The Enemies

Original Title: De vijanden

91' | 1967 (Completed)

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Director:	Hugo Claus
Producer:	Roland Verhavert, Jan Vrijman
Writer:	Hugo Claus

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1944. The American troops are surprised by the speed of the Von Rundstedt's assault and they try to retreat as fast as possible. Mike, an American soldier, who slept through everything, awakes alone. After meeting the young Belgian Richard, they flee from the enemy together.

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1944. The American troops are surprised by the speed of the Von Rundstedt's assault and they try to retreat as fast as possible. Mike, an American soldier, who slept through everything, awakes alone. After meeting the young Belgian Richard, they flee from the enemy together. When they are faced with a German soldier and his driver, they kill him and take his driver as a prisoner. The enemies are united in this unbelievable situation and learn to appreciate each other.
1944. Les troupes américaines sont surprises par la vitesse de l’assaut du Von Rundstedt et elles essaient de se retrancher aussi vite que possible. Mike, un soldat américain qui dormait pendant l’évènement, se réveille seul. Après sa rencontre avec Richard, un jeune Belge, ils fuient l’ennemi ensemble. Lorsqu’ils font face à un soldat allemand et son chauffeur, ils tuent le soldat et prennent son chauffeur comme prisonnier. Les ennemis sont unis dans cette situation incroyable et apprennent à s’apprécier.

Credits

Director
Hugo Claus
Producer
Roland Verhavert, Jan Vrijman
Writer
Hugo Claus
Cast
Del Negro, Robbe De Hert, Raymonde Serverius, Ida Bons
Editing
Jan Bosdriesz
Photography
Guido Collet
Music
Misja Mengelberg

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Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
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Year of production

1967
Production status
Completed
Original title
De vijanden
Original language
English, German, French, Dutch

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Running time
91'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Black-white

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The Enemies

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Music

Format

Creation details

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Category

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Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Available formats

Colour