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The Letter for the King The Letter for the King

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The Letter for the King (Dutch: De brief voor de koning, pronounced [də ˈbri foːr də ˈkoːnɪŋ]) is a children's historical novel by the Dutch writer Tonke Dragt, first published in 1962. Subsequently, The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Dutch: Geheim van het Wilde Woud), was published in 1965, and a collection of follow-up short stories, The Dangerous Window and other stories (Dutch: Het Gevaarlijke Venster en andere verhalen), in 1979. De brief voor de koning was chosen as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the 20th century. The book has been translated in Danish, English, German, Russian, Greek, Estonian, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Swedish, Spanish and Catalan.

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The Letter for the King — verified Korean film. Released 2008-01-01. Directed by Pieter Verhoeff. 25 verified cast.

Details

• Runtime (min): 111
• Original language: Dutch
• Awards: CICFF Children's Jury Award for Best Live-Action Feature Film

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 소년 기사와 비밀 편지; KoreaAPI uses The Letter for the King (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (25)

• Derek de Lint
• Rüdiger Vogler
• Victor Reinier
• Daan Schuurmans
• Gijs Scholten van Aschat
• Uwe Ochsenknecht
• Jeroen Willems
• Ronald Top
• Monic Hendrickx
• Hanna Schwamborn
• Yannick van de Velde
• Quinten Schram
• Lars Rudolph
• Raymond Thiry
• Kees Boot
• Hans Dagelet
• Michiel Romeyn
• Kees Hulst
• Benja Bruijning
• Arjan Duine
• Korneel Evers
• Ton Kas
• Lou Landré
• Bert Luppes
• Katja Wolf

Director

• Pieter Verhoeff

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• TMDB — film/TV community database

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