The Flying Dutchman (1957)
De Vliegende Hollander
Biopic about the early years of pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. After a fight with his teacher, headstrong Anthony Fokker refuses to return to his old school in Haarlem. Instead, he goes to a technical college in Mainz where he talks his teachers into including airplane design in the curriculum. Fokker soon starts building a prototype of his 'Spider' plane.
- Date of release
- 1957-07-05
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gerard Rutten
Casting
- Ton Kuyl — Anthony Fokker
- Mimi Boesnach — Moeder Fokker
- Cruys Voorbergh — Vader Fokker
- Coen Flink
- Bob de Lange
- Guus Oster
- Bernhard Droog
- Paul Huf
- Lies Franken
- Paul Storm
- Cees Laseur
- Frans Weisz
Interesting facts
The Flying Dutchman or De Vliegende Hollander is a 1957 Dutch biographical film directed by Gerard Rutten about the life of famed aviator Anthony Fokker.
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