The Good Hope (1934)
Overview
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.
Cast
Esther de Boer-van Rijk
Kniertje
Philip Dorn
Geert
Jan Van Ees
Barend
Annie Verhulst
Jo
Willem van der Veer
Reder Bos
Sophie de Vries-de Boer
Vrouw van Reder Bos
Coen Hissink
Kaps
Cissy Van Bennekom
Marietje
August Kiehl
Daantje
Aaf Bouber
Truus
Matthieu van Eysden
Sergeant Mariniers
