Piet Fuchs
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 28, 1869
Deathday: October 19, 1941
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Dries, the Fire Marshal
1924-01-29
Dries, the Fire Marshal
Overview: Semi-documentary showing some of the activities of the Amsterdam fire brigade, interwoven with the story of a boy who wants to become a firefighter.
Genres: Drama Documentary Adventure
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1924-01-29
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The Dutch Circus
1924-10-17
The Dutch Circus
Overview: After years of touring abroad with his "Cirque Hollandais", Hendrik van Dalen returns to Holland, hoping that his brother will lend him financial support. Since the death of his wife, things have gone from bad to worse with Hendrik, who drowns his sorrow in drink. Moreover, he has set his heart on the circus-equestrienne, who pretends to love him but is having an affair with the company's wrestler. By encouraging Hendrik to drink, they hope to get their hands on his possessions. Hendrik's daughter sees through their designs and, with the aid of the clown Louisot, tries to foil their plans.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1924-10-17
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The Exiles
1911-12-09
The Exiles
Overview: An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Vera; or, The Nihilists.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1911-12-09
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Genius Against Violence
1916-04-27
Genius Against Violence
Overview: Van Duylen, representative of a diamond syndicate, brings to Amsterdam the Koh-I-Noor II , the largest diamond ever found. In one of the city's oldest diamond-cutting establishments it is cleft and the nine small stones are polished. Escorted by detectives, Van Duylen takes the stones home and puts them in his burglar-proof safe. He tells his wife that its doors are electrically charged and that anyone opening them in the wrong way will immediately be electrocuted. Two suspicious persons, Jack the Acrobat and the lion-tamer Feenstra, prowl around Van Duylen's villa, inspecting the doors and windows.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1916-04-27
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The Wreck in the North Sea
1915-11-05
The Wreck in the North Sea
Overview: Het wrak in de Noordzee ('The North Sea Wreck') is a fisherman's drama about the romance between the daughter of a Scheveningen captain and a young fisherman. Their love is threatened when another fisherman sinks the boat of his rival, and blackmails the girl's father to give away her hand in marriage. Eventually the missing fisherman pops up again, and marries his beloved. His criminal rival is punished.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1915-11-05
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Bygone Glory
1917-09-24
Bygone Glory
Overview: A street singer manages to work his way up to the position of an opera artist, only to be struck by fate, and return to his life on the street.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1917-09-24
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