Dutch film history

This database contains information about film in the Netherlands, and is gradually being expanded. At this moment, you can find information about early films (from ca. 1900-1930) and about experimental films.

Note: Many records provide information about a film, but do not show the film itself (due to copyright restrictions, or because the film has been lost over the course of time). Click here to see a list of films that can actually be viewed.

 

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    Rondvluchten boven Nederland

    Aerial shots of the construction of the Afsluitdijk causeway and Dutch polders. 

    Aerial shots taken of the construction of the Afsluitdijk causeway, which was completed in 1932. The plane circles above the construction activities, and shows...

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    Rotterdam 2 mei huldiging van de Holland-Indië vliegers

    Reportage about of the ceremony in Rotterdam to honour the pilots who made the first flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies.

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    Thuiskomst eerste Indiëvliegers

    Reportage about the homecoming of the Dutch East Indies pilots.

    “28 April 1925 – A great day for aviation”. This is how this film begins, a film about the homecoming of the Dutch East Indies pilots Van Weerden Poelman, Van der Hoop,...

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    Uitreiking mobilisatiekruis te Utrecht

    Reportage about the presentation of the “mobilisatiekruis” (mobilization cross) in Utrecht. 

    The film consists of two parts. The first part deals with the presentation of the mobilization cross. On a kind of outdoor stage, speeches are...

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    Van Arnhem tot Barneveld

    Documentary about the region between Arnhem and Barneveld. 
     
    The region between Arnhem and Barneveld, the western Veluwe, is portrayed in all its rural beauty. We see shots of a flock of sheep on the heath, the rest home of the of the...

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    Zwemwedstrijd door gracht

    Brief reportage about a swimming meet for men and women, though a moat and a canal. The meet is watched by a large crowd of spectators. Afterwards, the winners are honoured and immortalized in photographs and on film.

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    Annie van Ees in Boefje

    Short film on the occasion of the five-hundredth performance of the play Boefje (12 november 1935). Actress Annie van Ees enters the theatre and puts on her dress and make-up, before giving a speech of gratitude as Boefje.

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    Kinderen naar buiten

    Propaganda film in three parts for Kinabu, a The Hague based charity that sends sick or underweight city children to...

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    Koninklijk bezoek aan Zeeland

    Reportage about the visit of the Dutch royal family to the Dutch province of Zeeland.

    The royal train with Queen Wilhelmina, Princess Juliana and Pince Hendrik arrives in the capital city of Middelburg. Peasant women are being instructed...

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    Met het ss 'Patria' der Rotterdamsche Lloyd naar Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

    Travelogue about the journey of the ship S.S.Patria to the Dutch East Indies, made as a commercial for the shipping company Rotterdamsche Lloyd.
     

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