Amerika, Amerika (1984)
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.
Directors: Jo Dua, John Schelfhout.
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Jos Brink as Benjamin Benjamins |
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Frank Sanders as Spreekstalmeester, Ernst Hegeman |
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Caroline Kaart as Rea de Vries-Rafalowitz |
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Lucy de Lange as Bella van Houten |
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Mary Michon as Mien Hupkes Feddema |
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Simone Kleinsma as Fanny Jansen |
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Barrie Stevens as Dennis Bar |
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Annelies Balhan as Victoria Hupkes |
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Fred Butter as Pastoor |
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Peter van Leeuwen as Steward, hofmeester |
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Roel Tijhof as Steward, hofmeester |
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Adri Felderhof as Jopie Bons, kamenier van Bella |
| Writing | Jos Brink | Writer |
| Writing | Jos Brink | Lyricist |
| Writing | Frank Sanders | Writer |
| Sound | Henk Bokkinga | Music |
| Directing | Jo Dua | Director |
| Crew | Barrie Stevens | Choreographer |
| Art | Raymond Renard | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raymond Renard | Costume Design |
| Sound | Klaas Versteeg | Musician |
| Sound | Pieter Voogt | Musician |
| Sound | Marcel Salomon | Musician |
| Sound | Lou Kuyper | Musician |
| Sound | Hans Hoffman | Musician |
| Sound | Victor Muller | Musician |
| Sound | Ferry Wienneke | Music Arranger |
| Editing | Ad Buursema | Editor |
| Production | Hetty Eijbers | Producer's Assistant |
| Directing | Hetty Eijbers | Assistant Director |
| Production | John Schelfhout | Producer |
| Directing | John Schelfhout | Director |