The Human Dutch (Dutch: Alleman, lit. 'everyman') is a 1963 Dutch documentary film directed by Bert Haanstra, about the daily lives of people in the Netherlands. It was a big success in the Netherlands with almost 1.7 million admissions, the third most successful Dutch film at the time.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2][3] It was also selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4]
The Human Dutch | |
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Directed by | Bert Haanstra |
Written by | Simon Carmiggelt Bert Haanstra Anton Koolhaas |
Produced by | Bert Haanstra |
Narrated by | Simon Carmiggelt Peter Ustinov |
Cinematography | Anton van Munster |
Edited by | Bert Haanstra |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
Box office | 1,663,743 admissions (Netherlands)[1] |
Cast
edit- Simon Carmiggelt - Narrator (Dutch version) (voice)
- Peter Ustinov - Narrator (English version) (voice)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Top 20 Dutch Features, 1945-1989". Variety. 29 October 1990. p. 46.
- ^ "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "NY Times: Alleman". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
edit- The Human Dutch at IMDb
- Video on YouTube, posted by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision