Netherlands / Feb 25, 1984
Amerika, Amerika (1984)
Directed by Jo Dua, John Schelfhout
2h 33minruntime
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Plot
Recording of the Dutch musical. The story takes place in 1939, just before German troops invade Warsaw, on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland-America Line. The Jewish magician Benjamin Benjamins flees from the threat of Hitler's new regime. On the ship he meets stowaway Fanny Janssen. Benjamins helps Janssen to hide from the ship's crew, who know that there is a stowaway on board. Meanwhile, the news about the threat of World War II slowly seeps into the ship.
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Annelies Balhan | Victoria Hupkes |
| Fred Butter | Pastoor |
| Peter van Leeuwen | Steward, hofmeester |
| Roel Tijhof | Steward, hofmeester |
| Adri Felderhof | Jopie Bons, kamenier van Bella |
Genres
MusicComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Amerika, Amerika |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Nederlands |
| Production countries | Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tekstpierement BV, Hans Tobi BV, AVRO |
| Release date | 25 febbraio 1984 |
| Production | John Schelfhout |
| Writer | Jos Brink, Frank Sanders |
| Editing | Ad Buursema |
| Assistant directors | Hetty Eijbers, Jo Dua, John Schelfhout |
| Production design | Raymond Renard |
| Art direction | Raymond Renard |
| Set decoration | Raymond Renard |
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| Music | Henk Bokkinga, Klaas Versteeg, Pieter Voogt, Marcel Salomon, Lou Kuyper, Hans Hoffman, Victor Muller, Ferry Wienneke |
| Sound | Henk Bokkinga, Klaas Versteeg, Pieter Voogt, Marcel Salomon, Lou Kuyper, Hans Hoffman, Victor Muller, Ferry Wienneke |
| Costume design | Raymond Renard |
| Makeup | Raymond Renard |
| Hairstyling | Raymond Renard |
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