The Flying Dutchman(1957)

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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Gerard Rutten

Actors: Ton Kuyl, Mimi Boesnach, Cruys Voorbergh, Coen Flink, Bob De Lange, Guus Oster, Bernard Droog, Paul Huf, Lies Franken, Sophie Köhler-van Dijk

Release date: 1957-07-05

Country of origin: Netherlands

Length: 1h 33m