Ciske the Rat (1955 film)

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Ciske the Rat
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Directed by Wolfgang Staudte
Written by Wolfgang Staudte
Based on novel by Piet Bakker
Produced byHans Boekman and Co ter Linden
Music bySteye van Brandenberg
Herbert Windt
Distributed by Filmproductie Maatschappij Amsterdam
Release date
  • 7 October 1955 (1955-10-07)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesNetherlands
West Germany
Language Dutch
Budget275.000 gulden
Box office2,432,500 admissions (Netherlands) [1]

Ciske the Rat (Dutch : Ciske de Rat) is a 1955 Dutch drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on the Ciske trilogy by Piet Bakker. The film was remade in 1984 and turned into a popular musical in 2007.

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With 2,433,000 viewers it was the most popular Dutch film of all-time until surpassed a few years later by Fanfare . [1] The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it won a Silver Lion of San Marco. It has also received an honorable mention from the Office Catholique Internationale du Cinéma.

A German version has been made with other actors, titled Ciske: Ein Kind braucht Liebe (Ciske: A Child Needs Love).

Plot

The story is set in the Amsterdam of the 30s, and told from the perspective of a teacher named Bruis. The narrative is centered around Cis Vrijmoeth, an oaf who never sees his father, because he is a sailor, and who is neglected by his mother. Time after time he is expelled from school. Only teacher Bruis can really handle and restrain the boy. In n fit of rage and fear, Ciske kills his mother with a knife and is sent to a youth detention center. In the end, his father returns from the sea and decides to take care of him, together with his wife Aunt Jans.

Cast

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References

  1. 1 2 "Top 20 Dutch Features, 1945-1989". Variety . 29 October 1990. p. 46.


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