De Proefkonijnen

1979•Unknown runtime•

★4.3(3 ratings)

Drama

Overview

The men of Chemics International lead a quiet life. However, this is cruelly disrupted by an industrial accident in which a toxic substance is released. Some workers are killed; many others are irrevocably contaminated and may suffer permanent injuries. The management, government, press and unions do not react, seeing this as an unfortunate incident. When one of Herman and Jef's best friends also dies, they have had enough. Together they made an ultimate attempt to reveal the truth to the outside world.

Director

Guido Henderickx

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jan Decleir

Jef

Peter Faber

Herman

Chris Lomme

Ann

An Nelissen

Rita

Yvonne Delcour

De Proefkonijnen

1979•Unknown runtime•

★4.3(3 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Director

Guido Henderickx

Watchlist

Main Cast

Jan Decleir

Jef

Peter Faber

Herman

Chris Lomme

Ann

An Nelissen

Rita

Yvonne Delcour

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Guido Henderickx
Second Unit Director: Robbe De Hert
Assistant Director: Andrea Heirman

Writing

Scenario Writer: Guido Henderickx
Scenario Writer: Piet Pirijns

Production

Production Manager: Gérard Vercruysse
Producer: André Thomas

Music & Sound

Music: Alain Pierre
Sound Mixer: Dan Van Bever
Sound: Jules Goris

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Walther van den Ende

Editing

Editor: Magda Reypens
Editor: Ludo Troch

Art Direction

Art Direction: Wally Van Looy
Art Direction: Jean-Claude Block
Art Direction: Benny Mees
Art Direction: Luke Allaert
Art Direction: Philippe Graff

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Frieda Dauphin
Costume Design: Frieda Verhees

Did You Know?

It was a co-production between: Belgium, Netherlands.

The film was directed by Guido Henderickx.

Cinematography was handled by Walther van den Ende.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0176051.

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Rating

4.3/10

Mixed

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

De Proefkonijnen

Status:

Released

Language:

Nederlands

Country of Origin:

Belgium, Netherlands

Production Companies:

Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)

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De Proefkonijnen

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Jan Decleir

Peter Faber

Chris Lomme

An Nelissen

Yvonne Delcour

De Proefkonijnen

Overview

Director

Main Cast

Jan Decleir

Peter Faber

Chris Lomme

An Nelissen

Yvonne Delcour

Vic Moeremans

Doris Arden

Bert Abspoel

Juliette Van de Sompel

Lia Lee

Filip van Luchene

Wim van den Brink

Full Crew

Direction

Writing

Production

Music & Sound

Cinematography

Editing

Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

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Did You Know?

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Last Orders

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