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The Good Hope
The Good Hope

The Good Hope

Genres

Drama

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Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

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Budget

$39645

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 December 1934

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Esther de Boer-van Rijk

Esther de Boer-van Rijk

Kniertje

Philip Dorn

Philip Dorn

Geert

Jan Van Ees

Jan Van Ees

Barend

Annie Verhulst

Annie Verhulst

Jo

Willem van der Veer

Willem van der Veer

Reder Bos

Sophie de Vries-de Boer

Sophie de Vries-de Boer

Vrouw van Reder Bos

Miep van den Berg

Miep van den Berg

Clementine

Coen Hissink

Coen Hissink

Kaps

Willem Hunsche

Willem Hunsche

Simon

Cissy Van Bennekom

Cissy Van Bennekom

Marietje

August Kiehl

August Kiehl

Daantje

Anton Verheyen

Anton Verheyen

Kobus

Aaf Bouber

Aaf Bouber

Truus

Clara Vischer-Blaaser

Clara Vischer-Blaaser

Saart

Matthieu van Eysden

Matthieu van Eysden

Sergeant Mariniers

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