The Hiding Place (1975)

6.9/10 150 min Drama History

Overview

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and caught breaking rationing rules, they are sent to a concentration camp, where their Christian faith keeps them from despair and bitterness.

Cast

Julie Harris

Betsie ten Boom

Arthur O'Connell

Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'

Robert Rietti

Willem ten Boom

Tom van Beek

Dr. Heemstra

Nigel Hawthorne

Pastor De Ruiter

John Gabriel

Professor Zeiner

Bernard Kay

Fred Koonstra

David de Keyser

Eusie Koonstra

Norman Rodway

Van Der Veen

Carole Ann Ford

Woman

Michael Sheard

Kapteyn

Eileen Heckart

Katje

Bernard Archard

Lt. Rahms

Catherine Willmer

Mrs. Doreau

Edward Burnham

Underground Leader

Frances Ruffelle

Sarah Van Der Weghe (uncredited)

Jill Goldston

Woman in Camp (uncredited)

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