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The Rattle Rat
A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.
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A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.
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Genre:Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Written By:Rogier Proper, Wim Verstappen
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:AVRO, Spieghel Filmproductiemaatschappij
Cast
Wim Verstappen
Director
Rijk de Gooyer
Adjudant Grijpstra
Peter Faber
Brigadier de Gier
Marc Klein Essink
Hoofdagent Cardozo
Bernhard Droog
Commissaris
Sacco van der Made
Cafébaas Troelstra
Marjan Berk
Mevrouw Grijpstra
Annemieke Verdoorn
Hylkje Hilarius
Hidde Maas
Luitenant Sudema
Tetske van Ossewaarde
Gyske Sudema
Henk van Ulsen
Patholoog-Anatoom
Rob Fruithof
Judo-instructeur
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