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.
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Forty Years
Actors
Cees Laseur
Rolf van Meerle
Lily Bouwmeester
Annetje Maasdonk
Matthieu van Eysden
Frans Maasdonk
Ank van der Moer
Eline Verhulst
Eduard Verkade
Zijne Excellentie van Meerle
Adolphe Engers
Jan de Oude
Paul Steenbergen
Wim Maasdonk
Cor Van der Lugt Melsert
Dick Maasdonk
Martha Posno
Lottie van Meerle
M
Myra Ward
Lily Burger
