A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Urbanus, Sylvia Millecam, Frank Aendenboom
Written by:
Stijn Coninx
Urbanus
Walter Van Den Broeck
Directed by:
Stijn Coninx
Release Date:
October 19, 1987
Original Title:
Hector
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Linden Films
Multimedia (BE)
Production Countries:
Belgium
Ratings / Certifications:
FR: 10 GB: 12 NL: 6
Runtime: 95
Hector's parents sent him to an orphanage in treatment for smallpox but... they never picked him up. 35 years later, he still lives in the orphanage, surrounded by children, his playmates. Till a forgotten aunt remembers that he exists. She'll get him to participate in the bakery of her husband, Achilles, to work. Hector shows his skills on the basis of unexpected inventions. So he helps Jos, the son of Achilles, to accomplish his dream to be a cycling champion. Hector's good humor and childlike manner overcomes all resistance and pulls his entire entourage along on the path to success. From now on he can learn what love is...
Hector had been in the orphanage for 35 years, until his aunt Ella and uncle Achiel pick him up. They want him to work at their bakery. At his new home he also helps training Achiel's son, Jos, who wants to be a cycling champion, and Ella with studying her role in a play.
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Director:
Stijn Coninx
Director of Photography:
Willy Stassen
Editor:
Kees Linthorst
Makeup Designer:
Kaatje Van Damme
Music:
Jan de Wilde
Producer:
Erwin Provoost
Jos van der Linden
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