The Conscript

The Conscript (1974)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1974-02-08
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Elan Film N.V.
  • Production Country: Belgium, Netherlands
  • Director: Roland Verhavert
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In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this grim, then contemporary drama by the 'father of Flemish literature', Hendrik Conscience, Jan Braems, a poor and naive farmers-boy, accepts the not uncommon offer by a rich family to sell his lucky ticket (out) to their son for a hefty sum compared to the miserable labor wages at the time. Army life is even harsher then a farmhand's, especially for a Dutch-speaking an-alphabet who simply can't understand his francophone superiors, and Jan's nature is not complacent enough for military discipline even by todays standards, so he soon gets into all kinds of trouble, including gambling his capital away and a venereal disease. When his girlfriend back home goes looking for him, her life is doomed as well.

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  • Jan Decleir

    as Jan Braems
  • Ansje Beentjes

    as Katrien
  • Gaston Vandermeulen

    as Grootvader
  • Gella Allaert

    as Katriens moeder
  • Bernard Verheyden

    as Karel
  • Marieke van Leeuwen

    as Hoertje
  • Idwig Stephane

    as Korporaal
  • Eddy Asselbergs

    as Boef
  • Leo Madder

    as Boef
  • Denise Zimmerman

    as Vrouw van kommandant
  • Rudi Van Vlaenderen

    as Dokter
  • Johan Vanderbracht

    as Kommandant
  • Werner Kopers

    as Maris
  • Charles Gilbert

    as
  • Roger Bolders

    as
Writing Hendrik Conscience Novel
Production Jan van Raemdonck Producer
Writing Nic Bal Screenplay
Writing Roland Verhavert Screenplay
Editing Monique Lebrun Editor
Directing Roland Verhavert Director
Editing Peter Simons Editor
Crew Ralf Boumans Cinematography
Production J.E. Lauwers Producer