Zuiderzeewerken
7.7
This documentary documents the construction of the Afsluitdijk, the massive hydraulic engineering project that sealed off the Zuiderzee from the North Sea. Filmed over several years, it focuses on the labor required to build the dike and the final closing of the last gap in 1929.
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Joris Ivens Director · John Fernhout Cinematographer
First release December 31, 1930 · Produced in Netherlands · Production Cinéphonic
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Capi-Holland
Production
Cinéphonic
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Netherlands · December 31, 1930
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
November 30, 2000 · Silent Film Renaissance: Dutch Silent Cinema
Portugal
April 12, 1983 · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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