Henk van der Linden

Date of birth
03-05-1925
Date deceased
18-12-2021

Biography

Henk van der Linden was a director, screenplay writer and producer of Dutch films for young people. He had his own production company, Rex Film. Using simple production means, with a small budget and the help of friends and acquaintances who acted in his films, Van der Linden made nearly 40 feature films. No other filmmaker has made more Dutch feature films. He was very successful and over a period of 30 years, his films drew millions of viewers. The stories for his films were usually based on well-known characters from children's literature such as Billie Turf, Sjors and Sjimmie, and Dik Trom. The film Nieuwe avonturen van Dik Trom made in 1958 was given special mention in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest-running Dutch feature film ever: the film played for 28 continuous years in the cinema. Henk J. van der Linden was also the first Dutch filmmaker to ever make a Western, De jongen uit het wilde westen. Just as all the of his other work, this film was shot near his home in Thull in southern Limburg.

filmography

  1. 1952
    Art director, Camera, Director, Producer, Script writer
  2. 1954
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  3. 1955
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Script writer
  4. 1958
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  5. 1959
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  6. 1960
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  7. 1960
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  8. 1962
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  9. 1962
    Actor, Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  10. 1962
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  11. 1964
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  12. 1965
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  13. 1966
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  14. 1967
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  15. 1967
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  16. 1968
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  17. 1968
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  18. 1969
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  19. 1969
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  20. 1971
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  21. 1972
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  22. 1972
    Art director, Camera, Director, Editing, Script writer
  23. 1973
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  24. 1974
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer
  25. 1974
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Script writer
  26. 1975
    Camera, Set dresser, Director, Editing, Producer, Script writer

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