"Is it worth the time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific appetite for black-and-white historical dramas that feel like they were filmed in a theater attic. If you prefer high-energy storytelling, you will probably be asleep by the twenty-minute mark. But if you’re the kind of person who likes seeing how old cinema tackled massive, decades-spanning biographies, there is something weirdly charming about it. It’s not exactly a thrill ride. The whole thing plays out in these short, rigid e..."
The story of William of Orange is told in a series of short episodes, spanning his sudden rise to prince of Orange in 1544, his role during the Eighty Years War to his murder by Balthasar Gerards in 1584..
J.J.M. Liesting
Eduard Palmers
Piet Rienks
W. Hofstra
Helene Berthe
Corry Korevaar
Vincent Berghegge
Cor Dommelshuizen
Tony Van Otterloo
W. Huysmans
Ludzer Eringa
Willy Haak
Ferd Sterneberg
Folkert Kramer
Peter Hansen
Cruys Voorbergh
Louis van Gasteren Sr.
A.L. Van Byllaaardt
Coos Van Duyn
Cor Van der Lugt Melsert
U. Groenier
Daan Van Olleffen
Lau Ezerman
Louise Kooiman
Cor Hermus
Richard Flink
Gerard Arbous
Jeanne Koek
Anton Van Zuylen
Johan Boezer
G. van Gelder, H.J. Drayer, Jan Teunissen
Netherlands
Is it worth the time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific appetite for black-and-white historical dramas that feel like they were filmed in a theater attic. If you prefer high-energy storytelling, you will probably be asleep by the twenty-minute mark. But if you’re the kind of person who likes seeing how old cin...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Jan Teunissen
Alexander Butler
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