Black Book - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Black Book"
Zwartboek (2006)
Timing:
2:25 (145 min)
7.47/10
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Actors and characters
Waldemar Kobus
Character Günther Franken
Dolf de Vries
Character Notary Wim Smaal
Peter Blok
Character Van Gein
Ronald Armbrust
Character Tim Kuipers
Frank Lammers
Character Kees
Johnny de Mol
Character Theo
Xander Straat
Character Maarten
Diana Dobbelman
Character Mrs. Smaal
Timothy Deenihan
Character Canadian Colonel
Skip Goeree
Character Ronnie's Husband
Bert Luppes
Character Mr. Tjepkema
Marisa van Eyle
Character Mrs. Tjepkema
Ronald de Bruin
Character Dutch SD in Train #1
Menno van Beekum
Character Dutch SD in Train #2
Gijs Naber
Character Cas
Pieter Tiddens
Character Herman
Mike Reus
Character Agent Controlepost
Merel Pauw
Character Children Tjepkema
What's left behind the scenes
- The idea for the film originated with director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Gerarda Soeteman during the preparation for filming 'Soldier of Orange' (1977). Instead of incorporating an additional storyline into the film, they decided to create a standalone film in the future, with the script taking almost two decades to develop.
- Work on the film was on the verge of collapse in 2004 when a number of foreign companies failed to fulfill their financial obligations to the project. Production resumed only in the fall of 2005, when the necessary budget of 16 million euros was finally secured. More than 2 million euros of this amount came from various Dutch public organizations and the Ministry of Education and Culture. Due to this significant delay, producers had just over two months for the actual filming process.
- The film was submitted by the Netherlands for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, made the shortlist of nine contenders, but did not make it into the final five nominees.
- Many of the actors in the film speak more than one language. It was most difficult for Carice van Houten, who speaks four different languages. For most of the film, she speaks her native Dutch, in the scenes in Israel – Hebrew, with German soldiers – German, and with Canadian soldiers – English.
- A significant delay in the film's production resulted in the lead actress, Carice van Houten, already agreeing to star in a theatrical production. The theatre company filed a lawsuit against the film's producers, demanding compensation for the postponement of the announced play, and received 60,000 euros in damages.
- The role of the resistance leader Gerben Kuipers was initially supposed to be played by Gijs Scholten van Aschat, but due to the forced delay in film production, the actor became busy with a theatrical production. In the search for a suitable replacement, the director turned his attention to Derek de Lint, with whom he had worked 28 years earlier on the filming of 'The Soldier of Orange'.
- Many members of the film crew had to wait over a year to receive the fees they were owed for their work, as the producers had spent all the funds before production was fully completed.
- The most large-scale scene in the film, the liberation of The Hague, was filmed with the involvement of more than 1200 extras.
- Simultaneously with the film, on September 1, 2006, its novelization was released, written by Dutch writer Laurenz Abbink Spuink. The book was accompanied by illustrations in the form of frames from the film and an afterword by director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman.
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