Little Crumb
The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to Mrs. Koster soon after he was born. Foster mother Mrs. Koster, who has cared for him since he was a baby, is very poor too, unable to support him by herself and proves to be a cruel taskmaster who insists Crumb bring her money before shell feed him. Somehow he must earn his keep out on the streets and can only go home after he has earned enough money. Crumb becomes an urchin stealing from the streets barrows and the shops to stay alive, sleeping in churches or huddled in doorways. Sometimes he has to run off from the police and he has earned the enmity of the most grownups around him.
Release Date
December 22, 1999Runtime
119 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Maria Peters, Rob Blomkwist, Arjan Eekels, Kim Klaase, Elly VerduycktLanguage
Dutch; FlemishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Ruud Feltkamp
KruimeltjeHugo Haenen
WilkesRick Engelkes
Harry VolkerYannick van de Velde
KeesieJack Wouterse
Bezoeker Vrouw KosterJan Decleir
Vader KeyzerThekla Reuten
Vera di Borboni / Lize van DienSacha Bulthuis
Vrouw KosterLou Landré
Loketbeambte H.A.L.Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Bewaker hondenparkKay Greidanus
TrekschuitjongetjeMaarten Wansink
GlaszetterAus Greidanus
Dronken man in celEric van der Donk
CommissarisGonny Gaakeer
Aardige mevrouwAllard van der Scheer
GroentenmanAnneke Blok
Moeder KeesieTessa Schram
Kind van moeder KeesieEmilie Pos
Kind van moeder KeesieJaap Spijkers
Vader KeesieJoop Doderer
KosterTim den Besten
Kwajongen vismarktCharlotte Besijn
Verpleegster ZiekenhuisLou-Lou Rhemrev
Aardige mevrouw kerkCasper Gimbrère
Agent kerkRick Nicolet
Moeder KeyzerWim Serlie
SlagerWimie Wilhelm
Nieuwe bewoonsterJaap Maarleveld
Oude buurmanPaul Kooij
OnderwijzerLaus Steenbeeke
Verkoper pianozaakHarry van Rijthoven
Dokter 2Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard
Dienstbode VeraAdrian LaTourelle
Verkoper scheepswinkelImages
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