Little Crumb (1999)
Movie 1h 59m ★ 6.3/10 Netherlands
Good for tonight if you want to: i want to feel something, family night
Released in 1999, Little Crumb is a drama and family movie. It is directed by Maria Peters. The cast includes Ruud Feltkamp, Hugo Haenen and Rick Engelkes. The running time is 1h 59m. Audiences give it a decent score of 6.3 out of 10.
60Tonight Score A classic.
Synopsis
The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to Mrs. Koster soon after he was born. Foster mother Mrs. Koster, who has cared for him since he was a baby, is very poor too, unable to support him by herself and proves to be a cruel taskmaster who insists Crumb bring her money before shell feed him. Somehow he must earn his keep out on the streets and can only go home after he has earned enough money. Crumb becomes an urchin stealing from the streets barrows and the shops to stay alive, sleeping in churches or huddled in doorways. Sometimes he has to run off from the police and he has earned the enmity of the most grownups around him.
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Cast & crew
- Maria PetersDirector
- Ruud Feltkampas Kruimeltje
- Hugo Haenenas Wilkes
- Rick Engelkesas Harry Volker
- Yannick van de Veldeas Keesie
- Jack Wouterseas Bezoeker Vrouw Koster
- Jan Decleiras Vader Keyzer
- Thekla Reutenas Vera di Borboni / Lize van Dien
- Sacha Bulthuisas Vrouw Koster
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Questions about Little Crumb
- What genre is Little Crumb?
- Little Crumb is categorised as Drama, Family.
- Who stars in Little Crumb?
- Ruud Feltkamp, Hugo Haenen, Rick Engelkes, Yannick van de Velde, Jack Wouterse appear in the main cast.
- Who directed Little Crumb?
- Maria Peters directed Little Crumb.
- How long is Little Crumb?
- Little Crumb runs for 1h 59m (119 minutes).
- Is Little Crumb worth watching?
- It holds an audience score of 6.3/10. Check the similar titles below if you want alternatives in the same style.
- Where can I watch Little Crumb?
- Availability changes by country and over time. Use the "Where to watch" links on this page to see which legal streaming, rental or purchase services currently offer it.
