Forty Years
Original title: Veertig Jaren
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.
Top-billed cast
- MMyra Ward
- CCor Van der Lugt Melsert
- EEduard Verkade
- LLily Bouwmeester
- AAaf Bouber
- CCees Laseur
- PPaul Steenbergen
- MMartha Posno
- MMatthieu van Eysden
- AAnk van der Moer
Crew
- Directors
- Johan De Meester, Edmond T. Gréville
- Writers
- Ben van Eysselsteijn, Jo van Ammers-Küller
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Who directed Forty Years?
Forty Years was directed by Johan De Meester, Edmond T. Gréville.
When was Forty Years released?
Forty Years was released in 1938.
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