The Good Hope
1934, Dutch. Directed by Louis Saalborn & Alex Benno.
Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Louis SaalbornDirector
- Alex BennoDirector
- Esther de Boer-van RijkKniertje
- Philip DornGeert
- Jan Van EesBarend
- Annie VerhulstJo
- Willem van der VeerReder Bos
- Sophie de Vries-de BoerVrouw van Reder Bos
- Miep van den BergClementine
- Coen HissinkKaps
- Willem HunscheSimon
- Cissy Van BennekomMarietje
- August KiehlDaantje
- Anton VerheyenKobus
Details
- Released
- 21 December 1934
- Original title
- Op hoop van zegen
- Country
- Netherlands
- Budget
- $40K
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The Good Hope runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Good Hope isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1934. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Good Hope?
The Good Hope (1934) was directed by Louis Saalborn and Alex Benno and stars Esther de Boer-van Rijk, Philip Dorn, Jan Van Ees.