Michiel de Ruyter (film)
2015 film by Roel Reiné
Michiel de Ruyter (Dutch pronunciation: [miˈxil də ˈrœytər]) is a 2015 Dutch biographical war drama film about the 17th-century admiral Michiel de Ruyter directed by Roel Reiné. The film had its world premiere in the Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam on 26 January 2015 and has been released in cinemas in the Netherlands on 29 January 2015. On the English promotional website, the film has the title Admiral.
Synopsis
When England and France wage war on the republic of The Netherlands, Naval commander Michiel de Ruyter is called upon to lead the Dutch fleet in a battle for freedom and unity.
Cast
The first choice for the title role was Yorick van Wageningen, but he could not come to a financial agreement with the producers. On 9 May 2014, the full cast was presented to the press.
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
Will Bowden as Prince Rupert of the Rhine
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
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 Löw as De Waerd
Aurélie Meriel
Filip Peeters as Abraham Duquesne
Pip Pellens
Bas van Prooijen
Nils Verkooijen
Viv Weatherall
Production
The film was directed by Roel Reiné and produced by Klaas de Jong. It had a budget of 8 million euro. Among the film locations are Zeeland, Texel, the Wadden Sea, and the Ridderzaal.
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.
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