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Director
  
Roland Verhavert

Story by
  
Hendrik Conscience

Duration
  

Country
  
Belgium

6.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Roland Verhavert, Nic Bal

Language
  
Dutch

The Conscript movie poster

Writer
  
Nic Bal
,
Hendrik Conscience

Release date
  
28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)

Initial release
  
February 8, 1974 (Belgium)

Cast
  
Jan Decleir
(Jan Braems),
Ansje Beentjes
(Katrien),
Gaston Vandermeulen
(Grootvader),
Gella Allaert
(Katriens moeder),
Bernard Verheyden
(Karel),
Idwig Stephane
(Korporaal)

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The Conscript (Dutch: De loteling) is a 1974 Belgian drama film directed by Roland Verhavert, based on the eponymous novel by Hendrik Conscience. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. It was also selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Plot

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Flanders, early 19th century. The poor farmer's boy Jan Braems takes the place of the son of a rich man who would've otherwise been drafted in the army. Braems joins the army, where he visits a prostitute and contracts an STD. After taking some ill advice from his comrades he washes his eyes with his own urine, which causes him to go blind. Nevertheless his girlfriend refuses to part from him, no matter what circumstances.

Cast

  • Jan Decleir as Jan Braems
  • Ansje Beentjes as Katrien
  • Gaston Vandermeulen as Grootvader
  • Gella Allaert as Katriens moeder
  • Bernard Verheyden as Karel
  • Idwig Stéphane as Korporaal
  • Eddy Asselbergs as Boef (I)
  • Leo Madder as Boef (II)
  • Denise Zimmerman as Vrouw van kommandant
  • Rudi Van Vlaenderen as Dokter
  • Johan Vanderbracht as Kommandant
  • Gilbert Charles
  • Werner Kopers as Maris
  • Marieke van Leeuwen as Hoertje
  • References

    The Conscript Wikipedia
    The Conscript IMDb The Conscript themoviedb.org