Ciske the Rat (1955 film)
| Ciske the Rat | |
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Staudte |
| Written by | Piet Bakker (novel) & Wolfgang Staudte (writer) |
| Produced by | Hans Boekman and Co ter Linden |
| Music by | Steye van Brandenberg and Herbert Windt |
| Distributed by | Filmproductie Maatschappij Amsterdam |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Netherlands West Germany |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | 275.000 gulden |
| Box office | 2,432,500 admissions (Netherlands) |
Ciske the Rat (Dutch: Ciske de Rat) is a 1955 Dutch drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on the Ciske trilogy by Piet Bakker. The film was remade in 1984 and turned into a popular musical in 2007.
With 2,433,000 viewers it was the most popular Dutch film of all-time until surpassed a few years later by Fanfare. The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it won a Silver Lion of San Marco. It has also received an honorable mention from the Office Catholique Internationale du Cinéma.
A German version has been made with other actors, titled Ciske: Ein Kind braucht Liebe (Ciske: A Child Needs Love).