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The White Ribbon

2009 film directed by Michael Haneke
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The White Ribbon
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Summary

The White Ribbon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,847 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3], Palme d'Or[4], European Film Award for Best Film[5], European Film Award for Best Director[6], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[7], Meeting Point Europe Award[8]
  • Director: Michael Haneke[9]
  • Screenwriter: Michael Haneke[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], historical film[12], mystery film[13]
  • Cast member: Ulrich Tukur[14], Josef Bierbichler[15], Susanne Lothar[16], Ursina Lardi[17], Janina Fautz[18], Christian Friedel[19], Ernst Jacobi[20], Leonie Benesch[21], Steffi Kühnert[22], Detlev Buck[23], Leonard Proxauf[24], Roxane Duran[25], Burghart Klaußner[26], Maria-Victoria Dragus[27]
  • Producer: Stefan Arndt[28], Veit Heiduschka[29], Michael Katz[30], Margaret Menegoz[31], Andrea Occhipinti[32]
  • Part of the series: BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century[33]
  • Production company: Les Films du Losange[34]
  • Director of photography: Christian Berger[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[36], Italian[37], Polish[38], Latin[39]
  • Commons category: Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte[40]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[41], DVD[42], Blu-ray Disc[43]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[44], 85%[45], 84/100[46]
  • Color: black-and-white[47]
  • Country of origin: France[48], Germany[49], Austria[50], Italy[51]

Why It Matters

The White Ribbon has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did The White Ribbon receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3], Palme d'Or[4], European Film Award for Best Film[5], and European Film Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Austria Blu-ray Disc DVD film France Germany Italy Leipzig Michael Haneke Susanne Lothar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Unifrance. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . The White Ribbon. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . The White Ribbon. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . The White Ribbon. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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