Registration of the 1987 perfomance by the Dutch theatregroup De Appel of the tragedy 'Faëton Of Reuckeloze Stoutheit' by the poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel from 1663. The story is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and begins begins with the Sun God Phoebus who fathered four children with Clymene. When the children grow up, they go with their mother in search of father, but they wonder whether he really exists. When Phoebus hears this, he promises to fulfill every wish of his children. His son Faëton takes advantage of this and wants to spend a day in the solar chariot through the universe. That causes a lot of problems on earth, since Faëton's recklessness almost causes extinction.
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Cast
12 people
Christine Ewert
Klymene
Also in
Daddy-Long-Legs
Alexander van Heteren
Faëton
Also in
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
Slot Marsepeinstein
Joke Last
Faetuze
No other roles listed
Oda Spelbos
Lampete
Known for
Vincent & Theo
Lilian Bakker
Febe
No other roles listed
Sacha Bulthuis
Rei van Uren
Known for
Stricken
Wim Bouwens
Hemelraad
Also in
Beatrix, Orange under fire
Win/Win
Aus Greidanus
Jupiter
Also in
Arcadia
The 12 from Oldenheim
Trudy Labij
Faam
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Love Trap
Business Is Business
Carol Linssen
Febus
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Will van Kralingen
Juno
Also in
Flikken Maastricht
Wild Mussels
René Vernout
Hemelraad
Also in
Oppassen!!!
Hans Croiset Director · Jan Venema Director Joost van den Vondel Writer
First release September 15, 1990
Production
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
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Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · September 15, 1990
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