Bernard Droog
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Biography: Bernhard Droog (1921–2009) was a Dutch actor who appeared in 17 films and numerous television and theatre roles. Droog was a recipient of the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1970. Droog's film debut came in 1955 in the role of the teacher in 'Ciske de Rat', which in terms of cinema admissions remains one of the most popular films in Dutch history. He would appear in two comedy films, 'Kleren Maken de Man' and Bert Haanstra's 'Fanfare', followed by a leading role in the 1958 Academy Award-nominated 'Dorp aan de Rivier'. After the early 1960s, Droog's film appearances became sporadic as he worked mainly in theatre and television. However he made several notable appearances, among which 'Wat zien ik', the first feature film directed by Paul Verhoeven. His final screen appearance came in 1997 in 'Character', which went on to win that year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cologne, Germany
Birthday: January 05, 1921
Deathday: December 22, 2009
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Gender: Male
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Moffengriet - Liebe tut, was sie will
Overview: The Netherlands, 1940. At the age of 16, Tiny is already being asked to do all the work in the house and shop. After the Germans invaded the Netherlands, she fell in love with the German Bernd Verspohl at a dance. From then on she was called Moffengriet, the derogatory name for women in the Netherlands who got involved with German soldiers. Young happiness is overshadowed by the tragic events of the time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1990-05-30
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The Silent Raid
Overview: In 1944 Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, a band of Dutch resistance fighters plot to covertly rescue dozens of compatriots from the local Nazi prison.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1962-12-21
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The Wrestler
Overview: A worried father tries to end the relationship that his son Andries has with the wife of a wrestler.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Fanfare
Overview: In the small Dutch village of Lagerheide, two members of the local brass band get into a fight, forcing the band to be split in two. The two hotheads and their followers are doing their utmost to sabotage each other’s attempts at becoming the band who will represent the village at the upcoming brass band competition.
Genres: Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1958-10-04
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Links
Overview: Registration of Herman Heijermans' play, performed by the 'Toneelgroep Theater' company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1983-01-11
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Bicycling to the Moon
Overview: A gentle comedy about three brothers, each of whom inherited something of their deceased father’s personality. Their paths keep crossing in curious ways.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1963-01-24
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Business Is Business
Overview: The story of two prostitutes working in the Amsterdam Red Light district, and the many strange and unusual men they meet through their work.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1971-09-10
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Village by the River
Overview: An independent-thinking doctor in a rural community with his own ideas of how medicine should be practiced begins to find himself ostracized from the community after one of his patients commits suicide.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1958-08-19
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Character
Overview: In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1997-04-17
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Fair in the Rain
Overview: After being released from prison a career criminal wants to start a new life. To finance this new life he decides to rob a small-town bank during a funfair. Meanwhile, he's trying to get rid of a women who can tie him to a previous crime.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1962-03-15
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Ciske the Rat
Overview: “Ciske de Rat” belongs to the Dickensean “little man’s hard life” model and tells a deceptively simple story about a boy in modern Netherlands. Persecution, loneliness, adults’ hostility, fear, mixture of obstinacy and tenderness, and even an imprisonment. Excellent camera movement and delicate portraying of Ciske’s fragile soul put this film out of merely historical context and ensure its place in the history of great cinema.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1955-10-07
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Crew Cut
Overview: Erik is trying to avoid the Nazi occupants and stay out of the hands of the Germans. Instead he is trying to be in Elly's arms.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1979-10-10
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Rattle Rat
Overview: A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Thriller Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1987-02-05
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The Manneken Pis Case
Overview: Kamiel steals the famous Brussels statue of Manneken Pis to impress his girlfriend Denise, the daughter of the man who is supposed to guard it. The Belgians, however, wrongly accuse the Dutch of having stolen their statue and hit back by stealing the statue of Hansje Brink.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1960-09-30
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The Flying Dutchman
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1957-07-05
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Mr. Slotter's Jubilee
Overview: Hein Slotter, unpopular director of a pram factory, reluctantly agrees to celebrate his 25th anniversary. His only wish is that his successor and mentor, Slieps, gives a speech. Unfortunately Slieps is quite senile and only occasionally has a bright moment. Meanwhile, the party committee learns of a rumor concerning Slotter's younger days and plans to embarrass him during this festive occasion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1979-12-13
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