The Burglar
Genres
Overview
Burgler and master safe-cracker Glimmie is asked to find a young woman called Fanny by her rich stepfather Van Borsen. However, Glimmie remains suspicious of the man and decides that Fanny has to be protected by him and his pal 'De Bonk'. He is soon proved correct and winds up a scapegoat in Van Borsen's scheme. After his release from prison, Glimmie plans his revenge with some help from a young cleaning girl called Slofje.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1972-09-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.6
Rijk de Gooyer
Willem "Glimmie" Burg
Jennifer Willems
Angelique 'Slofje'
Jon Bluming
De Bonk
Willeke van Ammelrooy
Fanny
Bob de Lange
Van Borsen
Sylvia de Leur
Miep
Frits Lambrechts
Inspecteur Van Hol 'de Stoer'
Han Bentz van den Berg
President van de rechtbank
Anny de Lange
Glimmies moeder
Roelant Radier
Spion van Van Borsen
Dolf Lasscher
Van Huiberk
Hans Croiset
Raadsheer
Ronny Bierman
Hoertje
Ingeborg Jonassen
Leni Scheepers
Henk Votel
Jopie
Allard van der Scheer
Advocaat
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