The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel
1955, Dutch. Directed by Gerard Rutten.
Comedian Wim Sonneveld wants to quit his most beloved character, organ grinder Willem Parel. Parel, however, has his own opinion on the subject and decides to save himself from his creator. After leaving the dressing room poster, Parel sets out into the Netherlands to start a organ grinders revolt.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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Cast & crew
- Gerard RuttenDirector
- Wim SonneveldWim Sonneveld / Willem Parel
- Péronne HosangHermine Toets van Slinderen
- Femke BoersmaAngèle (as Femke Talma)
- Hans KaartHuipie
- Herbert JoeksDirecteur van Radio Omroep 'De Windwijzer'
- Bert van der LindenCast
- Joop DodererDe Groninger
- Rijk de GooyerPianist
- Thom KellingDe Hagenaar
- Ben AerdenCast
- Jan AponRechercheur
- Philippe La ChapelleCast
Details
- Released
- 11 February 1955
- Original title
- Het wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Joop Geesink, Gerard Rutten, Eli Asser
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The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 1955. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel?
The Astonishing Adventures of Willem Parel (1955) was directed by Gerard Rutten and stars Wim Sonneveld, Péronne Hosang, Femke Boersma.