The Good Hope (1934)

Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

• Release Date: 1934-12-21
• Runtime: 1h 45min
• Production Company: M.H.D. Film
• Production Country: Netherlands
• Directors: Louis Saalborn, Alex Benno.