Priest Daens (1992)
Priest Daens (1992)
Plot.
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. He's expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman's rape; children die; prelates play billiards.
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Cast & Crew.
Jan Decleir
Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe
Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck
Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas
Jan De Meeter
Karel Baetens
Jefke
Julien Schoenaerts
Bisschop Stillemans
Stijn Coninx
Director
Fernand Auwera
Writer
Wim Meuwissen
Pieter Daens
Louis Paul Boon
Writer
Brit Alen
Louise Daens
François Chevallier
Writer
Johan Leysen
Schmitt
Addy Weijers
Writer
Linda van Dyck
Elizabeth Borremans
Dirk Impens
Producer
Idwig Stephane
Eugene Borremans
Jappe Claes
Ponnet
Brenda Bertin
Marie
Alex Wilequet
Monsignor Goossens
Fred Van Kuyk
Burgemeester Van Wambeke
Herbert Flack
Van Langenhove (Liberaal)
Rik Hancké
Nuncio
Matthias Schoenaerts
Wannes Scholliers
Anna Grażyna Suchocka
Julia
Iwona Hofman
Clarice
Julia Banaszkiewicz
Nini
Brunon Bukowski
Commission Member
Andrzej Głoskowski
Commission Member
Sławomir Maciejewski
Gendarmerie Officer
Leon Niemczyk
Commission Member
Tadeusz Teodorczyk
Commission Member
Ludwik Benoit
Man beside Nini's Corpse
Genowefa Korska
Lisette
Mirosław Jękot
Gang Member
Dariusz Kowalski
Gang Member
Jacek Łuczak
Gang Member
Tadeusz Falana
Gang Member
Jacek Sut
Gang Member
Barbara Połomska
Woman giving out Soup
Wiesława Grochowska
Woman giving out Soup
Job Gosschalk
Casting
Allan Starski
Production Design
Yan Tax
Costume Design
Winnie Gallis
Makeup Artist
Ludo Troch
Editor
Dirk Brossé
Music
Henri Morelle
Sound Engineer
Hubert Pouille
Production Design
Walther van den Ende
Director of Photography
Ewin Ryckaert
Sound Assistant
Philippe Ravoet
Sound Editor
Christian Monheim
Boom Operator
Ryszard Chutkowski
Production Manager
Glynn Speeckaert
Assistant Camera
Patrice Martineau
First Assistant Director
Maria Peters
Producer
Dave Schram
Producer
Ewa Skoczkowska
Art Direction
Hans Pos
Producer
Fons Feyaerts
Assistant Director
Eric DeVos
Sound Editor
Jean-Luc Ormières
Producer
Philippe van Leer
Foley Artist
Benoît Biral
Sound Recordist
Kristin Van Passel
Wardrobe Assistant
Guy Goossens
Assistant Director
Dick Naastepad
Hairstylist
Eddy Stevesyns
Assistant Location Manager
Robert Brzeziński
Stunt Coordinator
Yves Vandermeeren
Camera Operator
Chris Hacken
Best Boy Electric
Didier Frateur
First Assistant Camera
Dirk Van Rampelbergh
Electrician
Jerzy Piaseczny
Unit Production Manager
Els Rastelli
Assistant Director
Benoît Theunissen
Key Grip
Ann Van Aken
Sound Assistant
Jo van Hende
Assistant Location Manager
Guy Cantraine
Set Dresser
Philippe Baudhuin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Koen Firlefijn
Grip
Johan Dirckx
Assistant Director
Daphni Gadellaa
Producer's Assistant
Frank Jansen
Co-Producer
Kris Vinck
Casting
Guy De Lombaert
Production Manager
Philippe Van Damme
Assistant Director
Media.
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Daens is a 1992 Belgian period drama film directed by Stijn Coninx, after a novel by Louis Paul Boon. This 1992 drama starring Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck and Michael Pas, tells the true story of Adolf Daens, a Catholic priest in Aalst who strives to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.In 2008 the film's screenplay was adapted into a stage musical.