“Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
Dick van der Velde
Kees Brusse
Jenny van Maerlant
Riek Schagen
Stine Lerou
Lies Franken
Katja Ernst
Rob de Vries
Cees Laseur
Paul Steenbergen
Jan Teulings
Guus Oster
Johan Valk
Ben Groenier
Hans Tiemeyer
Joan Remmelts
Johan Kaart
Heidi Ewert
Dick Bos
Piet van Leeuwen
Tjeerd de Vries
Annie Langenaken
Hans Kips
Puck Uileman
Kees Pruis
Willy Ruys
Jan Blaaser
Frans Van Schaik
Bernard Droog
Bert van der Linden
Theo Van Vliet