Pallieter poster

Pallieter

5.3(6)19751h 29m2

In this film version of the Dutch-language classic ('heimat'-)novel by Flemish author Felix Timmermans, the title character is a city-boy from Lier who after recovering from a life-threatening disease changes his life completely and his name to the self-invented Pallieter. He moves in with Charlote, a naive, caring relative in the country, where he starts frolicking, no longer caring for image, career or possessions, but concentrates on enjoying life -such as a draftee relative's Brueghelian wedding- and finds love with Marieke. A dark story-line however is when projected work on the river in the name of economical progress threatens the rural landscape they have fallen in love with...

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Dutch

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Hugo Claus

Produced in

Netherlands, Belgium

Where to watch

Availability for United Kingdom. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1412 Dec 1975
  • FranceFR

    • Digital / OTT12Netflix19 Nov 2021
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical926 Feb 1976

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Pallieter was released on 12 December 1975.

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