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Released
2010 · FILM

The Debt

A retired Mossad operative must hunt down a man claiming to be the infamous Nazi surgeon she once killed, forcing her back into Eastern Europe where shadowy enemies and haunting memories threaten to destroy the fragile peace she’s built.

“Every secret comes with a price.”

Directed by
John Madden, Joey Coughlin
Written by
Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
113 min
DramaThriller

Synopsis

Rachel Singer was a Mossad agent who participated in a covert Israeli mission to capture the notorious Nazi war criminal known as the Surgeon of Birkenau. The operation culminated in the criminal's death on the streets of East Berlin. Thirty years later, a man claiming to be the doctor reappears, prompting Rachel to return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. As she revisits the past, she is overwhelmed by memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents. Still celebrated as a hero, she must confront the trauma of those events and the debt she has accumulated.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 260+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Alexander BernerShot by Ben DavisScored by Thomas NewmanDesigned by Jim ClaySound by Tim CavaginCostumes by Natalie Ward

Box Office

2010 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$45.6M

Budget$20.0M
Worldwide gross$45.6M
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Eine offene Rechnungde
  • L'Affaire Rachel Singerfr
  • Il debitoit
  • (French)L'Affaire Rachel Singer
  • (Alternative Title)No Limite da Mentira
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • FranceSep 4, 2010
  • CanadaSep 14, 2010
  • United StatesOct 17, 2010
  • United KingdomNov 4, 2010

Companies

ProductionMiramax, MARV, Pioneer Pictures
DistributionAlliance, Focus Features, United International Pictures (UIP), Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Special effectsUnited Special Effects, Double Negative (DNEG), Peerless Camera Company, Fangs FX
Other companiesARRI Media, Abacus Consult, Alex Rouse Wigmakers, Ancient Lights and Props

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