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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
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.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 78
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109106Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1934
October 25, 1934
92 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Dutch
Original language
Made in
Netherlands
Directing · 1
- Gerard Rutten Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Simon Koster Writer
Camera · 1
- Andor von Bàrsy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Lien d'Oliveyra Editor
Sound · 2
- Walter Gronostay Music, Compositor
- Willem Mengelberg Music
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