Dood water (1934)





After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it "dead water". They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.


Books with substantial mentioning of Dood water

Rommy Albers, Jan Baeke, Rob Zeeman (red)
Film in Nederland
Amsterdam/Gent, 2004

Henk van Gelder
Hollands Hollywood
Amsterdam, 1995

Kathinka Dittrich van Weringh
Der niederländische Spielfilm der dreißiger Jahre und die deutsche Filmemigration
Amsterdam, 1987

Dood water
Netherlands 1934

Directed by

Cast
Jules Verstraete

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Year: 1934
Country: Netherlands
Language: Dutch
 
IMDb: 0025060