Amerika, Amerika

Amerika, Amerika

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 25, 1984

Runtime

2h 33m

Genres

Music, Comedy

Original Title

Amerika, Amerika

Production Companies

Tekstpierement BV, Hans Tobi BV, AVRO

Director

Jo Dua

Description

Recording of the Dutch musical. The story takes place in 1939, just before German troops invade Warsaw, on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland-America Line. The Jewish magician Benjamin Benjamins flees from the threat of Hitler's new regime. On the ship he meets stowaway Fanny Janssen. Benjamins helps Janssen to hide from the ship's crew, who know that there is a stowaway on board. Meanwhile, the news about the threat of World War II slowly seeps into the ship.