

105 minutes
12/21/1934
Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

Esther de Boer-van Rijk
as Kniertje

Philip Dorn
as Geert

Jan Van Ees
as Barend

Annie Verhulst
as Jo

Willem van der Veer
as Reder Bos

Sophie de Vries-de Boer
as Vrouw van Reder Bos
Miep van den Berg
as Clementine

Coen Hissink
as Kaps
Willem Hunsche
as Simon

Cissy Van Bennekom
as Marietje

August Kiehl
as Daantje
Anton Verheyen
as Kobus

Aaf Bouber
as Truus
Clara Vischer-Blaaser
as Saart

Matthieu van Eysden
as Sergeant Mariniers