MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 162,817 this week

Het wonderlijke Leven van Willem Parel (1955)

91 min  -  Comedy  -   11 February 1955 (Netherlands)
6.9
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 35 users  
Reviews: 1 user

Comedian Wim Sonneveld has had enough of his most popular character, Willem Parel the organ grinder... See full summary »

Director:

Gerard Rutten

Writers:

Joop Geesink , Gerard Rutten (idea and scenario), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Wim Sonneveld, Peronne Hosang and Femke Boersma
 Loading+Watchlist
View Watchlist »
New List »
Own the rights? Add a poster »
full cast and crew »

Quick Links:
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of title
op DVD
a list of 134 titles by krikke1 created 7 months ago
 
image of title
seen already
a list of 905 titles by krikke1 created 7 months ago
 
See all 2 related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wim Sonneveld Wim Sonneveld ...
Wim Sonneveld / Willem Parel
Peronne Hosang Peronne Hosang ...
Hermine Toets van Slinderen
Femke Boersma Femke Boersma ...
Angèle (as Femke Talma)
Hans Kaart Hans Kaart ...
Huipie
Herbert Joeks Herbert Joeks ...
Directeur van Radio Omroep 'De Windwijzer'
Bert van der Linden Bert van der Linden
Joop Doderer Joop Doderer ...
De Groninger
Rijk de Gooyer Rijk de Gooyer ...
Pianist
Thom Kelling Thom Kelling ...
De Hagenaar
Ben Aerden Ben Aerden
Jan Apon Jan Apon ...
Rechercheur
Philippe La Chapelle Philippe La Chapelle
Dina Diependaal Dina Diependaal
J. Ellerbrak J. Ellerbrak
Frits Engels Frits Engels
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

Comedian Wim Sonneveld has had enough of his most popular character, Willem Parel the organ grinder. He feels his creation is becoming more popular than himself. Indeed, Parel proves to have enough life in him to step down from a dressing room poster into the real world. When he start to lead actual organ grinders from all over the country into lobbying for equal rights, the police naturally, go after Wim Sonneveld. Written by Il Tesoro  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Comedy

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

Netherlands

Release Date:

(Netherlands) See more »

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands See more »

Box Office

Budget:

NLG 230,000 (estimated)

Gross:

NLG 150,000 (Netherlands) (1955)
See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Netherlands:

Color:

Black and White
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Wim Sonneveld had created the character of Willem Parel the organ player for Radio. Each Saturday night thousands of people listened to ten minutes of Willem Parel. Sonneveld got fed up with this character and decided to end it with this picture. It got very bad reviews but audiences liked it. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: Shadow of boom mic on wall in POV shot as Wim Sonneveld is introduced to the people attending the posh party. See more »