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The Little Shipowner
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The Little Shipowner

1988-02-14 · 55 min · ★ 9.5

Family · Comedy · Drama

A film made for television, based on the book of the same name by Libera Carlier. A Flemish family decides to spend the summer holidays on de Schelde. Father Janssen buys a second-hand boat and together with his wife and two sons he sets sail. What follows is a sequence of pleasant moments and disappointments, watched by the sceptical mother Janssen.

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Directors
Marc Lybaert
Production companies
Belgische Radio en Televisie
Countries
Belgium
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jo De MeyereVader Janssen
Sien EggersSien EggersMia
Suzanne JuchtmansDame
Machteld RamoudtMachteld RamoudtMoeder Janssen
Edward RoozeKarel
Bert StruysBert StruysSchipper
Derrick StruysZoon
Jannick StruysZoon
Oswald VersypZeiler

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