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Turbulent Skies
''Turbulent Skies'' (Dutch:''Vliegende Hollanders'') is a 2020 Dutch television series, directed by Joram Lürsen. The series is about Anthony Fokker and Albert Plesman, two aviation pioneers who stood at the cradle of civil aviation in the Netherlands. The series is set between 1919, the year of the First Air Traffic Exhibition Amsterdam, co-organized by Plesman, and 1939, the year in which Fokker died. Because few aircraft from this period have been preserved, a lot of CGI was used in making the series. The series first aired on AVROTROS on October 18, 2020. It is available on Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by ... as ''King of the Skies''. Cast Episodes References 2020s Dutch television series Dutch drama television series NPO 1 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joram Lürsen
Joram Lürsen (born 11 August 1963) is a Dutch film director, film and television director, as well as screenwriter and producer. Lürsen was born in Amstelveen. He graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam in 1990 with his film ''De Finales'' (English language, English translation: ''The Finals''). He directed the family film ''In Orange'' (2004), which received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors and international awards at film festivals in Hamburg, Esfahan, Kristiansand, Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, Poznań, and Rimouski, Quebec, Rimouski. He directed the romantic comedy film ''Alles is Liefde'' (2007), which received a Diamond Film for 1,000,000 visitors. Filmography * ''De Finales'' (1990) * ''Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse'' (1996) * ''Stroop'' (1998) (TV film) * ''Otje'' (1998) (TV series) * ''In Orange'' (2004) * ''Alles is Liefde'' (2007) * ''Het Geheim'' (2010) * ''Family Way'' (2012) * ''Moordvrouw'' (2012-) * ''Public Works (film), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Fokker
Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker (6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) was a Dutch aviation pioneer, aviation entrepreneur, aircraft designer, and aircraft manufacturer. He produced fighter aircraft in Germany during the First World War such as the Fokker Eindecker fighters, Eindecker monoplanes, the Fokker Triplane, Dr.1 triplane and the Fokker D.VII, D.VII biplane. After the Treaty of Versailles forbade Germany to produce aircraft, Fokker moved his business to the Netherlands. There, Fokker, his company was responsible for a variety of aircraft including the Fokker F.VII, Fokker F.VII/3m trimotor, a successful interwar passenger aircraft. He died in New York City, New York in 1939. Later authors suggest he was personally charismatic but unscrupulous in business and a controversial character. Early life Anthony (Tony) Fokker was born in Blitar, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), to Herman Fokker, a Dutch coffee plantation owner and Johanna Hugona Wouterina Wilhelmina Diemont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Plesman
Albert Plesman (7 September 1889 – 31 December 1953) was a Dutch pioneer in aviation and the first administrator and later director of the KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Until his death, he was its CEO for over 35 years and was also on the board of the Dutch airline, which was to become one of the most important airlines in the world under his leadership. He was born as the son of an egg trader from The Hague. In 1915 he joined the mobilized Dutch airforce as an officer, at the time still called the ''"militaire luchtvaartafdeling"'' (military aviation department), in Soesterberg. After World War I, in which the Netherlands remained neutral, he started the organization of ELTA, the ''"Eerste Luchtverkeer Tentoonstelling Amsterdam"'' (First Aviation Exhibition Amsterdam), held from 1 August until 14 September 1919. For that occasion enormous halls (hangars) were built. Right after the exhibition, these were used by Anthony Fokker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVROTROS
AVROTROS () is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the TROS, Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS). The name AVROTROS has been used for jointly produced programmes since 1 January 2014. Since 7 September 2014, all existing AVRO and TROS programmes have also been broadcast under the name AVROTROS. Building Before 2014, the AVRO was housed in the building in Hilversum from 2000, while the TROS operated from the former Christelijk Lyceum, also in Hilversum, from 1970. On 20 June 2012, it was announced that both broadcasters would move into the Wereldomroepgebouw after the merger. The move was completed after a renovation on 1 January 2014. In 2014, AVROTROS started using the Vondelparkpaviljoen in Amsterdam, which had been renovated and renamed "Vondel CS". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedja Van Huêt
Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973) is a Dutch Stage (theatre), stage and film actor, best known for the 2022 horror film ''Speak No Evil (2022_film), Speak No Evil''. Van Huêt was born in The Hague and received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theatercompagnie/Hollandia. At present, Van Huêt is connected to Toneelgroep Amsterdam. In 2001, he received the ''Gouden Kalf'' award, the most prestigious film prize in the Netherlands, for best actor in the film ''AmnesiA''. Van Huêt has been in relationships with actresses Katja Schuurman and Halina Reijn. He is married to actress Karina Smulders. Selected filmography *''Return to Oegstgeest (film), Return to Oegstgeest'' (1987) as Little Peter *''Character (film), Character'' (1997) as Jacob Willem Katadreuffe * ''The Delivery (film), The Delivery'' (1999) as Alfred *''Wilde Mossels (2000 film), Wilde Mossels'' (2000) as Leen *''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daan Schuurmans
Daniël Adrianus Augustinus "Daan" Schuurmans (born 24 January 1972) is a Dutch actor. He is married to Dutch actress Bracha van Doesburgh and they have a daughter named Sophia and twins sons named Kees and Boris. Career Schuurmans began his career in 1996, when he played a role in '' Fort Alpha''. After several other roles he landed in '' Westenwind''. After his roles in both '' Costa!'' and the TV series with the same title he received national recognition and played roles in other national productions, including '' Volle maan'', '' Phileine zegt sorry'', '' Polleke'', '' Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder'', '' Snowfever'' and '' Floris''. In 2006, Schuurmans played in the TV series '' Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten''. Since 2014 he's been starring in the TV series '' Heer en Meester'' (Lord and Master) as Valentijn Bentinck, a charming millionaire who likes investigating crimes and has a mysterious past. He is also recently starring in several Dutch theater productions. In 2022 he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frits Fentener Van Vlissingen (1882)
Frederik Hendrik, or Frits Fentener van Vlissingen (Amsterdam, 20 July 1882 – Vught, 30 July 1962) was a Dutch businessman and entrepreneur credited with growing SHV into the first Dutch multinational corporation. He is the grandfather of Frits Fentener van Vlissingen, John Fentener van Vlissingen and Paul Fentener van Vlissingen. Biography He was married to Sophie Schout Velthuys (1882–1976), who came from a wealthy banking family (Bank Vlaer & Kol). Her twin sister Mies (1882–1925) married Fentener van Vlissingen's SHV colleague and later rival Daniel George van Beuningen. In 1904 — at age 22 — Frits began working for his father in the family company, ''Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging'' (SHV).F.H. van Vlissingen in inghist At that time the company was the sole agent for the coal from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Löw
Victor Löw (born 25 August 1962 in Amsterdam; originally ''Victor Löwenstein''), is a Dutch people, Dutch actor. Victor Löw studied at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. He played his first small part in The Northerners. After that he played in numerous films, which include three Academy Awards, Oscar-nominated films (2 wins) ''Antonia's Line'' (1995), ''Character (film), Character'' (1997) and ''Everybody's Famous!'' (2000). Filmography *''The Northerners'' (''De Noorderlingen'', 1992) *''The Three Best Things in Life'' (''De Drie Beste Dingen in het Leven'', 1992) *''Antonia's Line'' (1995) *''Character (film), Character'' (1997) *''The Flying Liftboy'' (1998) *''No Trains No Planes'' (1999) *''Do Not Disturb (1999 film), Do Not Disturb'' (1999) *''Everybody's Famous!'' (2000) *''Leak (film), Leak'' (''Lek'', 2000) *''Costa!'' (2001) *''The Enclave'' (2002) (television movie, TV film) *''SuperTex'' (2003) *''Stille Nacht'' (2004) *''Floris (film), Floris'' (2004) *''Voor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Smirnov (aviator)
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov, or Iwan Smirnoff (; 30 January 1895 – 28 October 1956), was a Russian World War I flying ace and naturalized Dutch aviator who pioneered the Europe to South East Asia routes. He was born to a poor peasant family, but through courage and good fortune managed to become an officer in the Imperial Russian Air Service. After surviving extremely dangerous infantry combat, he trained as a pilot, and was subsequently credited with 11 aerial victories during World War I. When the October Revolution ended his participation in the war, he deserted and became an itinerant pilot. He served short spells in the Royal Air Force, the Volunteer Army of Anton Denikin, Handley Page and SNETA. The Russian emigrant subsequently piloted for KLM for the next 25 years, pioneering air routes to the Dutch East Indies in the process. In December 1941, Smirnov returned to military flying during the frenzied air evacuation of Dutch nationals. After the Dutch East Indies were overrun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Dutch Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Drama Television Series
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