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The White Ribbon

⭐️ 7.5 | 144 min | Drama , Mystery | September 24th, 2009

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.

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Budget: $21,555,450

Revenue: $11,652,157

ROI: -45.9%

Verdict: Flop

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Crew

Directors

> Michael Haneke (Director)
> Anja Müller (Supervising Art Director)
> Christian Berger (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Michael Haneke (Story)
> Michael Haneke (Screenplay)

Cast

Christian Friedel

Christian Friedel

The School Teacher

Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)

Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

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Fion Mutert

Ursina Lardi

Ursina Lardi

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Steffi Kühnert

Steffi Kühnert

The Pastor's Wife

Maria Dragus

Maria Dragus

Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

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