Ciske the Rat (1955 film)

For the novel, see Ciske de Rat.
Ciske the Rat
Directed byWolfgang Staudte
Written byWolfgang Staudte
Based onnovel by Piet Bakker
Produced byHans Boekman and Co ter Linden
Music bySteye van Brandenberg
Herbert Windt
Distributed byFilmproductie Maatschappij Amsterdam
Release date
  • 7 October 1955 (1955-10-07)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesNetherlands
West Germany
LanguageDutch
Budget275.000 gulden
Box office2,432,500 admissions (Netherlands)

Ciske the Rat (Dutch: Ciske de Rat) is a 1955 Dutch drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on the Ciske trilogy by Piet Bakker. The film was remade in 1984 and turned into a popular musical in 2007.

With 2,433,000 viewers it was the most popular Dutch film of all-time until surpassed a few years later by Fanfare. The film was shown at the Venice Film Festival, where it won a Silver Lion of San Marco. It has also received an honorable mention from the Office Catholique Internationale du Cinéma.

A German version has been made with other actors, titled Ciske: Ein Kind braucht Liebe (Ciske: A Child Needs Love).

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