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Maurits Binger
Born April 5, 1868 · Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Died April 9, 1923 · aged 55
Maurits Binger (1868–1923) was a Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 39 films between 1913 and 1922 and is considered one of the pioneers of fictional films in the Netherlands. The Binger Filmlab, formerly the Maurits Binger Film Institute, was named after him.
Known For
As God Made Her · 1920As God Made Her
★ 6.01920
MovieRomance
A young woman, with her naive lies, causes some troubles marrying into an aristocratic family. At the end, good-heartedness wins over snobbishness and class barriers.
Golden Chains · 1917Golden Chains
★ 5.01917
Movie
Lona, a young woman who has no memories of her past, has been adopted by the rich industrialist Van Haaften. She is loved by Henri van Rhenen, a neighbour whose mother still mourns the loss of her daughter, who disappeared twenty years ago under mysterious circumstances. Lona has another suitor, Frans van Borselen, who hopes to marry her so that he can pay his gambling debts with her foster-father's money. Van Haaften discovers that Frans has been cheating at cards and offers him a revolver so that he can end his life honourably.
John Heriot's Wife · 1920John Heriot's Wife
★ 10.01920
MovieDramaCrime
A usurer cancels a woman's debt in return for wresting a financial secret from a minister's wife.
War and Peace: 1918 · 1918War and Peace: 1918
★ 7.01918
MovieDrama
Ducrot and Ninette accuse Mario and Anny of owing their wealth to the murderous effects of Mario's bombs. Anny leaves for the front to care for the wounded. Third part of Maurits Binger's epic silent trilogy. Most of the film is considered lost – a single fragment remains.
Oorlog en Vrede: 1914 · 1918Oorlog en Vrede: 1914
★ 10.01918
MovieWarDrama
The wealthy De Roquevilles, the family of alcoholic veteran Jean Laurent, and that of farmer Godard; all have to deal with the outbreak of the Great War. To complicate things even more, Godard's daughter Anny falls in love with young Mario Laurent, who turns out to have inherited some of his father's vices. First part of Maurits Binger's epic silent trilogy.
The Black Tulip · 1921The Black Tulip
★ 4.01921
MovieHistoryDrama
In 17th century Holland, a faction of royalists is scheming to restore the monarchy and jail the De Witt brothers, who control the Republic. At the same time Tulip Fever is raging, and bulb-grower Cornelis van Baerle tries to obtain the secret of black tulips. Van Baerle will soon find himself threatened by radical royalists and rival bulb-grower Isaac van Boxtel.
Oorlog en Vrede: 1916 · 1918Oorlog en Vrede: 1916
★ 7.01918
MovieDramaWar
Anny helps Mario escape from prison after his attempted murder of Gaston de Roqueville, who is now married to Ninette. Banker Sorga, an enemy spy, attempts to steal Mario's latest invention: a powerful explosive that could alter the course of the war. Second part of Maurits Binger's epic trilogy, now considered lost.
Carmen of the North · 1919Carmen of the North
★ 6.01919
MovieDrama
On the verge of getting married to Marijke, young and insecure detective Jozef is assigned the case of a murdered factory girl. His relationship is threatened when he becomes madly infatuated with Carmen, the alluring prime suspect.
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