Hector (1987)
95 min
Hector's parents sent him to an orphanage in treatment for smallpox but... they never picked him up. 35 years later, he still lives in the orphanage, surrounded by children, his playmates. Till a forgotten aunt remembers that he exists. She'll get him to participate in the bakery of her husband, Achilles, to work. Hector shows his skills on the basis of unexpected inventions. So he helps Jos, the son of Achilles, to accomplish his dream to be a cycling champion. Hector's good humor and childlike manner overcomes all resistance and pulls his entire entourage along on the path to success. From now on he can learn what love is...
- Release date
- October 19, 1987
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Box office
- $4,150,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Urbanus as Hector
- Sylvia Millecam as Ella Matheussen
- Frank Aendenboom as Achiel Matheussen
- Herbert Flack as Grégoire Ghijsels
- Marc Van Eeghem as Jos Matheussen
- Hein van der Heijden as Swa Ghijsels
- Ann Petersen as Zuster Abdis
- Kees Hulst as Toneelregisseur
- Josse De Pauw as Commentator
- Fred Van Kuyk as Wedstrijdleider
- Maja van den Broecke as Ikebana
- Cas Baas as Dokter
- Pieter Lutz as Bedrogen graaf
- Patrick Conrad as Filmregisseur
- Hilde Heijnen as Dienstmaagd
Crew
- Stijn Coninx · Director
- Stijn Coninx · Writer
- Urbanus · Writer
- Walter Van Den Broeck · Writer
- Erwin Provoost · Producer
- Jos van der Linden · Producer
- Jan de Wilde · Composer
- Willy Stassen · Cinematographer
- Kees Linthorst · Editor