Fatal Error (1979)

Name: Fatal Error
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1979-09-20
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Rijk de Gooyer, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Donald Jones, Frederik de Groot

Fatal Error (1979), directed by Wim Verstappen, starring Rijk de Gooyer and Rutger Hauer.

09/20/1979 BR Comedy, Crime, Drama and Thriller 1h 26m

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Detectives Grijpstra and De Gier are sent to investigate the case of a man who apparently hanged himself in a center for oriental meditation. It is ruled as suicide and the case seems to be closed, but the same night there is an attempted break in. The investigation hits a dead end and everyone involved is a suspect. Based on the book "The Corpse in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen” by Jan-Willem van de Wetering.

Marc FelperlaanCinematography
Wim VerstappenDirector, Writer
Jutta BrandstaedterEditing
Rob HouwerProducer

Grijpstra & de Gier Collection

The franchise in release order. 2 films.

Na Rota do Vício 1979 · you are here
De RatelRat 1987

About the film

Grijpstra & De Gier is a 1979 Dutch crime film directed by Wim Verstappen. It is based on the eponymous novel series by Jan Willem van de Wetering (although his name is usually styled Janwillem van de Wetering), specifically Het lijk in de Haarlemmer Houttuinen (translation: The Body in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen, a former neighbourhood in Amsterdam).

The film has also been released as Fatal Error and Outsider in Amsterdam. Although the film was not received to critical acclaim, it managed reasonable box-office success.

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The film has also been released as Fatal Error and Outsider in Amsterdam. Although the film was not received to critical acclaim, it managed reasonable box-office success.

Cast

Rijk de Gooyer as Henk Grijpstra

Rutger Hauer as Rinus de Gier

Willeke van Ammelrooy as Constanze Verboom

Donald Jones as Habberdoedas Van Meteren

Marina de Graaf as Helen

Frederik de Groot as Simon Cardozo

Jan Retèl as Commissaris

Hans Croiset as De Kater

Marjan Berk as Mevrouw Grijpstra

Hilly Ruardy as Treesje

Jaap Stobbe as Beuzekom

Tom van Beek as Hoofdinspecteur

Olaf Wijnants as Ringetje

Joekie Broedelet as Miesje Verboom

Eyk Backer

Synopsis

Grijpstra is a man who easily gets frustrated and acts out his anger by hitting people. De Gier is a womanizer. Chief suspect in this case is a former police officer. The case is originally about a man who seems to have hanged himself but which turns out to be a murder involving the drug trade.

Sequel

A sequel was made: De Ratelrat, in which Rutger Hauer was replaced by Peter Faber.

Spin-Off

The novels were also made into a spin-off television series which ran from 2004 to 2007, with Jack Wouterse as Grijpstra and Roef Ragas as de Gier.

References

External links

Grijpstra & De Gier at IMDb

Text from Grijpstra & De Gier on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grijpstra_&_De_Gier

Trivia

It premiered on September 20, 1979, a Thursday.
It runs 1h26 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Grijpstra & De Gier".
It is film 1 of 2 in the Grijpstra & de Gier franchise.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosRob Houwer Film Holland, Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompagnie (VNF)
CountriesNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
StatusReleased

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Marc Felperlaan Cinematography
Wim Verstappen Director
Jutta Brandstaedter Editing
Rob Houwer Producer
Rogier van Otterloo Original music
Kees Holierhoek Writer
Rogier Proper Writer
Wim Verstappen Writer

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What is Fatal Error about?

Fatal Error: Detectives Grijpstra and De Gier are sent to investigate the case of a man who apparently hanged himself in a center for oriental meditation. It is ruled as suicide and the case seems to be closed, but the same night there is an attempted break in. The investigation hits a dead end and everyone involved is a suspect. …

Who directed Fatal Error?

Fatal Error was directed by Wim Verstappen in 1979.

Who stars in Fatal Error?

The cast of Fatal Error includes Rijk de Gooyer, Rutger Hauer, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Donald Jones and Frederik de Groot.

How long is Fatal Error?

Fatal Error runs for 86 minutes, or 1h26.

What is the correct order of the Grijpstra & de Gier Collection films?

The Grijpstra & de Gier Collection franchise has 2 films in the catalogue. In release order: Na Rota do Vício; De RatelRat.