The Absentee (De afwezige) 111 years old

Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite the opposition of his family and friends. In anger his son Peter leaves home to enlist, while Grietje takes up her residence in another cottage. Six years pass, during which Grietje becomes acquainted with Minna's daughter Dina. Peter falls ill in Sumatra, but after falling in love with Dina, through the medium of photographs, he recovers and is drafted home again to Holland. He meets Dina and the two find that they truly love.

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The Absentee Cast

Name Character
Henri Étiévant He was 43, 83 years old when he died as Dries Schoonejans
Henri Rollan He was 25, 79 years old when he died as Peter Schoonejans
Germaine Dermoz She was 24, 78 years old when she died as Minna Petrus

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The Absentee (111 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, May 01, 1913
  • Runtime: 40 minutes