Village by the River
An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- Netherlands
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.
Top credits
- Max Croiset — Dr. Van Taeke
- Mary Dresselhuys — Mrs. Van Taeke
- Bernard Droog — Cis den Dove
- Jan Retèl — Thijs van Erpen
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• This was the first Dutch feature to be shown in the United States.
• For this film, Fons Rademakers became the first Dutch filmmaker to be nominated for an Academy Award.
• Art director Friso Wiegersma is the son of the real doctor on which Anton Coolen based his novels.
See all trivia →User reviews
Bromsnor as the constable
DOCTOR IN THE VILLAGE (Fons Rademekers, 1958) ***
First Black & White Dutch Movie
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
