Film

Dead Water

9.019341h 46mDrama

Director: Gerard Rutten
Year: 1934

After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it "dead water". They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.

Top cast

Jan Musch

Willem de Geus

Theo de Maal

Jaap de Meeuw

Bets Ranucci-Beckman

Aaf de Meeuw

Arnold Marlé

Dirk Brak

Max Croiset

Jan Brak

Helga Gogh

Maartje Brak

John Schilthuizen

Freek

Jules Verstraete

Visser

Directed by

Gerard Rutten

Written by

Gerard Rutten, Simon Koster

Produced by

Gerard Rutten