In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Jan Decleir
as Dreverhaven
Fedja van Huêt
as Katadreuffe
Betty Schuurman
as Joba
Tamar van den Dop
as Lorna Te George
Victor Löw
as De Gankelaar
Hans Kesting
as Jan Maan
Lou Landré
as Rentenstein
Bernard Droog
as Stroomkoning
Frans Vorstman
as Inspector de Bree
Fred Goessens
as Schuwagt
Jasper Gottlieb
as Jacob (6 years old)
Marius Gottlieb
as Jacob (6 years old)