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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Mike Van Diem |
| Stars: |
Jan Decleir |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Fathers And Sons · Drama (General) · Dutch |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
043396023390 |
| Release Date: |
1997 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 54min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
German |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 5min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (February 04, 2003) UPC: 043396085572 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Original German; Subtitled English, 1hr 54min Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (October 06, 1998) UPC: 043396023390 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Mike Van Diem |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/27/1998, p.E14, Janet Maslin): "...[A] visually arresting film....As played with effective, deliberate stoniness by Jan Decleir, Dreverhaven is indeed an imposing figure..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Based on the popular classic 1938 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk, a drama about a timeless struggle between father and son - a struggle even the father knows the son is destined to win. Dreverhaven, the city's most feared bailiff, is dead, discovered with a knife through his heart. A self-taught lawyer who just passed his exams was the last person to see Dreverhaven alive. Now, the police want to know why he visited the old man, and the young barrister is ready to tell the story of a lifetime. Winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. |
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