Boefje
Summary
Social drama about a street urchin made good.
'Boefje', published in 1903, is M.J. Brusse's most popular book. It tells the story of Jan Grovers, a street urchin from Rotterdam with a heart of gold who ends up in a reform school in the southern province of Brabant. Rumours about a screen version of the book had been doing the rounds for years but it wasn't until 1935 that it actually happened.
The role of Boefje went to 45 year old (!) actress Annie van Ees who had played the part on stage to great acclaim for many years. Detlef Sierck directed the film and left before the film's premiere to go to the States where he became the renowned director Douglas Sirk.
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Cast
Actor
- Mr. Grovers
- Housekeeper at presbytery
- Pietje Puk
- Shop-keeper
- Clerk of the court
- Brother Nardus
- Indian chief
- Chairman Pro Juventute
- Priest
- Prior
- Boefje's lawyer
- Chimney sweep
- Counsel of defence for Pietje Puck
- Drunk man
- Brother Petrus
- Police officer
- Judge
- Psychiatrist
- Gaudily dresses woman
- Presiding judge
- Boefje, Jan Grovers
- Officer
- Woman at fair
- Brother Severus
- Judge
- Mrs. Geldens
- Mrs. Grovers
- Fishwife
- Bailiff
- Grandfather
- Police officer
- Manager prison
Crew
- Composer
- Set dresser
- Director
- Producer
- Director's assistent
- Camera
- Editing
- Assistant camera
Technical notations
Resources
K. Dittrich, Achter het doek: Duitse immigranten in de Nederlandse speelfilm in de jaren dertig, Houten (1987), pp. 145-146
Centrale Commissie voor de Filmkeuring (Nationaal Archief; G1801)