Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates — Plot

Set in 1860s Holland along the famed Zeider Zee — young Hans Brinker finds himself responsible for supporting his family after his father becomes injured in an accident. He and his sister, Gretel, travel to Amsterdam in search of funds to help pay for their father's operation. Their only hope lies in the city's annual ice skating race in which Hans must face off against his arch-rival, Ludwig Schimmel, in hopes of winning the prize money.

• Release date
• January 7, 1962
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama, Action, TV Movie
• Director
• Norman Foster

Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates — Cast

R

Rony Zeander Hans Brinker

C

Carin Rossby Gretel Brinker

G

Gunilla Jelf Hilda Van Gleck Erik Strandmark Raff Brinker Inga Landgré Metje Brinker

L

Lennart Klefbom Ludwig Schimmel Claes-Håkan Westergren Peter Bouman Gunnar Sjöberg Dr. Boekman