The Black Book is a 1949 English-language History Romance movie directed by Anthony Mann and produced by William Cameron Menzies and Walter Wanger under the banner of Walter Wanger Productions. The black book stars Robert Cummings in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Arlene Dahl, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arnold Moss, Norman Lloyd and Beulah Bondi. The screenplay is written by Aeneas MacKenzie and Philip Yordan. The music was composed by Sol Kaplan. Cinematography was done by John Alton and editing by Fred Allen. The motion picture has a running time of 89 minutes. It was released on 15th October 1949. The Black Book was made on a budget of $35 million and at the box office it grossed only $2 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Eagle-Lion Films. Robespierre, a powerful figure in the French Revolution and the subsequent Reign of Terror, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked by him for the guillotine and a key to help him eventually emerge as the country's dictator. He hopes his agents will recover it, but, if it falls in to the wrong hands, it would mean his political ruin and death. Written by duke1029