The White Ribbon
An aging tailor returns to his isolated German village to unravel the unsettling mysteries that haunted its children on the eve of World War I, confronting a hidden darkness that threatens to shatter the fragile peace.
Synopsis
An elderly tailor reflects on his life as a schoolteacher in a small village in northern Germany, where a series of strange events occurred in the year before the outbreak of World War I.
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A crew of 95+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Monika WilliShot by Christian BergerDesigned by Christoph Kanter
Box Office
2009 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$11.7M
US & Canada: $2.2M — 19% of worldwide · International: $9.4M (81%)
Also known as
- Das weisse Bandde
- Das weiße Bandde
- Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichtede
- Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichtede
- The White Ribbonen
- The White Tape or the Teacher's Taleen
- La cinta blancaes
- Le Ruban blancfr
- Il nastro biancoit
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Cast & Crew
95 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Christian Friedel
as Lehrer
Ernst Jacobi
as Die Stimme des alten Lehrers
Leonie Benesch
as Eva
Ulrich Tukur
as Baron
Ursina Lardi
as Baronin
Fion Mutert
as Sigmund
Michael Kranz
as Hauslehrer
Burghart Klau Ner
as The Pastor
Steffi Kuhnert
as The Pastor's Wife
Maria Dragus
as Klara
Josef Bierbichler
as The Steward
Rainer Bock
as The Doctor
Supporting cast
72Susanne Lothar
as The Midwife
Roxane Duran
as Anna
Eddy Grahl
as Karli
Levin Henning
as Adolf
Leonard Proxauf
as Martin
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
as The Steward's Wife
Janina Fautz
as Erna
Detlev Buck
as Eva's Father
Birgit Minichmayr
as Frieda
Carmen Maja Antoni
as Bathing Midwife
Thibault Serie
as Gustav
Johanna Busse
as Margarete
Enno Trebs
as Georg
Theo Trebs
as Ferdinand
Miljan Chatelain
as Rudolf
Branko Samarovski
as The Farmer
Klaus Manchen
as The Farmer (voice)
Sebastian Hulk
as Max
Kai Peter Malina
as Karl
Kristina Kneppek
as Else
Stephanie Amarell
as Sophie
Bianca Mey
as Paula
Aaron Denkel
as Kurti
Mika Ahrens
as Willi
Anne Kathrin Gummich
as Eva's Mother
Luzie Ahrens
as Schoolchild
Gary Bestla
as Schoolchild
Leonard Boes
as Schoolchild
Felix Boettcher
as Schoolchild
Sophie Czech
as Schoolchild
Paraschiva Dragus
as Schoolchild
Selina Ewald
as Schoolchild
Nora Gruler
as Schoolchild
Tim Guderjahn
as Schoolchild
Jonas Jennerjahn
as Schoolchild
Ole Joensson
as Schoolchild
Gerrit Langentepe
as Schoolchild
Lena Pankow
as Schoolchild
Sebastian Pauli
as Schoolchild
Franz Rewoldt
as Schoolchild
Kevin Schmolinski
as Schoolchild
Alexander Sedl
as Schoolchild
Nino Seide
as Schoolchild
Marvin Ray Spey
as Schoolchild
Malin Steffen
as Schoolchild
Lilli Trebs
as Schoolchild
Paulo Wolf
as Schoolchild
Margarete Zimmermann
as Schoolchild
Christian Klischat
as Gendarm
Michael Schenk
as Detective
Hanus Polak Jr
as Detective
Sara Schivazappa
as The Italian Nanny
Marisa Growaldt
as The Maid
Vincent Kruger
as Fritz
Rudiger Hauffe
as Workman
Arndt Schwering Sohnrey
as Farmer
Florian Kohler
as Farmer
Sebastian Ach
as Foreign Harvester
Marcin Tyrol
as Foreign Harvester
Sebastian Badurek
as Foreign Harvester
Krzysztof Zarzecki
as Foreign Harvester
Sebastian Pawlak
as Foreign Harvester
Lilli Fichtner
as Girl at Harvest Feast
Amelie Litwin
as Girl at Harvest Feast
Paula Kalinski
as Girl at Harvest Feast
Matthias Linke
as Band Musician
Vladik Otaryan
as Band Musician
Peter Morike
as Band Musician
Hans Matthias Glassmann
as Band Musician
Nikita Vaganov
as Band Musician
Mercedes Jadea Diaz
as Eva's Sister (uncredited)
Simon Pawlowsky
as Villager (uncredited)
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