The Knife (1961)

  • 14
  • 03/02/1961 (NL)
  • Drama
  • 1h 29m

Overview

A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.

Fons Rademakers

Director

Hugo Claus

Writer

Cast

Reitze van der Linden's headshot

Reitze van der Linden

Thomas
Louise Videc's headshot

Louise Videc

Toni
Ellen Vogel's headshot

Ellen Vogel

Thoma's Moeder
Paul Camermans's headshot

Paul Camermans

Oscar

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