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Black Book AKA Zwartboek (Blu-ray) (2006)
Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of a Dutch Jewish girl who narrowly survives the war in Holland. She joins the resistance to find out who betrayed her family after all of them were killed in an attempt to reach the liberated south.Director: Paul Verhoeven
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director/co-writer Paul Verhoeven (in English)
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Extras:"Making of Black Book" featurette (25:19)
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Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Hindi, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Dutch LPCM 5.1 (4.6 Mbps)
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with director/co-writer Paul Verhoeven (in English)
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Extras:"Making of Black Book" featurette (25:19)
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Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Hindi, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Dutch LPCM 5.1
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Notes:Plays with hard-coded English subtitles even when "subtitles off" is selected, unless a language other than English is selected.
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Extras:Interview with director/co-writer Paul Verhoeven (13:07)
Interview with actress Carice van Houten (22:48)
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Subtitles:English (optional)*
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Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Dutch Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 Kbps)
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Notes:*A few lines of dialogue in English are not subtitled.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"The Book of Verhoeven: Paul Verhoeven on Black Book" documentary (27:49)
"Diary of a Cinematographer: Karl Walter Lindenlaub on Black Book" featurette (20:03)
Interview with Carice van Houten (2006) (22:46)
Interview with Paul Verhoeven (2006) (13:06)
Dutch Theatrical Trailer (2:22)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The first 3000 editions come with a slipcase and a booklet that includes the essays 'Return to the Homefront: Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book' by Shelagh Rowan-Legg, and 'Black Book and Robocops: Scoring the Films of Paul Verhoeven' by Charlie Brigden.
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Subtitles:Dutch, English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Dutch DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The identical US and Australian releases have a commentary and featurette while the UK 101 Films release has interviews and a couple of exclusive featurettes of its own.
This has also been released in:
- Brazil by Europa Filmes
- France by Pathe Distribution
- Hong Kong by Panorama
- Mexico by Videomax
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts.
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Palisades Tartan - No cuts (145:29).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition / Dual Format United Kingdom- 101 Films - No cuts (145:27).
- Blu-ray B Holland- A-Film - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 08/10/07
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 16/08/18UPDATE LOG:
08/10/07: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
02/06/10: Title correction.
14/05/16: Addition of Australia.
26/10/16: Noted further releases.
16/08/18: Added UK 101 Films release and DVDBeaver link.
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