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.
Practical Effects
Genuine Dutch locations and canal ice skating sequences
Costume
Gorgeous 1860s wooden clogs and woolen everything
Director
Norman Foster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Mary Mapes Dodge's 1865 American novel, which invented many 'Dutch' traditions Americans still believe are authentic.
Rony Zeander, who played Hans, never acted again—making this his one frozen moment of glory.
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