The Rattle Rat
1987, Dutch. Directed by Wim Verstappen.
Amsterdam's best known police duo at it's best.
A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Wim VerstappenDirector
- Rijk de GooyerAdjudant Grijpstra
- Peter FaberBrigadier de Gier
- Marc Klein EssinkHoofdagent Cardozo
- Bernhard DroogCommissaris
- Sacco van der MadeCafébaas Troelstra
- Marjan BerkMevrouw Grijpstra
- Annemieke VerdoornHylkje Hilarius
- Hidde MaasLuitenant Sudema
- Tetske van OssewaardeGyske Sudema
- Henk van UlsenPatholoog-Anatoom
- Rob FruithofJudo-instructeur
- Carine WeveSecretaresse
Details
- Released
- 5 February 1987
- Original title
- De RatelRat
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Rogier Proper, Wim Verstappen
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The Rattle Rat runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Rattle Rat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Rattle Rat?
If you liked The Rattle Rat, try Kidnapping Mr. Heineken, Accident Man, The Crew.
Who directed The Rattle Rat?
The Rattle Rat (1987) was directed by Wim Verstappen and stars Rijk de Gooyer, Peter Faber, Marc Klein Essink.