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Release Date:
October 7, 1955
Original Title:
Ciske de Rat
Alternate Titles:
Циске-крыса
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Filmproduktiemaatschappij Amsterdam
Filmtrust
Production Countries:
Netherlands
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
“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.
Costume Design:
Elisabeth Daum
Director:
Wolfgang Staudte
Director of Photography:
Prosper Dekeukelaire
Editor:
Lien d'Oliveyra
Music:
Stije van Brandenburgh
Herbert Windt
Steye van Brandenberg
Novel:
Piet Bakker
Producer:
Hans Boekman
Production Design:
Nico Van Baarle
Sound:
Wim Huender
Writer:
Wolfgang Staudte
Piet Bakker
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