De brief voor de koning

The Letter for the King (Dutch: De Brief voor de Koning) is a Dutch adventure film of 2008 written by Maarten Lebens and Pieter Verhoeff and is directed by the latter. 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 2005 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.