

That Joyous Eve...
1960-10-26 · 97 min · ★ 5.8
The story of three torn apart families on the verge of Sinterklaasavond, the Dutch equivalent of Christmas Eve.
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- Directors
- Fons Rademakers
- Production companies
- NFM
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Status
- Released
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Ellen VogelNorah Leegher-Buwalda
Guus HermusDe heer Leegher
Ank van der MoerMevrouw Keizer
Jan TeulingsDe heer Keizer
Yoka BerrettyMevrouw Lomijn
Guus OsterDe heer Lomijn
Ina van Faassen
Manfred de Graaf
Peter Faber
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