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Director:
James B. Clark
Writers:
Ouida (story)
Ted Sherdeman (writer)
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Release Date:
17 March 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Family more
Tagline:
The love and friendship of a boy and his dog. more
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
David Ladd ... Nello Daas
Donald Crisp ... Jehan Daas

Theodore Bikel ... Piet van Gelder
Max Croiset ... Mr. Cogez, the Miller
Monique Ahrens ... Corrie
Siobhan Taylor ... Alois (as Siohban Taylor)
Gijsbert Tersteeg (as Gijsb Tersteeg)
John Soer ... The Peddler
Katherine Holland ... Miller's wife
Lo van Hensbergen ... The Priest
Hans Tiemeyer
Maxim Hamel
John De Freese
Matthieu van Eysden (as Mathieu van Eysden)
Katja Berndsen
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There are several Lassie connections in this film. The dog trainer on this movie is Frank Weatherwax, the brother of Lassie's trainer, Rudd Weatherwax. Donald Crisp,who plays David Ladd's grandfather here, played the father in "Lassie Come Home" (1942)and had roles in three "Lassie" movies. Crisp was also James Brown, the kirk yard keeper, in Disney's Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Patrasche: A Dog of Flanders, Made in Japan (2007) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
To Become A Painter, 30 June 2007
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Back when I was 14 I saw A Dog of Flanders and viewing it today showed it is a fresh and appealing as I remember it.

Young David Ladd is Nello Daas the aspiring young artist who lives with his elderly infirm grandfather, Donald Crisp. The two of them take in a cruelly treated dog and name it Patrasche after the dog that famed artist Peter Paul Rubens had.

Life's pretty hard for the Daases, becomes doubly so after Crisp dies and young Nello can no longer care for Patrasche. Life also has a funny way of resolving things as well.

Besides Ladd and Crisp the only other English speaking player in the film is Theodore Bikel. The continental locations in Belgium and the Netherlands which were one country back at the time this story takes place are well photographed. Ladd, Crisp, Bikel as the artist who recognizes the talent in Ladd give wonderful performances.

There was another version of A Dog of Flanders done by RKO studios in the Thirties. It might be nice to see for comparison, but I doubt it matches this one.

For this A Dog of Flanders is a timeless family classic.

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