Sportsman of the Century

The story

In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.

Cast

J Jochum ten HaafTaeke R Ricky KooleTjitske B Bastiaan RagasRintje P Pepijn GunnewegJonge Sake Wiarda L Loes HaverkortSwobkje S Stefan de WalleHylke Meinsma S Sipke VisserJonge Taeke I Ida PoortingaJonge Tjitske R Rick NicoletOude Tjitske P Peter FrankeOude Taeke R Rients GratamaRients J Jan ArendszLeraar

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C Cees HeyneCommissaris van de Koningin 1997-2000 R Robin DoumaJonge Rintje H Harald WarmbrunnOude Rintje L Lou LandréSake Wiarda H Hark BohmFrans Berkhout F Freark SminkPijlsma R Riemer van der VeldeRiemer H Heinze BakkerHeinze H Henk KroesHenk B Bela B. FelsenheimerJohannes M Marcel FaberDouwe J Joke TjalsmaGaais G Geert LageveenFedde P Pieter VerhoeffDominee T Theo PontCommissaris van de Koningin 1955 W Willem van DoorenChauffeur C Chris DinnessenChauffeur H Henk BonnetScheidsrechter L Leon MoraruObe Boonstra H Hilbert DijkstraVader Boonstra C Carla RijtsmaBaukje B Bert GeurkinkBuwe T Titus Goeman BorgesiusJonge Peet C Casper SlabbersOude Peet W Wolfgang SchenckHarm H Hugo KoningsKees J Jeroen KostermanFoppe H Harry van RijthovenGevangenisdirecteur R Ron TermaatMan uit Woudsend L Luc TheeboomTjalle & Tjalling L Lianne ZandstraHuisvrouw 1 M Marijke GeertsmaHuisvrouw 2 R Rense WestraBarman S Steven de JongKlant T Tamara SchoppertServeerster 1 S Sonja BaumServeerster 2 L Lyan van der MeulenBankmedewerkster J Jacob DijkstraGewonde man H Hans van RijsAgent L Lisse RolandJonge Marietje G Gonny GakeerOude Marietje T Thijs FeenstraAnne L Lieneke le RouxRintjes vrouw V Valentijn SohierKleinzoon Fedde H Henny RinsmaLieske Y Yjen Javier van der WerfJongen J Jehannes VeenstraVriend