Help! The Doctor Is Drowning

Help! The Doctor Is Drowning is a 1974 Dutch comedy film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was the most popular Dutch film of the year and one of the most popular of all time. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

Jules Croiset as Dokter Angelino
Martine Bijl as Irene Muller
Piet Bambergen as Aannemer Bram Van Tienen
Willeke van Ammelrooy as Katja
Ward de Ravet as Meneer Pastoor
Leen Jongewaard as Veldwachter Van Bree
Fanny Winkler as Ella
Romain DeConinck as Herman de Rechtvaardige
Frans Mulder as Kareltje
Geert Thijssens as Everhard van Dungen
Betsy Smeets as Barones
Onno Molenkamp as Baron
Henk O'Breen as Professor

Release

The film was the most successful Dutch film of the year with 1,088,000 admissions in the Netherlands.
It was entered into the 1975 Melbourne International Film Festival. It was also selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.