Watch Melancholy Tales (1975) Official Trailer
6.3 / 10 IMDb March 20, 1975 1h 35m
A series of four stories written by the Dutch writer Heere Heeresma, interpreted by four different directors. A confirmed bachelor bumps into his secretary after work. An old man just wants to be left alone at Christmas time. A former sailor yearns to get back to the sea, away from his clarinet playing wife. A shopkeeper in a rowboat gets into an argument with a postman on a bicycle.
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
March 20, 1975
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
Dutch
Country
Netherlands
Writers
Producers
Cast
Henny Alma
as Moeder van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Fien Berghegge
as Vrouw in de bus (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Jon Bluming
as Jon (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
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Jan Dahmen
as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
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Menno Dijkstra
as Jongen in de kroeg (segment ''Zeeman tussen wal en schip'')
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
as Winkelier (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Rijk de Gooyer
as Postbode (segment "Een winkelier keert niet weerom")
Lex Goudsmit
as Opa (segment "De smalle oude man")
Joost Prinsen
as Man van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Wieteke van Dort
as Vrouw van wijkcomité (segment "De smalle oude man")
Peer Mascini
as Schoft (segment "De smalle oude man")
Hugo Metsers
as Meneer Frits (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Pleuni Touw
as Juffrouw Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Sacco van der Made
as Vader van Lenie (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
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Lida Lobo-Polak
as Juffrouw Kannegieter (segment ''Meneer Frits'')
Siem Vroom
as Kroegbaas (segment ''De smalle oude man'')
Frans Mulder
as Snackbaruitbater (segment ''De smalle oude man'')
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Ralph Wingens
as Schoft (segment ''De smalle oude man'')
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Helen Hedy
as Onderbuurvrouw (segment ''De smalle oude man'')
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Paul Meijer
as Marktkoopman (segment ''De smalle oude man'')
Production Companies
Sigma Film Productions
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