A Noble Intention

A Noble Intention

A Noble Intention

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A Noble Intention

2015

1h 55m

6.5(46 votes)

Drama

Overview

1888: a luthier, Vedder, has to step aside when his home, opposite the recently completed Central Station in Amsterdam, must yield for the planned Victoria Hotel. His cousin Anijs, pharmacist in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, has gotten into a fix after illegal medical practices, and is looking for a way out. For himself and his wife Martha, but also for a colony of poor peat cutters whom he promises a future in the United States. Committed - or is it pride? - the two of them think up a scheme from which they all will fully benefit. With tragic consequences.

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Mythberg Films

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Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Vedder

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

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Jacob Derwig

Anijs

Jacob Derwig

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Rifka Lodeizen

Martha

Rifka Lodeizen

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Zeb Troostwijk

Klein Pet

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Juda Goslinga

Bennemin

Juda Goslinga

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Elisabeth Hesemans

Mother Bennemin

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Joosje Duk

Johanna Bennemin

Joosje Duk

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Sander van Amsterdam

Lubber

Sander van Amsterdam

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Houk van Warmerdam

Sieger

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Thomas Cammaert

Ebert

Thomas Cammaert

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Leon Voorberg

Henkenhaf

Leon Voorberg

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John Leddy

Mr. Carstens

John Leddy

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Tobias Kersloot

Theo Vedder

Tobias Kersloot

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Peter Blankenstein

J.A. Schuurman

Peter Blankenstein

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Vilma Szécsi

Mrs. Carstens

Vilma Szécsi

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René van Zinnicq Bergmann

Doctor Amshoff

René van Zinnicq Bergmann

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Anne-May de Lijser

woman in train

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Herman Egberts

platform manager

Herman Egberts

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Hubert Fermin

Mayor Mr. Pottinga

Hubert Fermin

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Ditha van der Linden

midwife

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Menno van Beekum

notary Biederlack

Menno van Beekum

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Ids van der Krieke

postman

Ids van der Krieke

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Martijn Nieuwerf

Mayor Mr. van Tienhoven

Martijn Nieuwerf

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Hanne Arendzen

receptionist office Henkenhaf

Hanne Arendzen

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Ronald de Bruin

maitre victoria hotel

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Kirsten Mulder

nurse

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Lykele Muus

pharmaceut Halink

Lykele Muus

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