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Katie Tippel (1975)

Katie Tippel (1975)

Drama History
Release Date: 1975, March 6
Directors: Paul Verhoeven
Countries: Netherlands
Production: Rob Houwer Film Holland
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Dick Rienstra, Peter Faber, Jenny Arean, Nelly Frijda, Monique van de Ven, Carry Tefsen, Theu Boermans, Dora van der Groen, Paul Meijer, Eddie Brugman, Walter Kous

Overview:

In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, as teenage Katie is terrorized by a male-dominated society who only see her as an object. Her situation worsens when, following her father's sacking and her elder sister's descent into alcoholism, her mother decides that, rather than starving, Katie becomes a prostitute.

Keywords:

period drama poverty 19th century historical drama dysfunctional family rape based on memoir or autobiography forced prostitution amsterdam, netherlands 1880s sanitorium teenage prostitution