Forty Years

Forty Years

85 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 10, 1938

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.

Forty Years

85 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 10, 1938

Forty Years
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.
Producers
Original title Veertig Jaren
Directors Johan De Meester, Edmond T. Gréville
Writers

Cast

Cees Laseur

as Rolf van Meerle

Lily Bouwmeester

as Annetje Maasdonk

Matthieu van Eysden

as Frans Maasdonk

Ank van der Moer

as Eline Verhulst

Eduard Verkade

as Zijne Excellentie van Meerle

Adolphe Engers

as Jan de Oude

Paul Steenbergen

as Wim Maasdonk

Cor Van der Lugt Melsert

as Dick Maasdonk

Martha Posno

as Lottie van Meerle

Myra Ward

as Lily Burger

Aaf Bouber

as Juffrouw