The Absentee

The Absentee

1913
36m
5.0

5.0/10

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Overview

Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite the opposition of his family and friends. In anger his son Peter leaves home to enlist, while Grietje takes up her residence in another cottage. Six years pass, during which Grietje becomes acquainted with Minna's daughter Dina. Peter falls ill in Sumatra, but after falling in love with Dina, through the medium of photographs, he recovers and is drafted home again to Holland. He meets Dina and the two find that they truly love.

Status: Released

Language: NL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pathé Frères Hollandsche Film
Production Countries
Netherlands
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Original Title De afwezige
Release Date May 2, 1913
Status Released
Language NL
IMDb ID tt0163969

Cast

Henri Étiévant
Henri Étiévant

Dries Schoonejans

Henri Rollan
Henri Rollan

Peter Schoonejans

Jeanne Grumbach
Jeanne Grumbach

Schoonmoeder Grietje / Mother-in-law Grietje

Germaine Dermoz
Germaine Dermoz

Minna Petrus

Raymonde Dupré
Raymonde Dupré

Dina

Henri Collen
Henri Collen

Key Crew

Albert Capellani
Director

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