The Little Shipowner

Feb 14, 1988

0h 55m

★ 10.0

Overview

A film made for television, based on the book of the same name by Libera Carlier. A Flemish family decides to spend the summer holidays on de Schelde. Father Janssen buys a second-hand boat and together with his wife and two sons he sets sail. What follows is a sequence of pleasant moments and disappointments, watched by the sceptical mother Janssen.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Belgische Radio en Televisie

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Cast

Vader Janssen

Jo De Meyere

Mia

Sien Eggers

Dame

Suzanne Juchtmans

Moeder Janssen

Machteld Ramoudt

Karel

Edward Rooze

Schipper

Bert Struys

Zoon

Derrick Struys

Zoon

Jannick Struys

Zeiler

Oswald Versyp

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