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.
Philip Bloemendal
Self
Marga van Arnhem
Kees Stip
Fred Hagenaar
Piet Buis
Bart Eckstein
Thomas Leeflang
Michiel Verschuyl
Kees van Ruler
Huub Sterkenburg
Willem Drees
Self (archive footage)
Jo Cals
Ko Suurhoff
Marga Klompé
Hendrik Koekoek
Chris Leeflang
Hella Haasse
Arnold Jan d'Ailly
Sjoukje Dijkstra
Henriëtte Davids
Anton Mussert
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Anton Koolhaas
Joop Lücker
Gijs van der Wiel
Pieter Oud
Wim Kan
Jan Kip
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Baudouin I of Belgium
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
Fidel Castro
Benny Goodman
Louis Armstrong
Brian Empton
Roel van Duijn
Haya van Someren
Henk Terlingen
Chriet Titulaer
Frans van Dusschoten
Ger Smit
Elsje Scherjon
Wil de Jong
Director, Writer
Frank van den Engel
Producer
Aug 29, 2021
Dec 1, 2013
Nov 5, 2000
Sep 6, 1971
Nov 10, 2006
Sep 4, 2025
Sep 13, 2017
May 16, 2023
Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
NL
Zappers
Netherlands
Nederlands