Fair in the Rain

Mar 15, 1962

1h 35m

★ 4.5

Overview

After being released from prison a career criminal wants to start a new life. To finance this new life he decides to rob a small-town bank during a funfair. Meanwhile, he's trying to get rid of a women who can tie him to a previous crime.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Polygoon-Profilti Productie

Filmfabriek Profilti NV

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Cast

Freddy Freese

Guido de Moor

Willy van Os

André van den Heuvel

Bankdirecteur Overhagen

Ko van Dijk

Annie Holst

Andrea Domburg

Miep Overhagen

Mieke Verstraete

Wadman

Joris Diels

Schiettenthouder Hugo Miermans

Guus Verstraete

Fien

Hetty Blok

Hans van den Toorn

Wim Van den Heuvel

Rechter-commissaris

Lo van Hensbergen

Prins

Cruys Voorbergh

Jet Van Dijck-Rieckert (as Jet van Dijk-Rieker)

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