Forty Years
(1938)

Released: 1938-01-10

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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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Cees Laseur

as Rolf van Meerle

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Lily Bouwmeester

as Annetje Maasdonk

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Matthieu van Eysden

as Frans Maasdonk

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Ank van der Moer

as Eline Verhulst

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Eduard Verkade

as Zijne Excellentie van Meerle

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Adolphe Engers

as Jan de Oude

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Martha Posno

as Lottie van Meerle

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Myra Ward

as Lily Burger

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Aaf Bouber

as Juffrouw

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