Top billed cast

1. 

   Charles Laughton

   Rembrandt van Rijn

2. 

   Gertrude Lawrence

   Geertje Dirx

3. 

   Elsa Lanchester

   Hendrickje Stoffels

4. 

   Edward Chapman

   Fabrizius

5. 

   Walter Hudd

   Capt. Banning Cocq

6. 

   Roger Livesey

   Beggar Saul

7. 

   John Bryning

   Titus van Rijn

8. 

   Sam Livesey

   Auctioneer

9. 

   Herbert Lomas

   Harmenzs van Rijn

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-19

There's something magical about the characterisations in this biopic of the legendary 17th century Dutch painter. Not just Charles Laughton in the title role, but Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels and Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dirx - the women in his life - all add to the charm and create an effortless depth of personality for this film. Alexander Korda clearly had a rapport with his stars, and a creative vision that enabled this story to flow without resorting to it just being a chronology of his artist achievements. Of course it's all, largely, speculation - but it is an engaging loo...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• painter
• biography
• historical figure
• maid