This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that offends his patrons. By 1656, he is bankrupt but consoles himself with the company of pretty maid Hendrickje, whom he's unable to marry. Their relationship brings ostracism but also some measure of happiness. The final scenes find him in his last year, 1669, physically enfeebled but his spirit undimmed.

Starring:

Abraham Sofaer, Alexander Knox, Allan Jeayes, Arthur Burne, Austin Trevor, Barry Livesey, Basil Gill, Charles Laughton, Charles Paton, Edmund Willard, Edward Chapman, Elsa Lanchester, Evelyn Ankers, Frederick Burtwell, George Merritt, George Pughe, Gertrude Lawrence, Gertrude Musgrove, Hay Petrie, Hector Abbas, Henry Hewitt, Herbert Lomas, Jack Livesey,

Genre:

Drama, Biography