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Forty Years 1938 Directed by Johan De Meester , Edmond T. Gréville Veertig Jaren

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.

Language Dutch
Spoken Language Dutch
Gneres Drama , History
Budget $60,420
Release Date 10 January 1938
85 mins
Cast
Cees Laseur
Cees Laseur Rolf van Meerle
Lily Bouwmeester
Lily Bouwmeester Annetje Maasdonk
Matthieu van Eysden
Matthieu van Eysden Frans Maasdonk
Ank van der Moer
Ank van der Moer Eline Verhulst
Eduard Verkade
Eduard Verkade Zijne Excellentie van Meerle
Adolphe Engers
Adolphe Engers Jan de Oude
Paul Steenbergen
Paul Steenbergen Wim Maasdonk
Cor Van der Lugt Melsert
Cor Van der Lugt Melsert Dick Maasdonk
Martha Posno
Martha Posno Lottie van Meerle
Myra Ward
Myra Ward Lily Burger
Aaf Bouber
Aaf Bouber Juffrouw
Crew
Directors
Johan De Meester
Johan De Meester
Edmond T. Gréville
Edmond T. Gréville
Editor
Jan Teunissen
Jan Teunissen
Music
Max Tak
Max Tak