vrijdag 24 februari 2023

KIDNAPPING MR. HEINEKEN

Date: 2015
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Production Companies: Informant Media, Global Film Partners, Embankment Films

Stars:
Sam Worthington, Jim Sturgess, Ryan Kwanten, Antony Hopkins, Mark van Eeuwen, Thomas Cocquerel, Jemina West, David Dencik, Dirk Roofthooft, Vera van Dooren

Storyline:
The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred ‘Freddy ‘Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.

Additional information:
Willem Holleeder (Sam Worthington) went on to become a kingpin in the Dutch underworld, being held responsible for ordering several contract killings, amongst which, the 2003 assassination of his former best friend and co-kidnapper Cor van Hout (Jim Sturgess). In July 2019, Holleeder was found guilty of five murders and ordered to serve a life sentence.

2015 2023

Location: Brug 283, Buiten Bantammerstraat seen from Oude Schans, Amsterdam

Location: Keizersgracht 174/176, Amsterdam

Location: Unknown, Amsterdam

Location: Keizersgracht 174/176, Amsterdam

Location: Passeerdersgracht 14 and 16, Amsterdam

Location: Marnixstraat 346 seen from Prinsengracht, Amsterdam

Location: Reguliersgracht seen from Lijnbaansgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Amstel and Herengracht seen from Blauwbrug, Amsterdam

Location: Van Eeghenstraat 80, Amsterdam
This location has been rebuild in New Orleans because Anthony Hopkins did not wanted to come to The Netherlands. That explains the missing trees.

Thanks for the information Arjan Doolaar

Location: Left studio New Orleans and right Van Eeghenstraat 80, Amsterdam

Location: Professor Tulpplein 1, Amsterdam

Location: Mauritsstraat 2, Amsterdam

Location: Tunnel between Mauritsstraat and Professor Tulpplein aka Heinikentunnel, Amsterdam

Location: Left studio New Orleans and right Van Eeghenstraat 80, Amsterdam

Location: Amstel hotel, Professor Tulpplein 1, Amsterdam

Location: Corner Mauritsstraat and Weesperzijde, Amsterdam

Location: Tweede Weteringdwarsstraat thv nr 65. Amsterdam

Location: Tweede Weteringdwarsstraat thv nr 49. Amsterdam

Location: Apollolaan 176 and 178 seen from Jan van Goyenkade 20, Amsterdam

zondag 19 februari 2023

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Date: 1959
Director: George Stevens
Production Company: George Stevens Productions

Stars: Millie Perkins, Shelly Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker, Douglas Spencer, Dobie Heath, Ed Wynn

Storyline:
In Nazi-occupied Holland in World War 2, shopkeeper Kraler hides two Jewish families in his attic. Young Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life for Franks and the Van Daans, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics. A romance with Peter van Daan causes jealousy between Anne and her sister, Margot. Otto Frank returns to the attic many years after the eventual capture of both famalies and finds his late daughter’s diary.

Additional information:
In total, George Stevens spent four years working on this film. He chose to film in black and white as he believed it would heighten the drama. He also deliberately shot some scenes in near darkness, forcing the viewer to really concentrate on the details.

1959 2023

Location: Westerkerk, Prinsengracht 279, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Leliegracht and Prinsengracht, Amsterdam

Location: Prinsengracht 263 and 265, Amsterdam

Location: Prinsengracht 255 - 263, Amsterdam

Location: Prinsengracht and looking in the direction of Leliegracht, Amsterdam

Location: Prinsengracht 263 - 267, Amsterdam

Location: Staalstraat 11 and 13, Amsterdam

Location: Ververstraat as seen from Staalstraat, Amsterdam

vrijdag 17 februari 2023

PENNY GOLD

Date: 1974
Director: Jack Cardiff
Production Company: Fanfare Films Ltd

Stars: James Booth, Francesca Annis, Nicky Henson, Joss Ackland, Richard Heffer, Sue Lloyd, Joseph O‘Conor, Una Stubbs, George Murcell

Storyline:
A detective investigating the murder of a young woman makes a starling discovery that leads him into the world of international stamp collectors.

1974 2020

Location: Rembrandt Museum, Jodenbreestraat 4, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Herengracht and Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam

dinsdag 7 februari 2023

LAYER CAKE

Date: 2004

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Production Companies: Sony Pictures Classics, Marv Films

Stars:
Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman, Sally Hawkins, Burn Gorman, Brinley Green, George Harris, Tamer Hasan

Storyline:
An unnamed drug-dealer (Craig) has always had his priorities: he wants to quit while he is ahead. But before he can enjoy the fortune he has made from selling ecstasy and cocaine, he has to oblige his boss Jimmy Price (Cranham) for two last requests. The junkie-daughter of crime lord Eddie Temple (Gambon) has gone missing and Price wants the dealer to find her.

Additional information:
It was Daniel Craig’s performance in this movie that caused producer Barbara Broccoli to take notice and think he might be a good fit for James Bond.

2004 2023

Location: Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam

Location: Oudezijds Voorburgwal close to Stoofsteeg, Amsterdam

zaterdag 4 februari 2023

OPERATION AMSTERDAM

Date: 1959
Director: Michael McCarthy
Production Companies: TheRank Organisation, Maurice Cowan Productions

Stars:
Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, Tony Britton, Alexander Knox, Malcolm Keen, Tim Turner, John Horsley, Melvin Hayes, Christopher Rhodes, Alfred Burke

Storyline:
In 1940, the German invasion of the Netherlands is under way. A British officer and two Dutch diamond merchants travel to Amsterdam. Helped by local civilians, and shadowed by a fifth-columnist who is determined to frustrate their plans, they race against time to gather the Dutch stocks of diamonds, and take them to England before the city falls to the advancing German army.

Additional information:
Exteriors filmed on location in Amsterdam and Ijmuiden were in those days very unusual for an entirely British made and financed film.