Amerika, Amerika (1984)
2h 33m
Running Time
February 25, 1984Release Date

Amerika, Amerika (1984)
2h 33m
Running Time
February 25, 1984Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
Recording of the Dutch musical. The story takes place in 1939, just before German troops invade Warsaw, on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland-America Line. The Jewish magician Benjamin Benjamins flees from the threat of Hitler's new regime. On the ship he meets stowaway Fanny Janssen. Benjamins helps Janssen to hide from the ship's crew, who know that there is a stowaway on board. Meanwhile, the news about the threat of World War II slowly seeps into the ship.
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Cast & Crew.

Jos Brink
Benjamin Benjamins / Writer / Lyricist

Frank Sanders
Spreekstalmeester, Ernst Hegeman

Caroline Kaart
Rea de Vries-Rafalowitz

Lucy de Lange
Bella van Houten

Mary Michon
Mien Hupkes Feddema

Simone Kleinsma
Fanny Jansen

Barrie Stevens
Dennis Bar / Choreographer

Annelies Balhan
Victoria Hupkes

Fred Butter
Pastoor

Peter van Leeuwen
Steward, hofmeester

Roel Tijhof
Steward, hofmeester

Adri Felderhof
Jopie Bons, kamenier van Bella

Frank Sanders
Writer

Henk Bokkinga
Music

Jo Dua
Director

Raymond Renard
Decorator / Costume Design

Klaas Versteeg
Musician

Pieter Voogt
Musician

Marcel Salomon
Musician

Lou Kuyper
Musician

Hans Hoffman
Musician

Victor Muller
Musician

Ferry Wienneke
Music Arranger

Ad Buursema
Editor

Hetty Eijbers
Producer's Assistant / Assistant Director
