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| Directed by | Fons Rademakers |
| Written by | Hugo Claus |
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| Cinematography | Eduard van der Enden |
| Edited by | Henri Rust |
| Music by | Pim Jacobs |
Production company | Nederlandse Filmproductie Maatschappij |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
The Knife (Dutch: Het Mes) is a 1961 Dutch drama film directed by Fons Rademakers. It is based on the short story of the same name by Hugo Claus from his collection The Black Emperor. Claus also wrote the screenplay for the film. The Knife is a coming-of-age story about Thomas, a thirteen-year-old boy who has a contentious relationship with his mother and starts to have conflicting feelings about his female friend, Toni.
The film was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or.[1]