Apr 17, 1997
122 min
Full-HD

Character (1997)

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.

Category

History Drama

Country

Belgium Netherlands

Companies

First Floor Features Almerica Films

Jan Decleir

Dreverhaven

Fedja van Huêt

Katadreuffe

Betty Schuurman

Joba

Tamar van den Dop

Lorna Te George

Victor Löw

De Gankelaar

Hans Kesting

Jan Maan

Lou Landré

Rentenstein

Bernhard Droog

Stroomkoning

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