Priest Daens (1992)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | nl |
| Popularity | 4.865 |
Directed By
Stijn Coninx
Crew
Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx
François Chevallier
Louis Paul Boon
Addy Weijers
Ryszard Chutkowski
Job Gosschalk
Kris Vinck
Allan Starski
Hans Pos
Philippe Van Damme
Benoît Theunissen
Jean-Luc Ormières
Guy De Lombaert
Fons Feyaerts
Koen Firlefijn
Yves Vandermeeren
Kristin Van Passel
Dirk Impens
Didier Frateur
Chris Hacken
Jo van Hende
Eddy Stevesyns
Patrice Martineau
Guy Cantraine
Philippe van Leer
Bogdan Michalak
Dave Schram
Walther van den Ende
Ludo Troch
Johan Dirckx
Guy Goossens
Els Rastelli
Miroslaw Marchwinski
Eric DeVos
Daphni Gadellaa
Ewin Ryckaert
Robert Brzeziński
Dirk van Rampelbergh
Frank Jansen
Hubert Pouille
Winnie Gallis
Dick Naastepad
Ann Van Aken
Dirk Brossé
Yan Tax
Glynn Speeckaert
Philippe Baudhuin
Philippe Ravoet
Fernand Auwera
Jerzy Piaseczny
Benoît Biral
Christian Monheim
Maria Peters
Henri Morelle
Ewa Skoczkowska
TOP CAST
Jan Decleir
Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe
Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck
Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas
Jan De Meeter
Karel Baetens
Jefke
Julien Schoenaerts
Bisschop Stillemans
Wim Meuwissen
Pieter Daens
Brit Alen
Louise Daens
Johan Leysen
Schmitt
Linda van Dyck
Elizabeth Borremans
Idwig Stephane
Eugene Borremans
Jappe Claes
Ponnet
Brenda Bertin
Marie
Alex Wilequet
Monsignor Goossens
Fred Van Kuyk
Burgemeester Van Wambeke
Herbert Flack
Van Langenhove (Liberaal)
Rik Hancké
Nuncio
Matthias Schoenaerts
Wannes Scholliers
Anna Grażyna Suchocka
Julia
Iwona Hofman
Clarice
Julia Banaszkiewicz
Nini
Brunon Bukowski
Commission Member
Andrzej Głoskowski
Commission Member
Sławomir Maciejewski
Gendarmerie Officer
Leon Niemczyk
Commission Member
Tadeusz Teodorczyk
Commission Member
Ludwik Benoit
Man beside Nini's Corpse
Genowefa Korska
Lisette
Mirosław Jękot
Gang Member
Dariusz Kowalski
Gang Member
Jacek Łuczak
Gang Member
Tadeusz Falana
Gang Member
Jacek Sut
Gang Member
Barbara Połomska
Woman giving out Soup
Wiesława Grochowska
Woman giving out Soup
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