The Letter for the King (film)
| The Letter for the King | |
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| De Brief voor de Koning | |
| Directed by | Pieter Verhoeff |
| Screenplay by | Maarten Lebens Pieter Verhoeff |
| Based on | De brief voor de Koning by Tonke Dragt |
| Produced by | Armada Productions Eyeworks Egmond |
| Starring | Yannick van de Velde Quinten Schram |
| Cinematography | Jules van den Steenhoven |
| Edited by | Bart van den Broek |
| Music by | Erwin Roodhardt |
| Distributed by | Benelux Film Distributors |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | €7.5 million |
| Box office | $2.8 million |
The Letter for the King (Dutch: De Brief voor de Koning, pronounced [də ˈbri foːr də ˈkoːnɪŋ]) is a 2008 Dutch adventure film written by Maarten Lebens and Pieter Verhoeff and directed by Verhoeff.
The film is based on the 1962 book of the same name by Dutch writer Tonke Dragt. In 1963 the book won the Dutch award Best Youth Book of the Year; in 2004 it was named the Best Youth Book of the past 50 years. Over a million copies of the book have been sold to date.
The filming of The Letter for the King took place from November 2007 till early March 2008, on locations in Germany (Eisenach and Engelskirchen), Luxembourg (Vianden), Belgium and the Netherlands. A 6 part TV adaptation of the novel also exists (2020), with significant plot differences.