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Priest Daens (1992) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 1, 1992

Original Title:
Daens

Alternate Titles:
Priest Daens

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
Dérives Productions
Favourite Films
Shooting Star Filmcompany

Production Countries:
Belgium | France | Netherlands

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15  NL: 12 

Runtime: 138

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Ewa Skoczkowska

Assistant Camera:
Glynn Speeckaert

Assistant Director:
Els Rastelli
Philippe Van Damme
Johan Dirckx
Fons Feyaerts
Guy Goossens

Assistant Location Manager:
Jo van Hende
Eddy Stevesyns

Best Boy Electric:
Chris Hacken

Boom Operator:
Christian Monheim

Camera Operator:
Yves Vandermeeren

Casting:
Kris Vinck
Job Gosschalk

Co-Producer:
Frank Jansen

Costume Design:
Yan Tax

Director:
Stijn Coninx

Director of Photography:
Walther van den Ende

Editor:
Ludo Troch

Electrician:
Dirk Van Rampelbergh

First Assistant Camera:
Didier Frateur

First Assistant Director:
Patrice Martineau

Foley Artist:
Philippe van Leer

Grip:
Koen Firlefijn

Hairstylist:
Dick Naastepad

Key Grip:
Benoît Theunissen

Makeup Artist:
Winnie Gallis

Music:
Dirk Brossé

Novel:
Louis Paul Boon

Producer:
Dave Schram
Hans Pos
Maria Peters
Jean-Luc Ormières
Dirk Impens

Producer's Assistant:
Daphni Gadellaa

Production Design:
Hubert Pouille
Allan Starski

Production Manager:
Ryszard Chutkowski
Guy De Lombaert

Scenario Writer:
Fernand Auwera

Set Dresser:
Guy Cantraine

Sound Assistant:
Ann Van Aken
Ewin Ryckaert

Sound Editor:
Philippe Ravoet
Eric DeVos

Sound Engineer:
Henri Morelle

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Philippe Baudhuin

Sound Recordist:
Benoît Biral

Special Effects:
Miroslaw Marchwinski

Stunt Coordinator:
Robert Brzeziński
Bogdan Michalak

Unit Production Manager:
Jerzy Piaseczny

Wardrobe Assistant:
Kristin Van Passel

Writer:
François Chevallier
Stijn Coninx
Addy Weijers

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