Will o' the Wisp

Will o' the Wisp

1973•1h 48m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

A rainy evening in the harbor of Antwerp. A man named Laarmans is on his way home even though he doesn't want to. Three lost Eastern sailors are looking for a woman named Maria Van Dam and ask Laermans to show them the way. He decides to help them find this mysterious woman.

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Production

Iris Films, Appletree Filmproductions

Language

NL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Romain Deconinck

Romain Deconinck

Laarmans

Eva Kant

Maria Van Dam

Dora van der Groen

Dora van der Groen

Mevrouw Laarmans

Maszar Hussein Sjeikh

Ali

Niaz Faruqi

2e Pakistani

Shafiq Ahmad

3e Pakistani

Tim Beekman

Uitsmijter

Fred Van Kuyk

Fred Van Kuyk

Politieagent

Thomas Emiel

Eerste politieagent

Senné Cois

Tweede politieagent

Linda van Beilo

Prostituee

Yvette Ravel

Prostituee

Herman Haak

Zoon van de vrouw uit de winkel

Jeroen Camerlycnk

Helene Present

Sies Foletta

Jacques Luijer

Ronnie Commissaris

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