Ober

Name: Ober
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2006-09-28
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Alex van Warmerdam, Ariane Schluter, Jaap Spijkers, Mark Rietman, Thekla Reuten

IMDb ID: tt0476681 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.9 (3,330 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A downtrodden waiter decides to take up matters with the screenwriter determined to make him suffer.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Waiter (English)
United Kingdom: Waiter
United States: Waiter
World-wide: Waiter (English)
France: Ober
Sweden: Ober
Portugal: A História de Um Empregado de Mesa
Brazil: Garçom
Greece: Garson (Festival Title)
Poland: Kelner
Hungary: Pincér
Russia: Официант
China: 服务生之死 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 服務生之死
服務生之死Release Date2006-09-28Runtime97 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews13Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsNetherlands
BelgiumLanguagesDutch
EnglishKeywordsflames
sexy woman
male frontal nudity
male rear nudity
extramarital affairProduction CompaniesGraniet Film BV
La Parti Productions
Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA)Official SitesOfficial site (Netherlands) - http://www.oberdefilm.nl/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476681/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0476681.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T14:33:14

Directors

Alex van Warmerdam

Writers

Alex van Warmerdam

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alex van Warmerdam | Character: Edgar
Actor: Ariane Schluter | Character: Victoria
Actor: Jaap Spijkers | Character: Walter
Actor: Mark Rietman | Character: Herman
Actor: Thekla Reuten | Character: Suzie
Actor: Kees Prins | Character: Zakenman 1
Actor: Pierre Bokma | Character: Zakenman 2
Actor: Porgy Franssen | Character: Zakenman 3
Actor: Lyne Renée | Character: Stella
Actor: Waldemar Kobus | Character: Richard
Actor: Fedja van Huêt | Character: Ralph
Actor: Joop Admiraal | Character: Magere man
Actor: Jakop Ahlbom | Character: Stanley
Actor: Martine Berghuijs | Character: Vrouw
Actor: Loek Beumer | Character: Ober racletten
Actor: Leny Breederveld | Character: Vrouw Gerard
Actor: Bert Bunschoten | Character: Gerard
Actor: Aat Ceelen | Character: Gezette man
Actor: Stefaan Degand | Character: Sieb
Actor: Peter Drost | Character: Gerant racletten
Actor: Togo Igawa | Character: Makino
Actor: Jan Jaap Jansen | Character: Begrafenisondernemer
Actor: Sylvia Poorta | Character: Ilse
Actor: Karina Smulders | Character: Verrukkelijk meisje 1
Actor: René van 't Hof | Character: Oud winkel vrouwtje
Actor: Sofie van Dijk | Character: Verrukkelijk meisje 2
Actor: Marc van Warmerdam | Character: Ober nachtrestaurant

[Directors Group]
Name: Alex van Warmerdam | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alex van Warmerdam | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Wouter Barendrecht | Role: Producer
Name: Philippe Kauffmann | Role: Producer
Name: Guillaume Malandrin | Role: Producer
Name: Adriana Piasek-Wanski | Role: Producer
Name: Vincent Tavier | Role: Producer
Name: Bernard Tulp | Role: Producer
Name: Alex van Warmerdam | Role: Producer
Name: Marc van Warmerdam | Role: Producer
Name: Michael J. Werner | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Vincent van Warmerdam | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tom Erisman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ewin Ryckaert | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Janusz Gosschalk | Role: Casting Director
Name: Annet Malherbe | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Gert Brinkers | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Patricia Lim | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Fieke Brokkelkamp | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mariël Hoevenaars | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Pieter Walther Boer | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Rene de Gooijer | Role: Art Department
Name: Koert Scholman | Role: Art Department
Name: Bram van de Ven | Role: Art Department
Name: Dewi Van den Heuvel | Role: Art Department
Name: Karin Van Der Werff | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Dirk Bombey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Franco Piscopo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Johan Rompelberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luc Thomas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Olivier Thys | Role: Sound Department
Name: Arno Willemstein | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Roland Goddijn | Role: Special Effects
Name: Harry Wiessenhaan | Role: Special Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Willem de Beukelaer | Role: Stunts
Name: Marco Maas | Role: Stunts
Name: Ronald Schuurbiers | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Erno Das | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hans Reynaerts | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Emilien Lazaron | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Peter Hermans | Role: Location Management
Name: Menno Slot | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Theo Sieben | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Leander Huizinga | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Luc Lafleur | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa van Gils | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476681/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Greece: 2006 (Athens International Film and Video Festival)
South Korea: 2006 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Canada: September 10, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Turkey: September 21, 2006 (Eurasia Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 27, 2006 (Nederlands Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 28, 2006
United States: October 2006 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Estonia: December 3, 2006 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Australia: 2007
Canada: 2007
Israel: 2007
Taiwan: 2007
United States: January 7, 2007 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Belgium: February 28, 2007
Hungary: April 17, 2007 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
China: June 16, 2007 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
France: July 25, 2007
Russia: September 20, 2007 (limited)
Poland: October 12, 2007 (Warsaw International FilmFest)
Canada: December 1, 2007 (Ottawa European Union Film Festival)
Canada: December 6, 2007 (Vancouver European Union Film Festival)
United States: April 3, 2008 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Argentina: November 19, 2008 (TV premiere)
Greece: September 21, 2013 (Athens Film Festival)

Awards

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