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
Onderwijzer Bruis

Jenny van Maerlant
Ciskes moeder

Riek Schagen
Tante Jans

Stine Lerou
Chris

Lies Franken
Suus Bruis

Katja Ernst
Mevrouw De Hoop

Rob de Vries
Ciske's vader

Cees Laseur
Dhr. Van Loon

Paul Steenbergen
Leraar Maatsuyker

Jan Teulings

Wolfgang Staudte
Director / Writer

Piet Bakker
Novel / Writer

Stije van Brandenburgh
Music

Lien d'Oliveyra
Editor

Herbert Windt
Music

Prosper Dekeukelaire
Director of Photography

Steye van Brandenberg
Music

Wim Huender
Sound

Hans Boekman
Producer

Nico Van Baarle
Production Design

Elisabeth Daum
Costume Design

Bernard Droog

Kees Pruis

Hans Tiemeyer

Bert van der Linden

Theo Van Vliet

Tjeerd de Vries

Annie Langenaken

Hans Kips

Willy Ruys

Jan Blaaser

Piet van Leeuwen

Frans Van Schaik
Details.
Release DateOctober 7, 1955
Original NameCiske de Rat
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Genres
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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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