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The Rattle Rat

1987 · 90 min

A light, wry Dutch crime caper that ambles between city and countryside, mixing mild suspense with dry humour and oddball charm.

Directed by
Wim Verstappen
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Faber, Marc Klein Essink
Tagline
Amsterdam's best known police duo at it's best.
Overview
A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.

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Directed by
Wim Verstappen
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
Starring
Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Faber, Marc Klein Essink
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • deception
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, action, drama, thriller, comedy
Directed by
Wim Verstappen
Written by
Rogier Proper, Wim Verstappen
Starring
Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Faber, Marc Klein Essink, Bernhard Droog, Sacco van der Made, Marjan Berk, Annemieke Verdoorn, Hidde Maas
Runtime
90 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, Frisian

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