France / May 21, 2009 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Steffi Kühnert | The Pastor's Wife |
| Maria Dragus | Klara |
| Josef Bierbichler | The Steward |
| Rainer Bock | The Doctor |
| Susanne Lothar | The Midwife |
| Roxane Duran | Anna |
| Eddy Grahl | Karli |
| Levin Henning | Adolf |
| Leonard Proxauf | Martin |
| Gabriela Maria Schmeide | The Steward's Wife |
| Janina Fautz | Erna |
| Detlev Buck | Eva's Father |
| Birgit Minichmayr | Frieda |
| Carmen-Maja Antoni | Bathing Midwife |
| Michael Kranz | The Tutor |
| Thibault Sérié | Gustav |
| Johanna Busse | Margarete |
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Genres
DramaMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano, Polski |
| Production countries | Italy, Germany, Austria, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lucky Red, Wega Film, Les Films du Losange, X Filme Creative Pool |
| Official site | sonyclassics.com |
| Release date | 24 settembre 2009 |
| Executive producer | Michael Katz |
| Production | Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Stefano Massenzi, Margaret Ménégoz, Ulli Neumann, Andrea Occhipinti |
| Writer | Michael Haneke |
| Casting | Simone Bär, Carmen Loley, Markus Schleinzer |
| Editing | Monika Willi |
| Cinematography | Christian Berger |
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| Assistant directors | Michael Haneke |
| Camera operators | Christian Berger |
| Additional photography | Christian Berger |
| Production design | Christoph Kanter, Anja Müller, Heike Wolf-Aury |
| Art direction | Anja Müller, Christoph Kanter, Heike Wolf-Aury |
| Set decoration | Heike Wolf-Aury, Anja Müller, Christoph Kanter |
| Music | Jean-Pierre Laforce, Pierre Martens, Guillaume Sciama, Vincent Guillon |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Laforce, Pierre Martens, Guillaume Sciama, Vincent Guillon |
| Costume design | Moidele Bickel, Sandra Jethon, Anette Keiser |
| Makeup | Sandra Jethon, Anette Keiser, Moidele Bickel |
| Hairstyling | Sandra Jethon, Anette Keiser, Moidele Bickel |
| Budget | 21.555.450 € |
| Revenue | 11.652.157 € |
Release dates
Premiere
China / Sep 17, 2009 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Austria / Sep 24, 2009
Germany / Oct 06, 2009 / 12
France / Oct 21, 2009
Greece / Oct 29, 2009
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Italy / Oct 30, 2009
United Kingdom / Nov 13, 2009
Netherlands / Nov 19, 2009 / 12
Sweden / Dec 18, 2009 / 11
United States / Dec 30, 2009 / R
Czechia / Jan 14, 2010
Spain / Jan 15, 2010 / 16 / ICAA 193909
Brazil / Mar 02, 2010 / 16 / Imovision
Russia / Mar 04, 2010
Finland / Mar 12, 2010
Australia / May 06, 2010 / MA15+
Estonia / May 07, 2010
South Korea / Jul 01, 2010 / 15
Digital
Switzerland / Oct 21, 2009 / 12
Ireland / Nov 13, 2009 / 15
Japan / Dec 04, 2010 / G
Physical media
Greece / Mar 09, 2010 / DVD
Russia / May 27, 2010
Netherlands / Sep 28, 2018 / 12 / DVD, Blu ray
TV
Netherlands / May 03, 2013 / 12 / Nederland 2
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