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The Corpse tells the sordid tale of three brothers, odious and blind money-grabbers who murdered a young peasant for the tidy sum he had won in the lottery. An ageing whore discovers their secret and treacherously sets up between the two... See more »

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Marcelle Dambremont ...
Kaatje Langendries
René Damor ...
Hendrik Zacht
Eliane Dany ...
Griet Langendries
Maurice De Groote ...
Le chanteur
Henry De Nevry ...
Langendries
André Gevrey ...
Dan Pervyse
René Herdé ...
Bastian Baraque
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La Tonia
Robert Maufras ...
Kas Piers
E.G. de Meyst ...
Nol Baraque
Lucien Prad ...
Le curé
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Balthazar Baraque

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E.G. de Meyst

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Camille Lemonnier ... (novel)

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Robert Pottier

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Charles Lengnich

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Louis E. Saeys

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Gaston Urecht ... assistant director

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Robert Gourdon ... sound
Edouard Weckx ... sound

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Marius Mahieu ... camera operator

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The Corpse tells the sordid tale of three brothers, odious and blind money-grabbers who murdered a young peasant for the tidy sum he had won in the lottery. An ageing whore discovers their secret and treacherously sets up between the two murderers a rivalry for her affections. They finish up each killing the other, whilst the idiot brother scatters to the four winds their ill-gotten gains. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • De dode (Belgium, Flemish title)
  • The Corpse (Belgium, English title)
  • De dood (Belgium, Flemish title)
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  • 67 min
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Budget BEF350,000 (estimated)

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Trivia The movie was shot in a studio in four weeks thanks to the offer of 350.000 Belgian francs (about $7.000)by an Antwerp tobacco merchant and film buff. Almost a third of the sum went to the actor 'Remy, Constant'. See more »

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