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Michiel de Ruyter (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Michiel de Ruyter' is a 2015 Dutch film about the 17th-century admiral Michiel de Ruyter directed by Roel Rein. The film had its world premiere in the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam on 26 January 2015 "[http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/film/23598610/__Meer_protest_tegen_Michiel_de_Ruyter__.html Meer protest tegen Michiel de Ruyter]", 'De Telegraaf', 2015. Retrieved on 25 January 2015. and has been released in cinemas in the Netherlands on 29 January 2015. [http://www.filmtotaal.nl/artikel.php?id=40533 Tweede trailer Nederlands epos 'Michiel de Ruyter'] , 'Film Totaal', 2014. Retrieved on 22 January 2015. On the English promotional website, the film has the title 'Admiral'.[http://www.admiralthemovie.com/ Admiral]. Retrieved on 30 January 2015.
Cast
(center, wearing a hat) with cast and crew members at the film set in 2014
First choice for the title role was Yorick van Wageningen, but he couldn't come to a financial agreement with the producers. On 9 May 2014, the full cast was presented to the press. "[http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/film/22606261/__Volledige_cast_Michiel_de_Ruyter_bekend__.html Volledige cast Michiel de Ruyter bekend]", 'De Telegraaf', 2014. Retrieved on 27 January 2015.
* Frank Lammers as Michiel de Ruyter
* Barry Atsma as Johan de Witt
* Egbert-Jan Weber as William III
* Gene Bervoets as Van Ginneken
* Jada Borsato as Neeltje de Ruyter "[http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1022/Celebs/article/detail/3652346/2014/05/09/Lieke-van-Lexmond-flink-ingesnoerd-voor-film-Michiel-de-Ruyter.dhtml Lieke van Lexmond 'flink ingesnoerd' voor film Michiel de Ruyter]", 'Algemeen Dagblad', 2014. Retrieved on 27 January 2015.
* Will Bowden as Prince Rupert of the Rhine[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0990122/ Will Bowden], 'IMDB'
* Daniel Brocklebank
* Hajo Bruins as Cornelis Tromp
* Jules Croiset
* Charles Dance as Charles II
* Lukas Dijkema
* Roeland Fernhout as Cornelis de Witt
* Tygo Gernandt as Joseph van Ghent
* Rutger Hauer as Maarten Tromp Jeroen Wielaert, "[http://nos.nl/artikel/2015467-met-de-ruyter-trots-op-nederland.html 'Met De Ruyter trots op Nederland']", 'NOS', 2015. Retrieved on 27 January 2015.
* Jelle de Jong
* Joost Koning
* Youval Kuipers
* Isa Lammers
* Sanne Langelaar as Anna de Ruyter
* Lieke van Lexmond as Wendela de Witt
* Derek de Lint as Johan Kievit
* Victor Lw as De Waerd
* Aurlie Meriel
* Filip Peeters as Abraham Duquesne
* Pip Pellens
* Bas van Prooijen
* Nils Verkooijen
* Viv Weatherall
Production
in the Netherlands with the frigate Shtandart
The film was directed by Roel Rein and produced by Klaas de Jong. It had a budget of 8 million euro. Alexander Bakker, "[http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/23596461/__Telegraaf-race_gaat_van_start___.html Telegraaf Michiel de Ruyter-race gaat van start!]", 'De Telegraaf', 2015. Retrieved on 25 January 2015. Among the film locations are Zeeland, Texel, the Wadden Sea, and the Ridderzaal. "[http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/film/22588664/__Frank_Lammers_speelt_Michiel_de_Ruyter_in_biopic__.html Frank Lammers speelt Michiel de Ruyter in biopic]", 'De Telegraaf', 2014. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
Reception
Pre-release
Prior to its release, several protest groups had accused the film of glorifying the colonial history of the Netherlands although references to colonialism in the film are almost absent. The film makes a minor reference to the Dutch East India Company, which contributed highly to the welfare in the 17th century in the Low Countries, and to the trading vessels that were protected by the navy under Michiel de Ruyter. The film's main subjects, apart from Ruyter himself, are the internal politics of the country,[http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/8284/Film/article/detail/3837580/2015/01/26/Michiel-de-Ruyter-de-Louis-van-Gaal-van-zijn-tijd.dhtml Trouw about the subject of the film (in Dutch)] including the brutal murder of Johan de WittGoldfarb, Kara. [https://allthatsinteresting.com/johan-de-witt The Brutal End Of Dutchman Johan de Witt, Who Was Torn Apart And Eaten By His Own People] All Thats Interesting. Published May 21, 2018, Updated August 24, 2018. and the complicated relationship with England, up to the engagement of the William III of Orange with the English princess Mary.[http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/boulevard/entertainment/ruyter-film-zoekt-met-spoed-dansers-voor-bal RTLnieuws about the ball for the engagement (in Dutch)]Post-release
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 6.56/10. In a review for the 'Los Angeles Times', Robert Abele writes: "With loving shots of booming, towering ships so dominant, and decades squeezed into what feels like a week of action, there's barely enough time to develop De Ruyter as a character in his own movie, or even successfully explain his war strategies."Awards
* Golden Film for 100,000 visitors [http://www.filmfestival.nl/publiek/nieuws/gouden-film-voor-michiel-de-ruyter/ Gouden Film voor Michiel de Ruyter] , Nederlands Film Festival, 2015. Retrieved on 8 February 2015.
* Platinum Film for 400,000 visitors "[http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/21/FILM/article/detail/3871558/2015/02/23/Platina-film-voor-Michiel-de-Ruyter.dhtml Platina film voor Michiel de Ruyter]", 'Het Parool', 2015. Retrieved on 8 May 2015.
See also
* Anglo-Dutch Wars
* Franco-Dutch War
* Four Days' Battle
References
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