In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 13 wins & 23 nominations total
Storyline
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- TriviaMost actors speak more than one language in the film. Carice van Houten speaks four languages fluently in the course of the film: Hebrew in the scenes in Israel, German with Nazi soldiers, English with Canadian army personnel and Dutch for the majority of the film.
- GoofsInsulin, even injected directly into the blood stream, would not act as fast as shown to lower blood sugar.
- Quotes
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: I never knew this would happen. To fear the liberation...
- ConnectionsEdited into Zwartboek: The Special (2006)
- SoundtracksIch bin die fesche Lola
Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Friedrich Hollaender)
Lyrics by Robert Liebmann
Performed by Carice van Houten
(c) 1930 by Ufaton-verlagsgesellschaft mbH (BMG Music Publishing Germany), Munich
Featured review
Europe meets America
A really interesting mix of American movie - driven by a strong narrative, complete with car chases and tense thriller moments - and European film - multilingual, with strong sense of historical moment and complex characterisation. The lead performance by Carice van Houten is compelling and charismatic. Overall the film does not amount to a big emotional experience - the centre of the emotion, however, is subtle and focused on the scenes of Ellis (the Jewish heroine, undercover among the Nazis) and Muntze (the German officer) in bed together. A complex and believable love develops between them which is the heart of the film. Great to see Verhoeven back in Europe on a project of passion, bringing back some American know-how to a fairly large scale film, albeit for a pretty modest budget (c$20M I believe).
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- Also known as
- Black Book
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- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,398,532
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $112,521
- Apr 8, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $26,768,563
- Runtime2 hours 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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