Acting
Ank van der Moer
Born January 23, 1912 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died March 28, 1983 · aged 71
Anna Maria ‘Ank’ van der Moer (1912 – 1983) was a Dutch actress. Considered one of the greatest Dutch actresses of the 20th century, Van der Moer was often called the ‘Queen of the Leidseplein’ (the theatre hotspot of Amsterdam). Famous for her stage performances in classic plays like Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Vondel’s Gysbrecht van Amstel, Chekhov’s Three Sisters, Tennessee Williams’s The Rose Tatto…
Known For
Forty Years · 1938Forty Years
★ 9.01938
MovieDramaHistory
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.
That Joyous Eve... · 1960That Joyous Eve...
★ 5.81960
MovieDramaComedy
The story of three torn apart families on the verge of Sinterklaasavond, the Dutch equivalent of Christmas Eve.
VD · 1972VD
★ 5.01972
MovieDrama
Cornelis van Doorn is the CEO of VD, a meat factory as well as a developer of contraceptives. Cornelis is the patriarch of the Van Doorn family: a decadent bunch of loose morals who only lust for money and power. When the man is thinking about retiring, he has to find the right heir to take over the family business.
Song of Spring · 1936Song of Spring
★ 7.51936
MovieComedyRomance
An out of work engineer is hired as the private chauffeur of a rich playboy, and has to drive to Vlissingen to pick up the latter's fiancée. On the way back from Vlissingen, the car breaks down and the engineer and the fiancée travel to Rotterdam to get some spare parts -- a trip full of amorous entanglements and mistaken identities.
The Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata · 1935The Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata
★ 6.51935
MovieMysteryDrama
When Erica Maerlant is shot dead during a secret dance rehearsal at her luxurious villa, the Maerlant household turns out to be a serpent's nest of intrigue where everyone has a motive for the murder.
De man zonder hart · 1937De man zonder hart
★ 8.01937
MovieDrama
When his colleague presents him with (forged) evidence of his wife Sylvette's unfaithfulness, factory owner Jean Sourdier kills him in a fit of rage. After fifteen years in prison he is determined to take revenge on his wife by killing Ninette, a daughter from her second marriage.
De TV Show · 1981De TV Show
★ 9.01981
Series
Small Souls · 1969Small Souls
★ 10.01969
SeriesDrama
Landmark tv adaptation of Louis Couperus' "Small Souls" saga, that tells of the gradual disintegration of the once-powerful Van Lowe clan.
Movies
Forty Years · 1938Forty Years
★ 9.01938
MovieDramaHistory
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.
That Joyous Eve... · 1960That Joyous Eve...
★ 5.81960
MovieDramaComedy
The story of three torn apart families on the verge of Sinterklaasavond, the Dutch equivalent of Christmas Eve.
VD · 1972VD
★ 5.01972
MovieDrama
Cornelis van Doorn is the CEO of VD, a meat factory as well as a developer of contraceptives. Cornelis is the patriarch of the Van Doorn family: a decadent bunch of loose morals who only lust for money and power. When the man is thinking about retiring, he has to find the right heir to take over the family business.
Song of Spring · 1936Song of Spring
★ 7.51936
MovieComedyRomance
An out of work engineer is hired as the private chauffeur of a rich playboy, and has to drive to Vlissingen to pick up the latter's fiancée. On the way back from Vlissingen, the car breaks down and the engineer and the fiancée travel to Rotterdam to get some spare parts -- a trip full of amorous entanglements and mistaken identities.
The Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata · 1935The Mystery of the Moonlight Sonata
★ 6.51935
MovieMysteryDrama
When Erica Maerlant is shot dead during a secret dance rehearsal at her luxurious villa, the Maerlant household turns out to be a serpent's nest of intrigue where everyone has a motive for the murder.
De man zonder hart · 1937De man zonder hart
★ 8.01937
MovieDrama
When his colleague presents him with (forged) evidence of his wife Sylvette's unfaithfulness, factory owner Jean Sourdier kills him in a fit of rage. After fifteen years in prison he is determined to take revenge on his wife by killing Ninette, a daughter from her second marriage.