The Debt

"Every secret comes with a price."

2010 1h 53m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 990

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Synopsis

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Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

“Every secret comes with a price.”

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Cast

Helen Mirren
Rachel Singer
Tom Wilkinson
Stefan Gold
Sam Worthington
Young David Peretz
Ciarán Hinds
David Peretz
Jessica Chastain
Young Rachel Singer
Marton Csokas
Young Stefan Gold
Jesper Christensen
Dieter Vogel
Romi Aboulafia
Sarah Gold

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Madden
Writers: Assaf Bernstein, Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan
Languages: Russian, English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, German.

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CAST

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243+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Madden, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson and Sam Worthington carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Every secret comes with a price.".

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The take

John Madden directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Alexander Berner cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English, German.

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1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, English, German.
3243+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by John Madden, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Helen Mirren and Tom Wilkinson and Sam Worthington carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Every secret comes with a price.".
9IMDB entry: tt1226753 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.