The Bitter Herb (Het Bittere Kruid) 39 years old

This film is about the Jewish girl Sara and the ruin of her family during World War II. Her parents have to live in the Jewish ghetto in Amsterdam, but later they are arrested and deported. Sara decides to flee with her brother and his girlfriend to Palestine. Based on the book by Marga Minco.

Credits

The Bitter Herb Cast

Name Character
Dolf de Vries He was 47, now 87 years old as Dijter van Gelder
Gerard Thoolen He was 42, 53 years old when he died as Vader Meijer
Ester Spitz as Sarah Meijer
Kitty Courbois She was 47, now 87 years old as Moeder Meijer
Tom Jansen He was 39, now 79 years old as Man in leren jas
Cor van Rijn He was 55, 89 years old when he died as Heer Koppel
Mirjam de Rooij She was 21, now 61 years old as Greet

The Bitter Herb Crew

Name Department
Kees Van Oostrum as Director. He was 31 (now 71) years old Directing
Maurice Noel as Writer. Writing
The Bitter Herb poster
The Bitter Herb (39 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, April 25, 1985
  • Runtime: 89 minutes