A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.
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- 2 wins & 3 nominations.
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| David Kross | ... |
Krabat
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| Daniel Brühl | ... |
Tonda
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| Christian Redl | ... |
Meister - Evil Sorcerer
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| Robert Stadlober | ... |
Lyschko
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| Paula Kalenberg | ... |
Kantorka
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| Hanno Koffler | ... |
Juro
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| Anna Thalbach | ... |
Worschula
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| Charly Hübner | ... |
Michal
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Moritz Grove | ... |
Merten
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| Tom Wlaschiha | ... |
Hanzo
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Sven Hönig | ... |
Andrusch
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| Stefan Haschke | ... |
Staschko
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David Fischbach | ... |
Lobosch
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| Daniel Steiner | ... |
Petar
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Tom Lass | ... |
Kubo
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Daniel Fripan | ... |
Kito
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Ionut Baias | ... |
Baro
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| Peter Rappenglück | ... |
Pesthelfer #1
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Alexej Boris | ... |
Pesthelfer #2
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Carmen Ungureanu | ... |
Krabats Mutter
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| Mac Steinmeier | ... |
Gevatter
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| Otto Sander | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
| Marco Kreuzpaintner | ||
Written by
| Michael Gutmann | ... | (writer) |
| Marco Kreuzpaintner | ... | (writer) |
| Otfried Preußler | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Gabriela Bacher | ... | executive producer |
| Christian Balz | ... | co-producer |
| Jakob Claussen | ... | producer |
| Nicola Fletcher | ... | associate producer |
| Stefan Gärtner | ... | co-producer (as Dr. Stefan Gärtner) |
| Nick Hamson | ... | producer |
| Jens Oberwetter | ... | line producer |
| Ulrike Putz | ... | producer (as Uli Putz) |
| Lars Sylvest | ... | producer |
| Bernd Wintersperger | ... | producer |
| Thomas Wöbke | ... | producer |
Music by
| Annette Focks | ||
Cinematography by
| Daniel Gottschalk | ||
Editing by
| Hansjörg Weißbrich | ... | (as Hansjörg Weissbrich) |
Editorial Department
| Lee Bennett | ... | digital colorist: 2021 |
| Bernd Hantke | ... | assistant editor |
| Markus Herm | ... | Raw Editor |
| Andreas Menn | ... | additional editor |
| Bianca Pieroth | ... | colorist assist |
Casting By
| An Dorthe Braker | ||
Production Design by
| Christian M. Goldbeck | ||
Art Direction by
| Daniel Chour | ||
| Christian Schäfer | ... | supervising art director (as Christian Schaefer) |
Set Decoration by
| Ernestine Hipper | ||
Costume Design by
| Anke Winckler | ||
Makeup Department
| Georg Korpas | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Tatjana Krauskopf | ... | makeup artist |
| Heike Merker | ... | makeup artist |
| Franziska Röder | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Fritz Böhm | ... | post-production supervisor: Toccata Film |
| Eugen Dinca | ... | production manager |
| Ulrike Fauth | ... | unit production manager |
| Jacek Gluszko | ... | unit manager |
| Boris Jendreyko | ... | unit production manager |
| Thomas Klimmer | ... | unit production manager |
| Manuel Kreuzpaintner | ... | set manager |
| Felix Leitermann | ... | unit manager |
| Sven Nuri | ... | post-production supervisor: Toccata Film |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Christopher Doll | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael Fossat | ... | second unit director |
| Felix Leitermann | ... | second assistant director |
| Irina Petrescu | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Pablo Alza | ... | painter |
| Sabine Avenhaus | ... | sculptor |
| Oana Babes | ... | art department coordinator |
| Klaus Bienen | ... | carpenter |
| Anja Böneker | ... | stand-by props |
| Gina Calin | ... | assistant set decorator (as Gina Stancu) |
| Adrian Curelea | ... | assistant art director |
| Florin Gavrila | ... | scenic painter |
| Ulrike Gojowczyk | ... | stand-by props |
| Torsten Haubold | ... | set builder |
| David Hoffmann | ... | property master |
| Ulrike Kieserling | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Grit Kronacher | ... | set dresser |
| Uli Langenberg | ... | construction |
| Paula Lazaroni | ... | props painter |
| Patrick Lebrun | ... | set builder |
| Waleska Leifeld | ... | assistant property master |
| Joachim Monninger | ... | construction coordinator |
| Christian Niculescu | ... | art director: Rumania |
| Richard Payne | ... | greensperson |
| Johannes Pfaller | ... | assistant property master |
| Ionel Popa | ... | propmaker |
| Dominik Reindl | ... | painter |
| Geaniloni Sandru | ... | scenic painter |
| Agata Schubert-Hauck | ... | prop builder |
| Gina Stancu | ... | assistant property master |
| Eva Stiebler | ... | assistant production designer |
| Rainer Stock | ... | conceptual artist |
