The captain of a ship in port has been entrusted with a secret government mission. He gives leave to the crew, but orders them to report back each morning. As the days go by, and the sailing date still remains a secret, the crew are thrown into a state of increasing uncertainty. The film concentrates on two crew members whose experiences are coloured by the omnipresent reality of the ship which is about to depart.
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Cast
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Petra Laseur
Laure
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Family
Julien Schoenaerts
Pierre Wesselmans
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Daens
Senne Rouffaer
Jessen
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The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
Kapitein Zeppos
Kris Betz
Conductor
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The Tale of the Good Murderer
Edward Deleu
Frenkel
Marlene Edeling
Meisje
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Een zachtmoedige vrouw
F.C. De Kampioenen
Bert Struys
Kapitein
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Soldier of Orange
Pros Verbruggen
Consul
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De geboorte en dood van Dirk Vandersteen jr.
Roland Verhavert Director · Ivo Michiels Author Herman Wuyts Editor
First release September 7, 1966 · Produced in Netherlands, Belgium · Production Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)
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Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België)
Production
Netherlands · Belgium
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Original title
Het afscheid
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Belgium · September 7, 1966
Netherlands · September 7, 1966
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No release date listed for United States.
France
November 12, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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