The Dress
Genres
Overview
The story of a summer dress and those who have to do with it, especially the train conductor (played by van Warmerdam, the director). The dress functions as catalyst for the whimsical events, which turns out to be either tragic or hilarious.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1996-03-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
6.579
Henri Garcin
Van Tilt
Ingeborg Elzevier
Mrs. Van Tilt
Ricky Koole
Chantalle
Ariane Schluter
Cleaning Woman
Khaldoun Elmecky
Cremer
Margo Dames
Stewardess
Frans Vorstman
Loohman
Peter Blok
De Vos
Jacob Derwig
Koerier
Rudolf Lucieer
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Carol van Herwijnen
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Rijk de Gooyer
Martin
Elizabeth Hoytink
Stella
Jack Wouterse
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Kees Hulst
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Loes Luca
Blind Woman
Alex van Warmerdam
Train conductor
Pieter Verhoeff
Train conductor
Eric van der Donk
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Jack Vecht
Hengelaar
Jaap Spijkers
Busdriver
Leny Breederveld
Chantalle's mother
Bert Bunschoten
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Olga Zuiderhoek
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Susan Visser
prostitute
Kees Prins
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Marc van Warmerdam
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Titus Muizelaar
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Marcel Roijaards
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Ramdew Krishna
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Bert Luppes
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Harald van der Lubbe
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