| Michael Summ | ... | property master |
| Waleska Theis | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Mena Vennen | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Wolfgang Wrede | ... | painter |
| Olga Wukounig | ... | draftsman |
Sound Department
| David Arnold | ... | adr recordist |
| Manfred Banach | ... | sound recordist |
| Philipp Baur | ... | assistant audio engineer |
| Tschangis Chahrokh | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Stephan Fandrych | ... | adr editor |
| Noemi Hampel | ... | foley editor |
| Dana Hopfe | ... | adr production manager |
| Dirk Jacob | ... | sound designer |
| Benjamin Krüger | ... | boom operator |
| Bernhard Maurer | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Henry Mayr | ... | sound project coordinator |
| Carsten Richter | ... | foley artist |
| Tijn van de Wetering | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Hanse Warns | ... | foley mixer |
| Anja-Corinne Welter | ... | adr editor |
Special Effects by
| Norman Ernst | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Christoph Gartlacher | ... | special effects technician |
| Rolf Hanke | ... | special effects project manager |
| Gerd Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor (as Gerd Feuchter) |
| Monty Ploch | ... | special effects assistant |
| Marcus Preussing | ... | special effects foreman (as Marcus Schmidt) |
| Bernd Rautenberg | ... | special effects technician |
| Frank Schlösser | ... | special effects technician |
| Jürgen Thiel | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Ovidiu Veliscu | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Andreas Alesik | ... | digital artist |
| Jörg Baier | ... | digital compositor |
| Sacha Bertram | ... | visual effects consultant: pre-production |
| Stefan Essl | ... | visual effects editor |
| Stefan Galleithner | ... | lead technical director |
| Thomas Grummt | ... | animator |
| Bernhard Haux | ... | animator |
| Viktoria Herberts | ... | digital compositor |
| Nina Knott | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Eva Kunze | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Sabine Laimer | ... | digital compositor |
| Alex Lemke | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Lutz Lemke | ... | main title designer & animator |
| Thomas Loeder | ... | digital compositor |
| Norbert Ruf | ... | senior compositor |
| Martin Saechsinger | ... | technical director |
| Christoph Schinko | ... | character animator / lead character rigger |
| Christian Schnellhammer | ... | compositing trainee |
| Udo Smutny | ... | digital compositor |
| Nando Stille | ... | technical director |
| Denis Trutanic | ... | senior camera technical director |
| Christian Wieser | ... | senior compositing artist |
| Klaus Wuchta | ... | senior compositing artist |
| Florian Zachau | ... | senior compositor |
Stunts
| Dicu Aurel | ... | stunt double: Ovidiu Crisan |
| Aurel Boata | ... | stunts |
| Mihai Danciu | ... | stunts |
| Doru Dumitrescu | ... | stunts |
| Calin Ferezan | ... | utility stunts |
| Filip Ciprian Florian | ... | stunt performer (as Florian Ciprian) |
| Serban Gabriel | ... | stunts |
| Razvan Gheorghiu | ... | stunts |
| Mihai Iliescu | ... | stunts |
| Mihai Ionita | ... | stunts |
| Daniel Pasleaga | ... | stunt performer |
| Siegfried Polap | ... | utility stunts |
| Florin Stancu | ... | stunts |
| Mac Steinmeier | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Nicolae Stoica | ... | stunts |
| Maria-Antoaneta Tudor | ... | stunts |
| Vasilescu Valentin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Bastian Volkmer | ... | stunt rigger |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Niv Abootalebi | ... | first assistant camera |
| Thomas 'Ape' Apel | ... | additional grip |
| Georg Bozkurt | ... | electrician |
| Max Brinkschulte | ... | first assistant camera |
| Calin Catalin | ... | gaffer |
| Catalin Chiorean | ... | electrician |
| Tobias Dawid | ... | electrician |
| Christian Dlusztus | ... | first assistant camera |
| Peka Glomazic | ... | still photographer |
| Stephan Große | ... | assistant grip |
| Marcu Ion | ... | electrician |
| Jan-Marcello Kahl | ... | assistant light |
| Sören Lang | ... | additional camera operator |
| Marco Nagel | ... | still photographer |
| Stepan Novotny | ... | gaffer |
| Marcus Pohlus | ... | steadicam operator |
| Pãtru Pãunescu | ... | assistant camera |
| Thomas Roßbach | ... | electrician |
| Fabian Rösler | ... | camera operator / still photographer |
| Rebekka Schindele | ... | assistant light |
| Christian Schnellhammer | ... | video assist operator |
| Matthias Schäfer | ... | key grip |
| Tim Sedgwick | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tobias Speidel | ... | electrician |
| Christian Stangassinger | ... | additional electrician |
| Patrick Touffexis | ... | rigging grip |
| Adrian Waasner | ... | assistant light |
| Albert Waiblinger | ... | first assistant camera |
| Peter Wald | ... | key grip |
| Matthias Wallinger | ... | steadicam operator |
| Martin Wysmyk | ... | electrician |
| Roman Zenz | ... | second assistant camera |
Casting Department
| George Gugulici | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Erika Benedek | ... | aging assistant |
| Daniela Ortenzia Chelaru | ... | costume coordinator: Romania |
| Andreea Cornel | ... | costume aging assistant |
| Carmen Cristea | ... | costume assistant |
| Genoveva Kylburg | ... | wardrobe |
| Luminita Lungu | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Csongor Ujfalvi | ... | aging assistant |
Location Management
