Released:
1938-01-10

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Johan De Meester, Edmond T. Gréville

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Drama, History

• 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