

The World of Polygoon
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Directed by Wil de Jong
The history of the Polygoon cinema newsreel is the recent history of The Netherlands and beyond, narrated by the distinctive voice of Philip Bloemendal. Using numerous clips, various individuals involved recount their contributions to the newsreels.
Cast

Philip Bloemendal
Self
Marga van Arnhem
Self
Kees Stip
Self
Fred Hagenaar
Self
Piet Buis
Self
Bart Eckstein
Self
Thomas Leeflang
Self
Michiel Verschuyl
Self
Kees van Ruler
Self
Huub Sterkenburg
Self

Willem Drees
Self (archive footage)

Jo Cals
Self (archive footage)
Ko Suurhoff
Self (archive footage)

Marga Klompé
Self (archive footage)

Hendrik Koekoek
Self (archive footage)
Chris Leeflang
Self (archive footage)
Kees Stip
Self (archive footage)

Hella Haasse
Self (archive footage)
Arnold Jan d'Ailly
Self (archive footage)

Sjoukje Dijkstra
Self (archive footage)

Henriëtte Davids
Self (archive footage)

Anton Mussert
Self (archive footage)

Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Self (archive footage)

Anton Koolhaas
Self (archive footage)

Joop Lücker
Self (archive footage)

Gijs van der Wiel
Self (archive footage)

Pieter Oud
Self (archive footage)

Wim Kan
Self (archive footage)

Jan Kip
Self (archive footage)

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Self (archive footage)

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Self (archive footage)

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Self (archive footage)

Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)

Baudouin I of Belgium
Self (archive footage)

Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)

Benny Goodman
Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Brian Empton
Self (archive footage)
Roel van Duijn
Self (archive footage)

Haya van Someren
Self (archive footage)

Henk Terlingen
Self (archive footage)
Chriet Titulaer
Self (archive footage)

Frans van Dusschoten
Self (archive footage)
Ger Smit
Self (archive footage)

Elsje Scherjon
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Details
- Release date
- November 4, 1994
- Runtime
- 50m
- Director
- Wil de Jong
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