A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
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Charles Laughton as Rembrandt van Rijn
Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dirx
Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels
Edward Chapman as Fabrizius
Walter Hudd as Capt. Banning Cocq
Roger Livesey as Beggar Saul
John Bryning as Titus van Rijn
Sam Livesey as Auctioneer
Herbert Lomas as Harmenzs van Rijn
Allan Jeayes as Dr. Tulp
John Clements as Govaert Flinck
Raymond Huntley as Ludwick
Abraham Sofaer as Dr. Menasseh
Laurence Hanray as Heertsbeeke
Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand Coeur
Henry Hewitt as Jan Six
Gertrude Musgrove as Agelintje
Richard Gofe as Titus (child)
Basil Gill as Adrien van Rijn
Barry Livesey as Peasant Lad
James Carney as Peasant Lad
Jack Livesey as Journeyman
John Turnbull as Minister
Edmund Willard as Van Zeeland
Hector Abbas as Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Evelyn Ankers as Party Girl (uncredited)
Baroness Barany as Criada (uncredited)
Lewis Broughton as Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
Arthur Burne as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Robin Burns as Tavern Patron (uncredited)
Frederick Burtwell as Saskia’s Brother (uncredited)
Robert Cochran as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Rex Evans as Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
William Fagan as Burgomaster (uncredited)
Philip Godfrey as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Marius Goring as Baron Leivens (uncredited)
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Civil Guardsman (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Alexander Knox as Ludwick’s Assistant (uncredited)
Peta Mannering as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Joan Matheson as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Meinhart Maur as Ornia (uncredited)
Quinton McPherson as Official (uncredited)
George Merritt as Church Warden (uncredited)
Charles Paton as Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Hay Petrie as Jeweller (uncredited)
Bellenden Powell as Court Member (uncredited)
George Pughe as Museum Director (uncredited)
Jerrold Robertshaw as Museum Director (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp as Burgher at Auction (uncredited)
Bill Shine as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Laura Smithson as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
Byron Webber as Court Member (uncredited)
Roger Wellesley as Burgomaster’s Secretary (uncredited)
Pamela Wood as Undetermined Secondary Rôle (uncredited)
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