The Hiding Place
1975 · Movie · PG · 150 min · ★ 6.9 · 82% critics
In pre–World War II Holland, two sisters living a quiet life in a family shop find everything upended as Nazi occupation tightens. Accused of helping persecuted neighbors and breaking ration rules, they are sent to a camp, where their beliefs and bond help them face cruelty without giving in to despair.
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-05-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a WWII survival story centered on faith, moral choices, and resilience under oppression; Not for you if you dislike overtly religious themes or slower, talkier drama like The Diary of Anne Frank.
Pros: moving sisterhood focus; hopeful faith message; tense wartime stakes | Cons: very wordy at times; faith angle feels simplistic; TV-movie look
Themes
- jew persecution
- based on true story
- holland
- nazism
Cast & crew
Julie Harris
as Betsie ten Boom
- JC
Jeannette Clift
as Corrie ten Boom
Arthur O'Connell
as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'
- PS
Pamela Sholto
as Tine
Robert Rietti
as Willem ten Boom
Tom van Beek
as Dr. Heemstra
Nigel Hawthorne
as Pastor De Ruiter
John Gabriel
as Professor Zeiner
Bernard Kay
as Fred Koonstra
David de Keyser
as Eusie Koonstra
Directed by James F. Collier