A Dog of Flanders (1959 film)

A Dog of Flanders
Directed by	James B. Clark
Produced by	Robert B. Radnitz
Screenplay by	Ted Sherdeman
Based on	the novel by Ouida
Starring	David Ladd Donald Crisp Theodore Bikel
Music by	Paul Sawtelle Bert Shefter Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra and Chorus of Rome
Cinematography	Otto Heller, B.S.C.
Edited by	Benjamin Laird
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	March 17, 1959
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$600,000[1]

A Dog of Flanders is an American film, released in 1959 by 20th Century Fox. Based on the 1872 novel of the same name by Ouida. It was directed by James B. Clark, with stars David Ladd, Donald Crisp and Theodore Bikel. The film has a happy ending for the boy and his dog. "Patrasche" is played by Spike the Mastador, best known for playing the title character in Old Yeller.

Cast

David Ladd as Nello Daas Donald Crisp as Jehan Daas Theodore Bikel as Piet Van Gelder

With Max Croiset as Cogez the miller Monique Ahrens as Corrie Siohban Taylor as Alois Cogez Gijsb Tersteeg as the landlord John Soer as the peddler Katherine Holland as the miller's wife Lo van Hensbergen as the priest and "Patrasche"

and Hans Tiemeyer Maxim Hamel John De Freese Mathieu van Eysden Katja Berndsen Heleen van Meurs Ulla Larsen

Acknowledgment in end credits

"A Dog of Flanders was filmed entirely on location in Holland and Belgium. We wish to thank all the people of those two countries whose kindness and cooperation made this possible.

We further wish to express our sincere gratitude to Father Weleerwaarde Heer Vanheirkom for permitting us to film the interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp."

See also

• List of American films of 1960
• List of American films of 1959

References

1. Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252

External links

• A Dog of Flanders at the Internet Movie Database
• A Dog of Flanders at the American Film Institute Catalog
• A Dog of Flanders at the TCM Movie Database
• A Dog of Flanders at AllMovie
• A Dog of Flanders at TV Guide (a revised and expanded version of 1987 write-up which was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide)