Forty Years

Name: Forty Years
Director: Johan De Meester
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1938-01-10
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Cees Laseur, Lily Bouwmeester, Matthieu van Eysden, Ank van der Moer, Eduard Verkade

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1938 · 85 min · Drama · History · TMDB 9.0/10

Overview

This government commissioned film -- made on the occasion of the forty year anniversary of queen Wilhelmina's reign -- chronicles the lives of two Dutch families from 1898 to 1938 against the backdrop of the social and political events of the times. It shows the emergence of trade unions, the troubled years of the First World War, the development of aviation and Schiphol airport, the Dutch East Indies and the lives of the Dutch royal family.

Directed by Johan De Meester

Cast

Cees Laseur — Rolf van Meerle
Lily Bouwmeester — Annetje Maasdonk
Matthieu van Eysden — Frans Maasdonk
Ank van der Moer — Eline Verhulst
Eduard Verkade — Zijne Excellentie van Meerle