Greetings and a Living
5.5
Billy, a 20-year-old working-class youth, returns from military service hoping to build an independent life. Instead, he clashes with his father over his future and reluctantly takes a job in construction. After his friend Mike, a migrant worker, dies in an accident caused by the contractor’s greed, Billy lashes out in anger and loses his job. At the same time, his relationship with his girlfriend Mieke begins to fall apart when she is suspended from her teaching position.
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Cast
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Hans Royaards
Billy
Also in
Familie
Samson & Gert
Romain Deconinck
Father
Also in
De Kolderbrigade
Koko Flanel
Hanny Vree
Mieke
Also in
Amsterdam Paradise
Een mens van goede wil
Doris Van Caneghem
Frieda
Also in
Thuis
Talking to a Stranger
Marc Dex
Marc Dex
Also in
Familie
Mimoun Mohammed
Mike
No other roles listed
Cara Van Wersch
Huisbazin
Also in
Malpertuis
Louise, One Word of Love
Joris Collet
Garagehouder/Taxichauffeur
Known for
Daughters of Darkness
Marion Hänsel
Lerares Frans
Known for
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
René Verreth
Stef
Also in
De Collega's
Dennis
Gerda Marchand
Bazin
Also in
R.I.P.
Zomerrust
Miche Van Sandvliet
Miche
No other roles listed
Patrick Le Bon Director · Albert van der Wildt Cinematographer Magda Reypens Editor
First release August 23, 1974 · Produced in Belgium, Netherlands · Production Cinécentrum N.V.
Production
Showking Films
Production
Cinécentrum N.V.
Production
Belgium · Netherlands
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Original title
Salut en de kost
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Belgium · August 23, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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