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The Girl and Death

Original title: Het Meisje en de Dood
  • 2012
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
835
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Sylvia Hoeks in The Girl and Death (2012)
The Girl and Death is a story about the impossible love between Nicolai and the courtesan Elise. A love that is obstructed by materialism, wealth and the threat of death. The film, based on an original screenplay, tells the story of the Russian doctor Nic
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The Girl and Death tells us the impossible love story of Nicolai and the courtesan Elise. A love obstructed by materialism, wealth and death threat.The Girl and Death tells us the impossible love story of Nicolai and the courtesan Elise. A love obstructed by materialism, wealth and death threat.The Girl and Death tells us the impossible love story of Nicolai and the courtesan Elise. A love obstructed by materialism, wealth and death threat.

  • Director
    • Jos Stelling
  • Writers
    • Jos Stelling
    • Bert Rijkelijkhuizen
    • Irina Trofimova
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Hoeks
    • Dieter Hallervorden
    • Henri Garcin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    835
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jos Stelling
    • Writers
      • Jos Stelling
      • Bert Rijkelijkhuizen
      • Irina Trofimova
    • Stars
      • Sylvia Hoeks
      • Dieter Hallervorden
      • Henri Garcin
    • 6User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast21

    Sylvia Hoeks
    Sylvia Hoeks
    • Elise
    Dieter Hallervorden
    Dieter Hallervorden
    • Der Graf
    Henri Garcin
    Henri Garcin
    • Marcus
    Sergey Makovetskiy
    Sergey Makovetskiy
    • Old Nicolai
    Renata Litvinova
    Renata Litvinova
    • Nina
    Svetlana Svetlichnaya
    Svetlana Svetlichnaya
    • Old Nina
    Leonid Bichevin
    • Nicolai
    Friederike Frerichs
    • Olga
    Dmitry Brauer
    • Customs Officer
    Paul Schlase
    • Waiter #1
    Maxim Kovalevski
    • Bruno
    Jim van der Woude
    • Bell-boy
    Ulrich Anschütz
    Eva-Maria Kurz
    • The old actress
    Matthias Hummitzsch
    • Doctor
    Roman Kohnle
    Joost Spijkers
    • Singer
    Elsa Brauer
    • Sister
    • Director
      • Jos Stelling
    • Writers
      • Jos Stelling
      • Bert Rijkelijkhuizen
      • Irina Trofimova
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews6

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Sylvia Hoeks and Sergey Makoverskyi previously played together in Duska, directed by Jos Stelling. Hoeks received a Gouden Kalf award for her role.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Evening Urgant: Sergey Makovetsky/Richard Marx (2013)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 15, 2012 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Russia
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Devushka i smert
    • Filming locations
      • Thüringen, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
      • Jos Stelling Filmprodukties BV
      • Ma.ja.de. Fiction
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $90,477
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 7m(127 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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