The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
121 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike van DiemScreenplay
- Mike van DiemDirector
- Het Paleis van BoemOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jan DecleirDreverhaven
- Fedja van HuêtKatadreuffe
- Betty SchuurmanJoba
- Tamar van den DopLorna Te George
- Victor LöwDe Gankelaar
- Hans KestingJan Maan
- Lou LandréRentenstein
- Bernhard DroogStroomkoning
- Frans VorstmanInspector de Bree
- Fred GoessensSchuwagt
- Jasper GottliebJacob (6 years old)
- Marius GottliebJacob (6 years old)
Stills
Themes
law and ethics