''The Hiding Place'' is a 1975 film based on the autobiographical book of the same name by

Corrie ten Boom Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten Boom, her sister Betsie ten Boom and other family members ...

that recounts her and her family's experiences before and during their imprisonment in a

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during

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during

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. The film was directed by James F. Collier. Jeanette Clift George received a

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for Most Promising Newcomer - Female. The film was given limited release in its day and featured the last appearance from

Arthur O'Connell Arthur Joseph O'Connell (March 29, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an American stage, film and television actor, who achieved prominence in character roles in the 1950s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for both '' Picn ...

Plot

As the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, Corrie (

Jeannette Clift George Jeannette Clift George, often credited professionally as Jeannette Clift (June 1, 1925 – December 23, 2017), was an American film and stage actress, playwright, and founder of the A.D. Players theater company in Houston, Texas. Clift was best ...

) and the rest of her family bravely choose to open their home to Jews as a hiding place, trusting that God would help them to do this. A part of their home is specially remodeled by members of the Dutch resistance to form a hidden room that the Jews can escape to in the event of a Nazi raid. Despite several mistakes on the family's part, such as allowing the Jews to sing so loudly on one occasion that it disturbed the neighbors, the Jews remained safely hidden. However, after the betrayal of a Dutch collaborator, the house is raided by Nazis on 28 February 1944, and the entire family and its friends are arrested. But despite thoroughly searching the house, the Jews and the hiding place are never found by authorities. Corrie's father, Casper, dies before he reaches the concentration camp, and Corrie worries that she will never see her home again. The Nazis send Corrie and her sister, Betsie (Julie Harris), to the

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, Germany, for hiding Jews in their home. At the concentration camp, Betsie encourages Corrie to remain hopeful that God will rescue them from the brutalities they experience. With little food, constant work and brutal treatment, the women suffer constantly, and Betsie dies. Ultimately, Corrie leaves the camp in December 1944 through what is discovered years later to have been a clerical error, as everyone else in her group of prisoners was gassed the next month (January 1945). Her life after the ordeal was dedicated to showing that Jesus' love is greater than the deepest pit into which humankind finds itself.

Cast

* Jeannette Clift as

Julie Harris Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Renowned for her classical and contemporary stage work, she received five Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play. Harris debuted on Broadway in 1945, against the wish ...

as Betsie ten Boom *

as Casper ten Boom, 'Papa' * Robert Rietti as Willem ten Boom * Pamela Sholto as Tine *

Paul Henley Paul Henley is a British radio and television journalist. He has worked for the BBC since 1992 and contributes to programmes such as ''Crossing Continents'' for BBC Radio 4. He was a runner up in the Foreign Press Association Awards in 2005. He ...

as Peter ten Boom * Richard Wren as Kik ten Boom * Broes Hartman as Dutch Policeman * Lex van Delden as Young German Officer * Tom van Beek as Dr. Heemstra *

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is most known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom '' Yes Minister'' and the Cabi ...

as Pastor De Ruiter * John Gabriel as Professor Zeiner *

Edward Burnham Edward Burnham (25 December 1916 – 30 June 2015) was an English actor whose career spanned over 60 years. Early years Burnham was born in Lincolnshire, England, 25 December 1916. After training at RADA and briefly at the Comédie-Française i ...

as Underground Leader *

Cyril Shaps Cyril Leonard Shaps (13 October 1923 – 1 January 2003) was an English actor of radio, television and film, with a career spanning over seven decades. Early radio Shaps was born in the East End of London to Polish-Jewish parents; his father ...

as Building Inspector Smit *

Forbes Collins Forbes Collins (born 29 July 1941) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as King John in the popular comedy ''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men''. He also starred in the episode '' All About Scoring, Innit?'' in the drama, ''Minder'', p ...

as Mason Smit *

Eileen Heckart Anna Eileen Heckart ( Herbert; March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress whose career spanned nearly 60 years. Early life Heckart was born Anna Eileen Herbert in Columbus, Ohio. The daughter of Esther (), ...

as Katje

Reviews

One review noted that the performers’ “Dutch accents sound quite Swedish on occasion.” Vincent Canby, “Screen: Hiding Place: Story of Dutch Family During Occupation,” New York Times (November 6, 1975).

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Corrie ten Boom Impacts New Generation
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