Rotterdam-Europoort (1966)

Rotterdam-Europoort

1966

Documentary

Synopsis

Instructional film about the (former) biggest harbour in the world, with a hybrid format. Well known Ivens themes are revisited, like The Flying Dutchman in the fiction part of the film, who returns to the modern day Rotterdam, that has recovered very well after the devastating bombardments in the second world war.

Credits

Director

Joris Ivens

Cast

Gerrit Kouwenaar as Narrator (Dutch version) (voice)

Karel Kneulman

Willeke van Ammelrooy

Yves Montand as Narrator (French version) (voice)

Crew

Eduard van der Enden (Director of Photography)

Étienne Becker (Director of Photography)

Andrée Choty (Editor)