Pallieter 49 years old

In this film version of the Dutch-language classic ('heimat'-)novel by Flemish author Felix Timmermans, the title character is a city-boy from Lier who after recovering from a life-threatening disease changes his life completely and his name to the self-invented Pallieter. He moves in with Charlote, a naive, caring relative in the country, where he starts frolicking, no longer caring for image, career or possessions, but concentrates on enjoying life -such as a draftee relative's Brueghelian wedding- and finds love with Marieke. A dark story-line however is when projected work on the river in the name of economical progress threatens the rural landscape they have fallen in love with...

Credits

Pallieter Cast

Name	Character
Sylvia de Leur She was 42, 72 years old when she died
Eddie Brugman He was 32, 75 years old when he died

Pallieter Crew

Name	Department
Hugo Claus as Screenplay. He was 46 (78) years old when He died	Writing
Roland Verhavert as Director. He was 49 (now 97) years old	Directing