De Inbreker

Glimmie (Rijk de Gooyer) and his partner in crime Bonk (Jon Bluming) had some bad luck this evening, to find out that during a burglary when they cracked a safe they found that it was empty. They are on their way back home. While they are driving around in this neighbourhood some informer tells Glimmie that a rich man is looking for him. From left to right Zeedijk 61 – 43.

While Frank watched this movie again he noticed that someone says to Glimmie that someone is looking for him at the Dijk. In Amsterdam slang this means the Zeedijk. Then it was easy to locate and to take a shot from this spot.

The mysterious and rich man Van Borsen (Bob de Lange) meets Glimmie and Bonk in an obscure bar in the Oudezijds Armsteeg, Amsterdam and he gives them an assignment where three thousand guilders can be earned: they must find the young girl Fanny (Willeke van Ammelrooy) and bring her back to her stepfather, Van Borsen. According to Van Borsen, Fanny is a drug addict who ran away from home. Calling in the police would generate negative publicity, that could have serious consequences for his senior position.

At daytime it looks much nicer but, who on earth made the background blue and yellow?? Frank will wait for another 2 weeks or so until this horrible background will be gone.

After a night of serious drinking Bonk and Glimmie had no idea they were followed by a strange person. Anyway when Glimmie wakes up he finds out that his stiletto knife is missing. In a bar in the Korte Leidsedwarsstraat they enquire about Fanny and they hear some stories about her and that the old man abused her. In the upper left can be seen 'Djawa', that was a famous Indonesian restaurant 'Warung Djawa'. Location: Korte Leidsedwarsstraat.

Frank really misses Warung Djawa, when he went out for a Friday or Saturday night and wanted to have some food in the middle of the night.

Glimmie believes that Van Borsen assaults Fanny and will kill her once she is tracked down, after which he and Bonk, as known small time criminals, would be charged with murder The next day, a hitman is found dead in Glimmie's home, but Inspector Van Hol aka ‘de stoere’( Frits Lambrechts) believes Glimmie has nothing to do with it. Glimmie asks his mom for advise. She owns a whore house on the Brouwersgracht, 68.

Does this look like a whorehouse in 2020???? Not really, this is in 2020 is a well settled expensive house in the center of Mokum nowadays.

Bonk has a lead to the Thorbeckeplein to find Fanny. Thorbeckeplein/Herengracht looking at the Reguliersgracht.

Instead of North State it’s called Ponte Arcari nowadays.

Indeed Fanny is performing here and she is doing some erotic dances in a club. Bonk and Glimmie visit this club and see her dance and meet up with her to ask her about the relationship between her and her stepfather. They bring Fanny to a safe place, the whorehouse of Glimmie’s mom. Thorbeckeplein.

Back in the days this used to be a back street alley with prostitution and all, but in 2020 it is a hipster cool place to hang out…. Times change…

Fanny, Glimmie and Bonk arrive at Glimmie’s mom’s whorehouse not knowing they were followed by Inspector van Hol. Brouwersgracht 68.

No such unrest at the Brouwersgracht in 2020.

Somehow Van Borsen knows the place where Fanny stays and checks her out from the other side of the Brouwwersgracht, Amsterdam. Brouwersgracht 68 seen from the other side of the canal.

The cars in 2020 don’t look as cool as they were in the 70’s

However there is a stranger all the way through the film who follows Fanny, Glimmie and Bonk. Who is he?? We don’t know that… Yet. Intersection Brouwersgracht and Herengracht.

Is there anything changed since the 70’s????

Glimmie finds out that Fanny has been using drugs and there is an argument, Fanny runs away from the house straight into the arms of the mysterious stranger. They obvious know each other until……. the stranger pulls out a knife and kills Fanny with the knife he stole from Glimmie. In front of Brouwersgracht 68.

This must be the place where the beautiful Fanny was killed in the movie.

Glimmie was scared to death seeing Fanny laying on the street with his knife in her. He realises that he will be the prime suspect now so he pulls out the knife and hides it. For some reason we don’t know why the murderer of Fanny commits suicide and is out of the picture now. Brouwersgracht 68/70.

How well cared for it looks in 2020.

Inspector van Hol goes to Van Borsen’s house and tells him that his daughter was murdered that evening. Van Bosen accuses Glimmie of being the murderer. Van Hol has his doubts. Unknown location.

Scuba divers are unsuccessful in trying to find the knife. Intersection Herengracht and Brouwersgracht. The bridge can also be seen in 'Modesty Blaise' Capture 5 when it was only for pedestrians.

Nothing has changed here in the last 50 years.

Van Hol and his chief discuss the whole case and are far from sure that Glimmie (who got knocked out by Bonk in an argument) is the murderer. The punch from Bonk landed Glimmie into hospital, for which Bonk is sorry. In the hospital Glimmie’s mother tells her son that Van Borsen systematically abuses Fanny. Glimmie has to go to trail but was released because of a lack of evidence. Brouwersgracht and Herengracht.

