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The Knife (1961)

1h 29m

Running Time

The Knife (1961)

Name: The Knife
Genre: Drama
Released: 1961-03-02

1h 29m

Running Time

Plot.

A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.

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Cast & Crew.

Reitze van der Linden

Thomas

Louise Videc

Toni

Ellen Vogel

Thoma's Moeder

Paul Camermans

Oscar

Fons Rademakers

Director

Paul Cammermans

Oscar

Hetty Beck

Marie

Hugo Claus

Writer

Pim Jacobs

Music

Mia Goossen

Toni's Moeder

Guus Hermus

Thomas' Vader

Cor Witschge

Ratte, de soldaat

Eduard van der Enden

Cinematographer

Henri Rust

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 2, 1961

Original Name
Het mes

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 29m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

puberty

Wiki.

The Knife (Dutch: Het Mes) is a 1961 Dutch drama film directed by Fons Rademakers. It is based on the short story of the same name by Hugo Claus from his collection The Black Emperor. Claus also wrote the screenplay for the film. The Knife is a coming-of-age story about Thomas, a thirteen-year-old boy who has a contentious relationship with his mother and starts to have conflicting feelings about his female friend, Toni.

The film was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or.