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.
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Ton Kuyl
Anthony Fokker
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Paul Huf
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Gerard Rutten Director · Ed Hoornik Writer Andor von Bàrsy Cinematographer
First release July 5, 1957 · Produced in Netherlands · Original title De Vliegende Hollander
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Netherlands
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Original title
De Vliegende Hollander
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · July 5, 1957
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