The Mark of the Beast (film)

1980 Dutch film For other films, see Mark of the Beast (disambiguation) § Film.

The Mark of the Beast
Directed by	Pieter Verhoeff
Starring	Gerard Thoolen Marja Kok
Release date	25 September 1980 (1980-09-25)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Dutch West Frisian

The Mark of the Beast (Dutch: Het teken van het beest) is a 1980 Dutch drama film directed by Pieter Verhoeff. It is based on the life of IJje Wijkstra who in 1929 murdered four police officers.

The film won the first Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award at the 1981 Netherlands Film Festival. Marja Kok also won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for her role in the film.

Plot

Mason IJje Wijkstra starts a relationship with Aaltje Botter, a married woman with 6 children, in a time when adultery was illegal.

Cast

Gerard Thoolen as IJje Wijkstra
Marja Kok as Aaltje Botter
Peter Faber as Durk Tabak
Joop Admiraal as pastor

References

"Een supermooi verhaal". 27 December 2001.
"Het teken van het beest ⋆ Nederlands Film Festival".

External links

The Mark of the Beast at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Pieter Verhoeff
The Mark of the Beast (1980) The Dream (1985) Count Your Blessings (1987) The Sunday Child (1992) The Longest Journey (1997) Mates (1999) The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001) The Letter for the King (2008)

v t e Golden Calf for Best Feature Film
The Mark of the Beast (1981) A Question of Silence (1982) Hans: Life Before Death (1983) The Illusionist (1984) Flesh and Blood (1985) Abel (1986) Bygones (1987) The Vanishing (1988) Secret Wedding (1989) Evenings (1990) Prospero's Books (1991) Kyodai Makes the Big Time (1992) The Little Blonde Death (1993) 1000 Roses (1994) Little Sister (1995) Long Live the Queen (1996) Character (1997) Felice...Felice... (1998) The Flying Liftboy (1999) Leak (2000) Nynke (2001) Miss Minoes (2002) Twin Sisters (2003) Simon (2004) Paradise Now (2005) Black Book (2006) Crusade in Jeans (2007) Love Is All (2008) Nothing Personal (2009) Joy (2010) Black Butterflies (2011) The Girl and Death (2012) Borgman (2013) How to Avoid Everything (2014) Son of Mine (2015) The Paradise Suite (2016) Brimstone (2017) The Resistance Banker (2018) Dirty God (2019) Buladó (2020) The Judgement (2021) Oink (2022) Sweet Dreams (2023) Memory Lane (2024)

Golden Calf for Best Feature Film

The Mark of the Beast (1981)
A Question of Silence (1982)
Hans: Life Before Death (1983)
The Illusionist (1984)
Flesh and Blood (1985)
Abel (1986)
Bygones (1987)
The Vanishing (1988)
Secret Wedding (1989)
Evenings (1990)
Prospero's Books (1991)
Kyodai Makes the Big Time (1992)
The Little Blonde Death (1993)
1000 Roses (1994)
Little Sister (1995)
Long Live the Queen (1996)
Character (1997)
Felice...Felice... (1998)
The Flying Liftboy (1999)
Leak (2000)
Nynke (2001)
Miss Minoes (2002)
Twin Sisters (2003)
Simon (2004)
Paradise Now (2005)
Black Book (2006)
Crusade in Jeans (2007)
Love Is All (2008)
Nothing Personal (2009)
Joy (2010)
Black Butterflies (2011)
The Girl and Death (2012)
Borgman (2013)
How to Avoid Everything (2014)
Son of Mine (2015)
The Paradise Suite (2016)
Brimstone (2017)
The Resistance Banker (2018)
Dirty God (2019)
Buladó (2020)
The Judgement (2021)
Oink (2022)
Sweet Dreams (2023)
Memory Lane (2024)

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