Judge Thomas (1953)
Rechter Thomas
An elderly judge crosses paths with a young delinquent who looks exactly like his dead son. He decides to help him where he can but the boy betrays his trust by escaping prison and turning to crime once again. He flees to the house of the judge who supplies him with an alibi for a robbery turned murder. The judge knows he is putting his career at stake but he feels it is worth it for the boy’s sake.
- Date of release
- 1953-10-16
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Walter Smith
Casting
- Piet Bron — Rechter Thomas
- Ton van Duinhoven — Joop
- Rini van Slingelandt — Lenie
- Johan Valk — De inbreker
- Henri Eerens — President van de Rechtbank
- Bob de Lange — Officier van Justitie
- Max Croiset — Bewaarder
- Gerrit Karman — Rechtbankverslaggever
Interesting facts
Rechter Thomas is a 1953 Dutch film directed by Walter Smith in black and white. The plot is based on the book Rechter Thomas by Francois Pauwels. The film drew circa 244,000 visitors.
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