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The White Ribbon

7.520092h 24mRMovieDramaMystery

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.

DirectorMichael Haneke
WriterMichael Haneke
ProducersVeit Heiduschka·Michael Katz

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Cast · Directed by Michael Haneke

CFChristian Friedel
Christian Friedel
The School Teacher
EJErnst Jacobi
Ernst Jacobi
The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)
LBLeonie Benesch
Leonie Benesch
Eva
UTUlrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur
The Baron
FM
Fion Mutert
Sigmund
ULUrsina Lardi
Ursina Lardi
Marie Louise
BKBurghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
The Pastor
SKSteffi Kühnert
Steffi Kühnert
The Pastor's Wife
MDMaria Dragus
Maria Dragus
Klara
JBJosef Bierbichler
Josef Bierbichler
The Steward
RBRainer Bock
Rainer Bock
The Doctor
SLSusanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar
The Midwife

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