, Thriller, World Cinema

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The Black Book

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 DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, Thriller, World Cinema
Language Dutch, German
Subtitles English
Released DVD: 30 Apr 2007
Blu-ray: 24 Sep 2007
Production year: 2007
Format DVD

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  • Maybe it's too early to say it, but I shouldn't be surprised if two of my top ten movies for 2007 turn out to be WWII dramas. Clint Eastwood's grim, compassionate Letters from Iwo Jima is... read more »

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  • 235 out of 255 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    german/dutch film

    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.

      • A customer from daventry england
      • Posted 17 Dec 2007 11:48

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Gripping!

    Despite the fact the film isn't in English and therefore Subtitled, I was gripped from start to finish. But, please DON'T let the fact it's Subtitled put you off as I found the film and Subtitles easy to follow.

    Great cast and well played.

    Downside - I did find some of the nudity scenes too graphic and not very necessary.

    Recommended!

      • A customer from Aberdeen
      • Posted 23 Jan 2008 08:58

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    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

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