The Secret of the Lighthouse (1916)
1h 20m
Running Time
January 14, 1916Release Date
The Secret of the Lighthouse (1916)
1h 20m
Running Time
January 14, 1916Release Date
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Plot.
Young poacher Hendrik van Norden has seriously wounded a game-keeper, who has not recognized him. There was, however, one witness: captain Van Oort, but he promises to keep silent. Five years later Hendrik has become a lighthouse-keeper and is courting Annie. Van Oort is also trying to win Annie's affections, and in his jealousy he decides to remind Hendrik of what he knows about his past..
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Cast & Crew.
Willem van der Veer
Hendrik van Norden
Louis Chrispijn Jr.
Van der Meulen
Coen Hissink
Van Oord
Louis Chrispijn Sr.
Van der Meulen
Annie Bos
Huishoudster Annie / Housekeeper Annie
Esther de Boer-van Rijk
Mevr. van Norden / Mrs. van Norden
Greta Gijswijt
Margaretha van Oort
Jan van Dommelen
Prof. Van der Velde
Henny Schroeder
Mevr. van Maerle / Mrs. van Maerle
Willem Faassen
Willem van der Meulen
Christine van Meeteren
Mevr. van der Velde / Mrs. van der Velde
Jaap Van der Poll
Visser / Fisherman
Alex Benno
Smokkelaar / Smuggler
Maurits Binger
Director / Producer
Theo van der Lugt
Decorator
Details.
Release DateJanuary 14, 1916
Original NameHet Geheim van den Vuurtoren
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Secret of Delft (Dutch: Het geheim van den vuurtoren) is a 1916 Dutch black and white silent crime film directed by Maurits Binger. The movie was also sold to France, where it was titled Le Secret du Phare. Only fragments of the original movie survived and are being kept in the Dutch Cinema Museum (Nederlands Filmuseum). It is hoped a complete copy survived in France.
The movie was an ambitious, large-scale project because it required the construction of a 20 metre high ruined lighthouse, and a 15 metre long pier of the coast of Zandvoort. These constructions meant high production costs, totaling a rumoured 50.000 to 70.000 gulden. The movie also starred the most famous actors in the Netherlands at that time.