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  • De vliegende Hollander (1995)
  • 140 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
De vliegende Hollander (1995)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches, only harshening the Spanish Inquisition, sparkling the ...See moreLate 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches, only harshening the Spanish Inquisition, sparkling the Eighty Years War. Flanders, 1568: Italian minstrel Campanelli tells he followed a Dutchman, the robber of a golden chalice, but failed to prevent him being taken -after banging a country-girl- by the men of a rigid farmer Netelneck, who has him tied-up inside a huge shit-container. After Campanelli frees him, the gold stays inside, and the Dutchman is killed, but the minstrel turns to offer the paying audience a happier version. Seven years later, he scares the Dutchman's posthumous son into bringing him food and convinces the kid he can fly, like his dad, who is on a grand ship, but fails to drag the gold out and is blinded and chased by Netelneck. Fourteen years later, the minstrel returns and tricks Netelneck into diving after the gold himself so he can drawn the bastard, then sets the 'little Dutchman' on the road to find his father, who proves a mere thief living in a beached shipwreck. Both join a brigand band, but it ends up arrested by the Spaniards and imprisoned under the authority of Netelneck's son, who has him thrown in an oubliette forced to scoop water, but Lotte, his only lover ever, notices something she gave him and believes her son, now she's Netelneck junior's wife, is the little Dutchman's... Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Christoph Hahnheiser (as Christoph Meyer-Wiel) | Alain Keytsman | Jos Stelling
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May 11, 1995 (Netherlands)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
René Groothof
Hollander Hollander   See fewer
Gene Bervoets
Zoon van Netelneck Zoon van Netelneck   See fewer
Gerard Thoolen
Gevangenisdirecteur Gevangenisdirecteur   See fewer
Willy Vandermeulen
Netelneck Netelneck   See fewer
Michiel Groothof
Kleine Hollander Kleine Hollander   See fewer
Josse De Pauw
Hoedelaar Hoedelaar   See fewer
Ingrid De Vos
Moeder Hollander Moeder Hollander   See fewer
Senne Rouffaer
Hennetaster Hennetaster   See fewer
Bert André
Cackpot Cackpot   See fewer
Niels Vandormael
Kleine Netelneck Kleine Netelneck   See fewer
Ronald de Keersmaeker
Jonge zoon Netelneck Jonge zoon Netelneck   See fewer
Daniel Emilfork
Ketterjager Ketterjager   See fewer
Nino Manfredi
Campanelli Campanelli   See fewer
Pedro Romero
Spanjool Spanjool   See fewer
Tony Belis
Opkoper Opkoper   See fewer
Cas Enklaar
Opkoper Opkoper   See fewer
Max Schnur
Voorman Voorman   See fewer
Barbara Kosmal
Kleine Lotte Kleine Lotte   See fewer
Jenny Tanghe
Oudere vrouw Oudere vrouw   See fewer
Sijtze van der Meer
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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