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The White Ribbon(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-09-24
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1111 Votes
Time: 2h 24m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Polish, German, Italian.
Countries:
Italy,
Germany,
Austria,
France
Budget: $21,555,450.00
Revenue: $11,652,157.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The White Ribbon
Top 10 Billed Cast
Christian Friedel
The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi
The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)
Leonie Benesch
Eva
Ulrich Tukur
The Baron
Ursina Lardi
Marie Louise
Burghart Klaußner
The Pastor
Steffi Kühnert
The Pastor's Wife
Maria Dragus
Klara
Josef Bierbichler
The Steward
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