There’s magic in the memories as great Disney moments are captured right here for you and your family to enjoy. Disney brings to life this classic story based on Mary Mapes Dodge’s beloved children’s novel. Set in 1860’s Holland along the famed Zeider Zee — young Hans Brinker finds himself responsible for supporting his family after his father becomes injured in an accident. He and his sister Gretel travel to Amsterdam in search of funds to help pay for their father’s operation. Their only hope lies in the city’s annual ice skating race, where Hans must face off against his arch rival Ludwig Schimmel in the hopes of winning the prize money. Don’t miss the heart-pounding race to the finish in this tale of courage and a family’s determination to survive that will have everyone cheering!
The film is based on Mary Mapes Dodge’s classic 1865 book of the same title. The novel takes place in the Netherlands and is a colorful fictional portrait of early 19th-century Dutch life, as well as a tale of youthful honor.
The story has everything I want in a film – characters I can admire and care about, who overcome numerous hardships and earn their happy ending. The scenery is beautiful – filmed in the Zuider Zee area of Holland near the scenic communities of Comperduin and Volendam, as well as at Rembrandt’s home in Amsterdam. The winter scenes for the skating races were filmed in Sweden. The basic plot is of a brother and sister trying to win a skating race for money for their father’s operation. He needs an operation due to brain damage from a head injury. The family is also desperately poor, because only the father knows where their savings are hidden – and he cannot remember. The story is full of adventure, hardship, mystery, and the love of a family for each other. – Viewer
Starring Rony Zeaner, Carin Rossby, Gunilla Jelf, Erik Strandmark, Inga Landgre.