“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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Dick van der Velde as Ciske de Rat
Kees Brusse as Onderwijzer Bruis
Jenny van Maerlant as Ciskes moeder
Riek Schagen as Tante Jans
Stine Lerou as Chris
Lies Franken as Suus Bruis
Katja Ernst as Mevrouw De Hoop
Rob de Vries as Ciske's vader
Cees Laseur as Dhr. Van Loon
Paul Steenbergen as Leraar Maatsuyker
Jan Teulings as
Guus Oster as
Johan Valk as
Ben Groenier as
Hans Tiemeyer as
Joan Remmelts as
Johan Kaart as
Heidi Ewert as
Dick Bos as
Piet van Leeuwen as
Tjeerd de Vries as
Annie Langenaken as
Hans Kips as
Puck Uileman as
Kees Pruis as
Willy Ruys as
Jan Blaaser as
Frans Van Schaik as
Bernard Droog as
Bert van der Linden as
Theo Van Vliet as
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