The Absentee

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Henri Étiévant

Dries Schoonejans

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Henri Rollan

Peter Schoonejans

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Jeanne Grumbach

Schoonmoeder Grietje / Mother-in-law Grietje

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Germaine Dermoz

Minna Petrus

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Raymonde Dupré

Dina

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Henri Collen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Albert Capellani
Writing	Theatre Play	George Mitchell
Department	Role	Name

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