Amerika, Amerika

Amerika, Amerika 1984 Directed by Jo Dua , John Schelfhout

Recording of the Dutch musical. The story takes place in 1939, just before German troops invade Warsaw, on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland-America Line. The Jewish magician Benjamin Benjamins flees from the threat of Hitler's new regime. On the ship he meets stowaway Fanny Janssen. Benjamins helps Janssen to hide from the ship's crew, who know that there is a stowaway on board. Meanwhile, the news about the threat of World War II slowly seeps into the ship.

Country Netherlands

Production Country Netherlands

Language Dutch

Spoken Language Dutch

Gneres Comedy , Music

Production Companies AVRO , Tekstpierement BV , Hans Tobi BV

Release Date 25 February 1984

153 mins