Film

Forty Years

1938 · 1h 25m · Drama · History

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.

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

Adolphe Engers

Jan de Oude

Paul Steenbergen

Wim Maasdonk

Cor Van der Lugt Melsert

Dick Maasdonk

Martha Posno

Lottie van Meerle

Myra Ward

Lily Burger

Aaf Bouber

Juffrouw

• Johan De MeesterDirector
• Edmond T. GrévilleDirector
• Jo van Ammers-KüllerWriter
• Ben van EysselsteijnWriter
• Jan TeunissenEditor

Release date

January 10, 1938

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 25m

Budget

$60,420

Genres

Drama, History