Priest Daens
01/10/1992
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. He's expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman's rape; children die; prelates play billiards.
Movie Information
Jan Decleir
as Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe
as Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck
as Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas
as Jan De Meeter
Karel Baetens
as Jefke
Julien Schoenaerts
as Bisschop Stillemans
Wim Meuwissen
as Pieter Daens
Brit Alen
as Louise Daens
Johan Leysen
as Schmitt
Linda van Dyck
as Elizabeth Borremans
Idwig Stephane
as Eugene Borremans
Jappe Claes
as Ponnet
Brenda Bertin
as Marie
Alex Wilequet
as Monsignor Goossens
Fred Van Kuyk
as Burgemeester Van Wambeke
Herbert Flack
as Van Langenhove (Liberaal)
Rik Hancké
as Nuncio
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Wannes Scholliers
Anna Grażyna Suchocka
as Julia
Iwona Hofman
as Clarice
Julia Banaszkiewicz
as Nini
Brunon Bukowski
as Commission Member
Andrzej Głoskowski
as Commission Member
Sławomir Maciejewski
as Gendarmerie Officer
Leon Niemczyk
as Commission Member
Tadeusz Teodorczyk
as Commission Member
Ludwik Benoit
as Man beside Nini's Corpse
Genowefa Korska
as Lisette
Mirosław Jękot
as Gang Member
Dariusz Kowalski
as Gang Member
Jacek Łuczak
as Gang Member
Tadeusz Falana
as Gang Member
Jacek Sut
as Gang Member
Barbara Połomska
as Woman giving out Soup
Wiesława Grochowska
as Woman giving out Soup