Exactly the same as if it was in the 1970’s.

After his release van Hol picks up Glimmie to interrogate him, in the car they discuss things and he takes Glimmie to his house. An amusing detail is that Glimmie really does walk out of jail here. The old jail located, at Kleine Gartmansplantsoen, was in the middle of the city and has been demolished nowadays and the location is now called the Max Euweplein. Leidseplein, Amsterdam.

Always under construction in Amsterdam but this is the real center of Amsterdam, The Leidseplein in the year 2020.

Glimmie comes home and needs a rest. Warmoestraat 36.

In the days back, then the doors were painted green. Nowadays they are red of course.

The day after things are getting more strange than strange. It turns out that Bonk gets married with Glimmie’s mom!? Glimmie drives to Van Borsen’s house to check everything out. Glimmie has a plan. Unknown location.

Glimmie goes home and starts to practice throwing his knife. Slofje (Jennifer Willems), the 16 year old niece of Miepie (Sylvia de Leur), a prostitute, is too afraid to visit Glimmie, so he takes her out to do some shopping. Kalverstraat 65 (Norway Inn).

The Kalverstraat in 2020. All new shops, like the average shopping street.

They go shopping for clothes and Glimmie makes sure Slofje will get dressed properly, he gives her a room and board in order to help this poor girl. Glimmie trains her to help him to break into houses. Intersection Nieuwendijk and Hasselaerssteeg.

On the left there used to be a great record store that has been replaced by a hipster cheese store nowadays. Apparently, Frank doesn’t like cheese as much as he likes good music.

The shopping continues. Outside Haarlemmerstraat 79 looking in the direction of Haarlemmerplein.

The palm trees has been replaced by people with face masks because of Covid-19.

Both of them check out Van Borsen’s house and find out that Van Borsen is taking an airplane to an unknown destination. Glimmie breaks into the house and Slofje is on the lookout. He steals some paperwork and leaves a clue to Van Borsen by writing on a mirror: I got them! Schiphol airport departure gate 3.

Now they have a revolving door instead of a normal one… And some nice flowers.

Van Borsen comes home and finds out that Glimmie was in his house, he sends a hitman to him and it becomes clear that Glimmie is expecting him so that is why he is practicing with his knife. Van Hol is staying at Miepie’s home opposite the house of Glimmie and when the hitman attacks and shoots at Glimmie, van Hol shoots the hitman in the shoulder. Intersection Warmoestraat and Oudezijds Armsteeg.

Instead of cars and people who were shot back then it is nice and peaceful in this millennium.

Van Hol shoots again at the VW of the hitman but misses. Intersection Warmoestraat and Oudezijds Armsteeg.

Chairs instead of shooting cops nowadays.

Miepie runs outside and shouts at Slofje and Glimmie asking if they are alright. They are. Intersection Warmoestraat and Oudezijds Armsteeg

Frank didn’t see a prostitute running when he was there. He shouldn't have been looking anyway!

The chase is on. Intersection Utrechtsestraat and Keizersgracht.

And again a sunny day in Amsterdam. On the left can be seen one of Frank’s most beloved record store called 'Concerto'. He cannot pass by and NOT visit this store… He did.

Both of them are driving a Volkswagen beetle and they are driving like mad men. Unknown location.

It comes to an abrupt stop when the hitman lands in the water and the car explodes! Unknown location.

Glimmie comes to the police station and hands over some paperwork and tells the policeman on the right, Officer Bakker (Henk Rigters) that he believes that there is a lot more to the case than the abuse of Fanny by her stepfather. Glimmie is right. There is more. Background: Damrak.

Not the exact angle but this will do for the moment.

By now, Glimmie and Slofje need a break and go to several locations to relax but Glimmie is constantly thinking and planning something. Amstelpark (called Florapark when this was filmed) in the direction of Europaboulevard.

When Frank was a child he visited this park numerous times and the ferris wheel was his favourite. No problem in recognising this spot.

Glimmie thinking and planning something. All of a sudden he says: “Ok let’s start”. And he will execute his plan. Unknown location.

Glimmie arrives in a taxi to once again break into the house of Van Borsen but it turns out that his house is under police surveillance by Van Hok and Bakker. He breaks in the house and cracks the safe and he starts reading all the files that he finds. Glimmie leaves the house by boat and returns home. The police have no clue that he has left. Unknown location.

Once he is home he leaves the door open and waits for Van Borsen to show up which he does, demanding the files. Quickly Glimmie switches off the lights and throws the knife in the direction of Van Borsen. He dies on the spot and Glimmie gives all the files to the police. Glimmie takes care of Slofje as if she was his own daughter. At the end a happy end…. Unknown location.