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Ciske the Rat (1955)
Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Drama · 1h 36m
“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
Cast
D
Dick van der Velde
Ciske de Rat
Kees Brusse
Onderwijzer Bruis
J
Jenny van Maerlant
Ciskes moeder
Riek Schagen
Tante Jans
S
Stine Lerou
Chris
Lies Franken
Suus Bruis
K
Katja Ernst
Mevrouw De Hoop
Rob de Vries
Ciske's vader
Cees Laseur
Dhr. Van Loon
Paul Steenbergen
Leraar Maatsuyker
Jan Teulings
Guus Oster
Crew
- Director
- Wolfgang Staudte
- Writer
- Wolfgang Staudte, Piet Bakker
- Novel
- Piet Bakker
- Director of Photography
- Prosper Dekeukeleire
- Original Music Composer
- Steye van Brandenberg
- Editor
- Lien d'Oliveyra
- Producer
- Hans Boekman, Co ter Linden
Details
- Original title
- Ciske de Rat
- Release date
- 1955-10-07
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Dutch
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Production
- Filmproduktiemaatschappij Amsterdam, Filmtrust