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Dreverhaven is dead. The city's most feared bailiff, the curse of the poor, the agent of law without compassion--discovered with a knife through his heart. A self-taught lawyer who just passed his exams was the last person to see Drevehaven alive. Now, the police want to know why he visited the...

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Corporate Author: Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Other Authors: van Diem, Mike., Geels, Laurens., Maas, Dick., Megen, Ruud van., Stoffers, Rogier., Boem, Paleis van., Decleir, Jan., Huêt, Fedja van, 1973-, Schuurman, Betty., Van Den Dop, Tamar., Löw, Victor, 1961-, Kesting, Hans., Bordewijk, Ferdinand, 1884-1965.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Dutch
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2003.
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Summary: Dreverhaven is dead. The city's most feared bailiff, the curse of the poor, the agent of law without compassion--discovered with a knife through his heart. A self-taught lawyer who just passed his exams was the last person to see Drevehaven alive. Now, the police want to know why he visited the old man, and the young barrister is ready to tell the story of a lifetime.
Item Description: Originally released as a motion picture.
Based on the novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.) : sd. (Dolby surround), col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD.
Audience: Rated R.
Awards: Grand Jury Prize at the Los Angeles International Film Festival (Diem), 1997; Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actor (DeCleir), 1997 ; Zlota Zaba at Camerimage (Stoffers), 1997; Gouden Kalf for Best Feature Film at the Nederlands Film Festival, 1997; Grolsch Film Award (DeCleir), 1997; Fantasporto Directors' Week Award (Diem), 1998; Paris Film Festival Grand Prix and Prix d'Interprétation Masculine (DeCleir), 1998; Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1998
Production Credits: Directed by Mike van Diem ; written by Mike van Diem, Laurens Geels, and Ruud van Megen ; cinematography, Rogier Stoffers ; editing, Jessica de Koning ; original music, Paleis van Boem.
ISBN: 0767889029