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Katie Tippel

Original title: Keetje Tippel
  • 1975
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.6K
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Katie Tippel (1975)
Drama

The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she sees the corrupting influence of money.The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she sees the corrupting influence of money.The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she sees the corrupting influence of money.

  • Director
    • Paul Verhoeven
  • Writers
    • Gerard Soeteman
    • Neel Doff
  • Stars
    • Monique van de Ven
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Andrea Domburg
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.6K
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    • Director
      • Paul Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Gerard Soeteman
      • Neel Doff
    • Stars
      • Monique van de Ven
      • Rutger Hauer
      • Andrea Domburg
    • 16User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Katie Tippel (1975)
    Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Katie Tippel (1975)
    Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Monique van de Ven in Katie Tippel (1975)
    Rutger Hauer in Katie Tippel (1975)

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    Monique van de Ven
    Monique van de Ven
    • Keetje Tippel
    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Hugo
    Andrea Domburg
    Andrea Domburg
    • Keetje's moeder
    Hannah de Leeuwe
    • Mina, Keetje's zus
    Jan Blaaser
    • Keetje's vader
    Eddie Brugman
    • André
    • (as Eddy Brugman)
    Peter Faber
    • George
    Mart Gevers
    Riet Henius
    Walter Kous
    • Pierre
    Paul Meyer
    • Hoofd wasfabriek
    Tonny Popper
    Jan Retèl
    • Dokter
    Fons Rademakers
    Fons Rademakers
    • Klant
    Riek Schagen
    Riek Schagen
    • Geest
    Carry Tefsen
    Carry Tefsen
    • Vrouw in wasfabriek
    Jennifer Willems
    • Antoinette
    Ab Abspoel
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Verhoeven
    • Writers
      • Gerard Soeteman
      • Neel Doff
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    • Trivia
      Director Paul Verhoeven had agreed to do the movie based on a elaborate synopsis, in which the story of protagonist Keetje Tippel was told in parallel with a period drama depicting the social circumstances and political unrest of the time. With pre-production well under way, he and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman elaborated the synopsis into a complete script, but it was vetoed as being too expensive by producer Rob Houwer. He ordered them to focus on the personal drama and remove most of the social issues, including several scenes of mass rebellion and revolt that were Verhoeven's main reasons for taking on the project.
    • Alternate versions
      A few more explicit shots of the rape scene were cut to avoid an "X" rating in the U.S. They are restored on home video in an unrated version.
    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #13.16 (2017)

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    8/10
    Solid period drama.
    "Keetje Tippel" is one of Verhoeven's lesser known movies but it really deserves to be seen and better known, all over the world. Reason why it isn't known better is I think because of "Turks fruit" from 1973. After that movie people expected this movie to be a sort of "Turks fruit 2", also because it was once again directed by Verhoeven and had Monique van de Ven and Rutger Hauer as the two main leads. "Turks fruit" and "Keetje Tippel" (and in a way also Verhoeven's earlier movie "Wat zien ik") show some similarities in the way the story is told but it are in fact of course two totally different movies.

    The movie provides a pretty good and insightful view of life in late 19th century Amsterdam. The atmosphere of the old Amsterdam is perfectly captured by Jan de Bont's cinematography and by the costume design and art direction.

    What makes "Keetje Tippel" better than the average period drama is the directness of the story telling. This is of course thanks to Verhoeven's typical style of directing that always is very direct and straight to the point. Once more the movie features quite some nudity and confronting scene's. But it all works well because it serves a purpose in the movie and it's obviously not only put in it to simply shock the viewer in a cheap way. The movie however is quite short and it didn't feel that the movie covered the entire story and the ending is abrupt and not entirely satisfying because it still leaves a bunch of questions unanswered.

    The acting isn't always top-class but this is more because of the simple dialog, rather than its the actors their fault. Rutger Hauer however deserves credit for his role and he plays his character in a very believable way. Monique van de Ven is good for about 70% of the time but her acting really pushes it at times and her character at times goes a bit too much over-the-top. The movie further more features a good supporting cast.

    The story is always interesting and you never know what is going to happen next, thanks to the unpredictable and realistic characters that are being portrayed in this movie. The movie is based on the real life of Neel Doff, which gives the movie an even more realistic and confronting feeling.

    Better than your average period drama's. See this movie if you get the chance.

    8/10

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1975 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Cathy Tippel
    • Filming locations
      • Netherlands
    • Production company
      • Rob Houwer Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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