The White Ribbon
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$21555450
Revenue
$11652157
Runtime
144 min
Release Date
2009-09-24
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
1056
Vote Average
7.5
Christian Friedel
The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi
The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)
Leonie Benesch
Eva
Ulrich Tukur
The Baron
Fion Mutert
Sigmund
Ursina Lardi
Marie Louise
Burghart Klaußner
The Pastor
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
Enno Trebs
Georg
Theo Trebs
Ferdinand
Miljan Chatelain
Rudolf
Branko Samarovski
The Farmer
Klaus Manchen
The Farmer (voice)
Sebastian Hülk
Max
Kai-Peter Malina
Karl
Kristina Kneppek
Else
Stephanie Amarell
Sophie
Bianca Mey
Paula
Aaron Denkel
Kurti
Mika Ahrens
Willi
Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Eva's Mother
Luzie Ahrens
Schoolchild
Gary Bestla
Schoolchild
Leonard Boes
Schoolchild
Felix Boettcher
Schoolchild
Sophie Czech
Schoolchild
Paraschiva Dragus
Schoolchild
Selina Ewald
Schoolchild
Nora Gruler
Schoolchild
Tim Guderjahn
Schoolchild
Jonas Jennerjahn
Schoolchild
Ole Joensson
Schoolchild
Gerrit Langentepe
Schoolchild
Lena Pankow
Schoolchild
Sebastian Pauli
Schoolchild
Franz Rewoldt
Schoolchild
Kevin Schmolinski
Schoolchild
Alexander Sedl
Schoolchild
Nino Seide
Schoolchild
Marvin Ray Spey
Schoolchild
Malin Steffen
Schoolchild
Lilli Trebs
Schoolchild
Paul Wolf
Schoolchild
Margarete Zimmermann
Schoolchild
Christian Klischat
Gendarm
Michael Schenk
Detective
Hanuš Polak jr.
Detective
Sara Schivazappa
The Italian Nanny
Marisa Growaldt
The Maid
Vincent Krüger
Fritz
Rüdiger Hauffe
Workman
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Farmer
Florian Köhler
Farmer
Sebastian Łach
Foreign Harvester
Marcin Tyrol
Foreign Harvester
Sebastian Badurek
Foreign Harvester
Krzysztof Zarzecki
Foreign Harvester
Sebastian Pawlak
Foreign Harvester
Lilli Fichtner
Girl at Harvest Feast
Amelie Litwin
Girl at Harvest Feast
Paula Kalinski
Girl at Harvest Feast
Matthias Linke
Band Musician
Vladik Otaryan
Band Musician
Peter Mörike
Band Musician
Hans-Matthias Glassmann
Band Musician
Nikita Vaganov
Band Musician
Mercedes Jadea Diaz
Eva's Sister (uncredited)
Simon Pawlowsky
Villager (uncredited)
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