Priest Daens

Priest Daens

1992/10/01 • Released • Dutch, French, Latin, Spanish

Drama
History
7.1
2h 18m

Overview

In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. He's expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman's rape; children die; prelates play billiards.

Director : Stijn Coninx

Casts
Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Adolf Daens

Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Charles Woeste

Antje De Boeck

Antje De Boeck

Nette Scholliers

Michaël Pas

Michaël Pas

Jan De Meeter

Karel Baetens

Jefke

Julien Schoenaerts

Julien Schoenaerts

Bisschop Stillemans

Wim Meuwissen

Pieter Daens

Brit Alen

Louise Daens

Johan Leysen

Johan Leysen

Schmitt

Linda van Dyck

Linda van Dyck

Elizabeth Borremans

Idwig Stephane

Idwig Stephane

Eugene Borremans

Jappe Claes

Jappe Claes

Ponnet

Brenda Bertin

Marie

Alex Wilequet

Monsignor Goossens

Fred Van Kuyk

Fred Van Kuyk

Burgemeester Van Wambeke

Herbert Flack

Herbert Flack

Van Langenhove (Liberaal)

Rik Hancké

Nuncio

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Wannes Scholliers

Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Julia

Iwona Hofman

Clarice

Julia Banaszkiewicz

Nini

Brunon Bukowski

Brunon Bukowski

Commission Member

Andrzej Głoskowski

Andrzej Głoskowski

Commission Member

Sławomir Maciejewski

Sławomir Maciejewski

Gendarmerie Officer

Leon Niemczyk

Leon Niemczyk

Commission Member

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Commission Member

Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Man beside Nini's Corpse

Genowefa Korska

Lisette

Mirosław Jękot

Gang Member

Dariusz Kowalski

Dariusz Kowalski

Gang Member

Jacek Łuczak

Gang Member

Tadeusz Falana

Tadeusz Falana

Gang Member

Jacek Sut

Jacek Sut

Gang Member

Barbara Połomska

Barbara Połomska

Woman giving out Soup

Wiesława Grochowska

Woman giving out Soup

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