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    The Absentee

    36'

    1913-05-02

    7.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite the opposition of his family and friends. In anger his son Peter leaves home to enlist, while Grietje takes up her residence in another cottage. Six years pass, during which Grietje becomes acquainted with Minna's daughter Dina. Peter falls ill in Sumatra, but after falling in love with Dina, through the medium of photographs, he recovers and is drafted home again to Holland. He meets Dina and the two find that they truly love.

    DirectingAlbert CapellaniWritingGeorge Mitchell

    Cast

    1

    Dries Schoonejans

    Henri Étiévant

    1

    Peter Schoonejans

    Henri Rollan

    1

    Schoonmoeder Grietje / Mother-in-law Grietje

    Jeanne Grumbach

    1

    Minna Petrus

    Germaine Dermoz

    1

    Dina

    Raymonde Dupré

    1

    Henri Collen

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Netherlands
    • List of languages:
      1. No Language
    • List of companies:
      1. Pathé Frères
      2. Hollandsche Film
    • Vote Count: 2
    • Popularity: 0.3822
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:De afwezige

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