The Knife
1961, Dutch. Directed by Fons Rademakers.
A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 2 March 1961
- Original title
- Het mes
- Country
- Netherlands
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The Knife runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Knife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 March 1961. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Knife?
If you liked The Knife, try The Good Neighbor, Hounddog, The Young One.
Who directed The Knife?
The Knife (1961) was directed by Fons Rademakers and stars Reitze van der Linden, Louise Videc, Ellen Vogel.