The GripMovie
Jean-Marie Hardouin is an old man who once was notorious because of the iron grip he exerted on his family but now he is lame. He whiles away his days in a chair in the house of his son and daughter-in-law. He has to see how his adulterous daughter-in-law plots to murder her two foster children and her husband. Jean-Marie can't intervene and because he can't talk he can't warn his own family. Misfortune, tragic developments, and a fatal ending dominated many of the early Dutch fiction films.
About The Grip
The Grip is a 1909 drama, horror movie directed by Léon Boedels.
The production information lists a runtime of 7m, production credits from Netherlands, an original language code of NL.
The credited cast includes Louis Bouwmeester, Ko van Sprinkhuijsen, Mien de la Mar, Raaf Bouwmeester. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
