Branding (1929)
Between documentary and fiction, "Branding" (also know as "Breakers") stars an unemployed sailor from Katwijk, a land that sparked Ivens’ interest in the movement of the big waves crashing on the rocks. Determined to film them, he faced them with his camera and the result is staggering.
Directors: Mannus Franken, Joris Ivens.
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Jef Last as De Jongen |
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Hein Blok as De Buurman |
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Co Sieger as Het meisje |
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Piet van Duin as Visser |
| Directing | Mannus Franken | Director |
| Directing | Joris Ivens | Director |
| Writing | Mannus Franken | Writer |
| Writing | Jef Last | Novel |
| Crew | John Fernhout | Cinematography |
| Crew | Joris Ivens | Cinematography |