Forty Years
Released: January 10, 1938Runtime: 85 minLanguage: NL
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.
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Cees Laseur
as Rolf van Meerle
Lily Bouwmeester
as Annetje Maasdonk
Matthieu Van Eysden
as Frans Maasdonk
Ank Van Der Moer
as Eline Verhulst
Eduard Verkade
as Zijne excellentie van Meerle
Adolphe Engers
as Jan de Oude
Paul Steenbergen
as Wim Maasdonk
Cor Van Der Lugt Melsert
as Dick Maasdonk
Martha Posno
as Lottie van Meerle
Myra Ward
as Lily Burger
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