Ciske the Rat (1955)
1h 31m
Running Time
October 7, 1955Release Date
Plot.
“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.
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Cast & Crew.
Dick van der Velde
Ciske de Rat
Kees Brusse
Leraar Bruis
Jenny van Maerlant
Ciske's moeder
Riek Schagen
Tante Jans
Stine Lerou
Chris
Lies Franken
Suus Bruis
Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Katja Ernst
Mevrouw De Hoop
Piet Bakker
Writer
Rob de Vries
Ciske's vader
Steye van Brandenberg
Composer
Cees Laseur
Dhr. Van Loon
Stije van Brandenburgh
Composer
Paul Steenbergen
Leraar Maatsuyker
Herbert Windt
Composer
Prosper Dekeukelaire
Cinematographer
Lien d'Oliveyra
Editor
Nico Van Baarle
Production Design
Hans Boekman
Producer
Wim Huender
Sound
Elisabeth Daum
Costume Design
Theo Van Vliet
Bernard Droog
Kees Pruis
Annie Langenaken
Hans Kips
Willy Ruys
Jan Blaaser
Frans Van Schaik
Piet van Leeuwen
Ben Groenier
Hans Tiemeyer
Details.
Wiki.
Ciske the Rat (Dutch: Ciske de Rat) is a 1955 Dutch drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on the Ciske trilogy by Piet Bakker. The film was remade in 1984 and turned into a popular musical in 2007.
With 2,433,000 viewers it was the most popular Dutch film of all-time until surpassed a few years later by Fanfare. The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it won a Silver Lion of San Marco. It has also received an honorable mention from the Office Catholique Internationale du Cinéma.
A German version has been made with other actors, titled Ciske: Ein Kind braucht Liebe (Ciske: A Child Needs Love).
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