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Forty Years

Original title: Veertig Jaren

★ 9.0 TMDB Rating · 1 votes

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.

Director
Johan De Meester, Edmond T. Gréville
Release date
Jan 10, 1938
Original language
Dutch
Origin
Netherlands

Cast of Forty Years

  • Portrait of Cees Laseur

    Cees Laseur

    Rolf van Meerle

  • Portrait of Lily Bouwmeester

    Lily Bouwmeester

    Annetje Maasdonk

  • Portrait of Matthieu van Eysden

    Matthieu van Eysden

    Frans Maasdonk

  • Portrait of Ank van der Moer

    Ank van der Moer

    Eline Verhulst

  • Portrait of Eduard Verkade

    Eduard Verkade

    Zijne Excellentie van Meerle

  • Portrait of Adolphe Engers

    Adolphe Engers

    Jan de Oude

  • Portrait of Paul Steenbergen

    Paul Steenbergen

    Wim Maasdonk

  • Portrait of Cor Van der Lugt Melsert

    Cor Van der Lugt Melsert

    Dick Maasdonk

  • Portrait of Martha Posno

    Martha Posno

    Lottie van Meerle

  • Myra Ward

    Lily Burger

  • Portrait of Aaf Bouber

    Aaf Bouber

    Juffrouw

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