“Amsterdam's best known police duo at it's best.”
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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2 films
Cast
45 people
Rijk de Gooyer
Adjudant Grijpstra
Known for
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Soldier of Orange
Peter Faber
Brigadier de Gier
Known for
Soldier of Orange
Ciske the Rat
Wim Verstappen
Also in
IJdijk
Frans Rasker
Marc Klein Essink
Hoofdagent Cardozo
Also in
Medisch Centrum West
Framed
Janwillem van de Wetering
Bernhard Droog
Commissaris
Known for
Character
Rogier Proper
Sacco van der Made
Cafébaas Troelstra
Also in
The Factory
Q&Q
Marjan Berk
Mevrouw Grijpstra
Also in
The Factory
The Mantle of Love
Annemieke Verdoorn
Hylkje Hilarius
Also in
Medisch Centrum West
The Seducers of Saint-Tropez
Hidde Maas
Luitenant Sudema
Known for
Amsterdamned
Wim Verstappen Director · Rogier Proper Writer Janwillem van de Wetering Author
First release February 5, 1987 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, Western Frisian
Production
AVRO
Production
Spieghel Filmproductiemaatschappij
Production
Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
De RatelRat
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · Western Frisian
Release dates
Netherlands · February 5, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 1, 1989 · video premiere
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