Black Book
A daring Jewish teacher in occupied Netherlands becomes a resistance spy, risking her life to seduce a high‑ranking SS officer and uncover a deadly plot that could doom the underground network she’s desperate to protect.
“To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.”
Synopsis
In 1956, Israel, Jewish teacher Rachel Stein unexpectedly meets an old friend at a kibbutz, prompting memories of her wartime experiences in the Netherlands and a sense of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops, leading her to make contact with a resistance member who helps her join a group of Jews being smuggled across the Biesbosch to the liberated South Netherlands. Rachel is the only one to escape a massacre by German patrols and is rescued by a resistance group led by Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured while attempting to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she soon realizes is connected to the boat attack, which was not a coincidence.
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A crew of 73+ credited
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Edited by James HerbertShot by Karl Walter LindenlaubScored by Anne DudleyDesigned by Wilbert Van Dorp
Box Office
2006 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$26.8M
US & Canada: $4.4M — 16% of worldwide · International: $22.4M (84%)
Also known as
- Black Bookde
- Black Book - Das schwarze Buchde
- Das Black Bookde
- Das schwarze Buchde
- Black Booken
- Black Bookfr
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Cast & Crew
73 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Carice Van Houten
as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch
as Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman
as Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn
as Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus
as Günther Franken
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Joop
Derek De Lint
as Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel
as Gen. Käutner
Dolf De Vries
as Wim Smaal - Notary
Peter Blok
as Van Gein
Michiel Huisman
as Rob
Ronald Armbrust
as Tim Kuipers
Supporting cast
47Frank Lammers
as Kees
Johnny De Mol
as Theo
Xander Straat
as Maarten
Diana Dobbelman
as Mrs. Smaal
Rixt Leddy
as Anny
Lidewij Mahler
as Linda
Pieter Tiddens
as Herman
Gijs Naber
as Cas
Dirk Zeelenberg
as Siem
Michiel De Jong
as David
Jobst Schnibbe
as Driver Müntze
Boris Saran
as Joseph
Jack Vecht
as Mr. Stein
Jacqueline Blom
as Mrs. Stein
Seth Kamphuijs
as Brother Max
Herman Boerman
as Skipper Willi
Skip Goeree
as Ronnie's Husband
Bert Luppes
as Mr. Tjepkema
Marisa Van Eyle
as Mrs. Tjepkema
Heleen Mineur
as Stientje Tjepkema
Bas Van Der Horst
as Jantje Tjepkema
Merel Pauw
as Child Tjepkema
Foeke Kolff
as Child Tjepkema
Charlotte Rinnooy Kan
as Child Tjepkema
Maaike Kempeneers
as Child Tjepkema
Janni Goslinga
as Lady in Fur Coat
Wimie Wilhelm
as Female Prison Guard
Theo Maassen
as Prison Guard with Baret
Tjebbo Gerritsma
as Prison Guard with Accordion
Timothy Deenihan
as Canadian Colonel
Nolan Hemmings
as British Intelligence Captain
Garrick Hagon
as British General
Ronald De Bruin
as Dutch SD in Train #1
Menno Van Beekum
as Dutch SD in Train #2
Marcel Musters
as Henk
Hugo Metsers
as Shock Trooper
Rian Gerritsen
as Drunken Woman in Prison #1
Susan Visser
as Drunken Woman in Prison #2
Maiko Kemper
as Siegfried
Carsten Sasse
as German Sentry
Liza De Weerd
as Receptionist
Willem De Wolf
as Property Man
Oded Menashe
as Husband of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn
Roni Yedid
as Daughter of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn
Tomer Agami
as Son of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn
Gabriela Lewis
as Tour Guide
Mike Reus
as Officer Control post (uncredited)
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