| Liviu Gherghe | ... | assistant location manager |
| Nick Hertwig | ... | location scout |
| Paul Sebastian Moreau | ... | location scout |
| Raschad Salem | ... | location scout |
| Ovidiu Stoia | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Sandro Friedrich | ... | musician: ethnic flutes |
| Peter Fuchs | ... | score mixer |
| Carolin Heiß | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gabriella Gobber | ... | script supervisor |
| Carmen Stuellenberg | ... | script supervisor |
| Julia Thürnagel | ... | script supervisor (as Julia Schwarz) |
Transportation Department
| Tobias Joosten | ... | driver |
| Lars Kubowitsch | ... | production driver |
| Tom Müller | ... | production driver |
| Ivica Rahija | ... | production driver |
| Sarmis Stamatescu | ... | driver |
| Octav Tudor | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Catalin Varga | ... | transportation |
| Sebastian Von Merveldt | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Razvan Badea | ... | animal handler |
| Anna Katharina Brinkschulte | ... | assistant set manager |
| Christian Dosch | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Ehrenberg | ... | set manager: Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria unit |
| Charlotte Hamson | ... | production assistant |
| Natalie Hamson | ... | production assistant |
| Karl Lang | ... | animal trainer: raven |
| Anne Monheim | ... | production coordinator |
| Berit Norrenberg | ... | legal advisor (as Berit Wetzel) |
| Rafael Parente | ... | p.a. to director |
| Pierre Peters-Arnolds | ... | dubbing director (as Pierre-Peters Arnolds) |
| Ruxandra Popescu | ... | production accountant |
| Armin Popp | ... | production assistant |
| Björn Remiszewski | ... | set runner |
| Gabriele Roß | ... | production coordinator |
| Lennart Ruff | ... | production coordinator |
| Dana Toader | ... | laboratory process supervisor |
| Oana Topliceanu | ... | production coordinator |
| Vasilescu Valentin | ... | horse master |
| Catalin Varga | ... | driver |
| Carolin von Fritsch | ... | assistant to line producer |
Thanks
| Christine Berg | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Daldry | ... | special thanks |
| Roland Emmerich | ... | special thanks |
| Elisabeth Endriss | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Habeck | ... | thanks |
| Peter Illmann | ... | thanks |
| Alfons Kreuzpaintner | ... | thanks |
| Heike Kreuzpaintner | ... | thanks |
| Tom LaSally | ... | thanks |
| Brigitta Manthey | ... | special thanks |
| Kirsten Niehuus | ... | special thanks |
| Gabriele Röthemeyer | ... | special thanks |
| Hans-Christian Schmid | ... | thanks |
| Michael Schmid-Ospach | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Smith | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion
- Krabat Filmproduktion
- SevenPictures Film (co-production)
- B.A. Filmproduktion (co-production)
- Brass Hat Films (in association with)
- Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (support)
- FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)
- Medien- und Filmgesellschaft (MFG) Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg (support)
- Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) (support)
- Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Castel Film Romania
- MSM Studios
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- A Plus Films (2008) (Turkey)
- Transformer (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Twin Film (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Volga (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Video Film Express (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Accent Film Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- California Home Vídeo (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Condor (2011) (France)
- Peccadillo Pictures (2011) (United Kingdom) (dubbed)
- Disney Channel (2016) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- StudioCanal Germany (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal Germany (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ARRI Sound (sound re-recording)
- Animal Action (animal training)
- PPA Film GmbH (dubbing)
- Pegasus Supply-chain Solutions (shipping/freight)
- Toccata Film (post-production supervision)
- Tonstudio Hanse Warns (foley stage)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1648. After the Thirty Years War, Germany is a wretched, plundered land, still ravished by the Black Death. Urchin Krabat gets separated from his beggar friends and finds refuge on the flourishing estate of the black miller. the hard worker gets initiated in his secret magic society. Only afterward he learns its terrible dark secrets, which spell death and/or solitude for the boys and their beloved village girls. A surprising friend offers a daring way out. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Daniel Brühl has said this was the first time ever he agreed to be in a film without having read the screenplay or knowing who would be directing. See more » |
| Goofs | When Krabat and Tonda go on their nightly trip on Easter, the pentagram that has been painted on Krabat's forehead changes from clearly to barely recognizable from scene to scene. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of The Black Mill (1975). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Allein Allein See more » |
| Crazy Credits | As soon as the 20th Century Fox fanfare ends the whole screen and the logo turns dark and crows are flying by See more » |
| Quotes |
Krabat:
Your time has run out. Against love you have no magic. See more » |