The Burglar

The Burglar (1972)

De Inbreker

Burgler and master safe-cracker Glimmie is asked to find a young woman called Fanny by her rich stepfather Van Borsen. However, Glimmie remains suspicious of the man and decides that Fanny has to be protected by him and his pal 'De Bonk'. He is soon proved correct and winds up a scapegoat in Van Borsen's scheme. After his release from prison, Glimmie plans his revenge with some help from a young cleaning girl called Slofje.

Date of release
1972-09-07
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director
Frans Weisz

Casting

Interesting facts

The Burglar is a 1972 Dutch thriller directed by Frans Weisz.

Production

For the film adaptation of August Defresne’s crime novel, producer Rob du Mée chose the intellectual Frans Weisz to direct. Weisz was unhappy with du Mée’s commercial decision to cast Rijk de Gooyer in the lead role and would have preferred to see Charles Aznavour play the part. Later, Weisz said: “I’ll be honest with you: before *The Burglar*, I never thought I’d ever make a movie with Rijk de Gooyer. I always found him an unpleasant man.

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