Village by the River (1959)

  • NR
  • 12/01/1959 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 32m

Overview

An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.

Fons Rademakers

Director, Writer

Antoon Coolen

Novel

Hugo Claus

Writer

Cast

Max Croiset's headshot

Max Croiset

Dr. Van Taeke
Mary Dresselhuys's headshot

Mary Dresselhuys

Mrs. Van Taeke
Bernard Droog's headshot

Bernard Droog

Cis den Dove
Jan Retèl's headshot

Jan Retèl

Thijs van Erpen
Jan Teulings's headshot

Jan Teulings

Burgemeester
Jan Lemaire Sr.'s headshot

Jan Lemaire Sr.

Willem
Hans Kaart's headshot

Hans Kaart

Sjef
Dick Swidde's headshot

Dick Swidde

Nooteboom

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