In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. He's expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman's rape; children die; prelates play billiards.
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Priest Daens Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Matthias Schoenaerts
He was 14, now 46 years old
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as Wannes Scholliers |
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Jan Decleir
He was 46, now 78 years old
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as Adolf Daens |
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Karel Baetens
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as Jefke |
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Michael Pas
He was 26, now 57 years old
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as Jan De Meeter |
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Johan Leysen
He was 42, now 74 years old
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as Schmitt |
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Linda van Dyck
She was 44, now 75 years old
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as Elizabeth Borremans |
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Gérard Desarthe
He was 47, now 79 years old
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as Charles Woeste |
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Antje De Boeck
She was 27, now 59 years old
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as Nette Scholliers |
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Herbert Flack
He was 43, now 74 years old
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as Van Langenhove (Liberaal) |
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Fred Van Kuyk
He was 45, now 76 years old
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as Burgemeester Van Wambeke |
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Jappe Claes
He was 39, now 71 years old
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as Ponnet |
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Alex Wilequet
He was 64, now 96 years old
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as Monsignor Goossens |
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Julien Schoenaerts
He was 67, 81 years old when he died
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as Bisschop Stillemans |
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Wim Meuwissen
He was 49, now 80 years old
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as Pieter Daens |
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Idwig Stephane
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as Eugene Borremans |
Priest Daens Crew
