donderdag 6 april 2023

VAN DER VALK - A DANGEROUS POINT OF VIEW

A cynical Dutch detective named Piet van der Valk, and his colleagues investigate criminal activities including murders, unsolved kidnappings and worrying political corruption in the city of Amsterdam.

Release date: September 19, 1973 (United Kingdom)
Director: Jim Goddard
Production Companies: Thames Television, FremantleMedia

Stars:
Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Susan Travers, Lois Baxter, Stefan Kalipha, Margaret Ward

Storyline:
Van der Valk (Barry Foster) and Kroon (Michael Latimer) have been spending day and night investigating the death of a man found stabbed in a block of flats. It turns out that the deceased was a former policeman who was now a private investigator.

1973 2023

Location: Intersection Reguliersgracht and Kerkstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Reguliersgracht/Amstelveld, Amsterdam

Location: Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Reguliersgracht and Herengracht, Amsterdam

Location: Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Bijenkorf warehouse, Dam, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Reguliersbreestraat and Muntplein, Amsterdam

Location: Munt toren, Muntplein seen from Amstel, Amsterdam

Location: Albert Cuypmarket, Albert Cuypstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Albert Cuypstraat 88, Amsterdam

Location: Prinsengracht seen from Rozengracht, Amsterdam

zondag 2 april 2023

AMSTERDAM CONNECTION

Also known as: He Lan Du Ren Tou

Date: 1978
Directors: Mei Sheng Fan, Chi Lo
Production Company: Milan (H.K.) Film Company

Stars:
Sing Chen, Lan Mi, Jason Piao Pai, Bolo Yeung, Lung Chan, Ching Po Chang, Kid Cherif, Tien-Chu Chin, Van Dijkstra, Mei Sheng Fan

Storyline:
When two Hong Kong buddies become rivals for the same woman, their friendship ends, and they join rival tong gangs. Later, a tong boss cleverly conspires to use a motion picture company to cover illegal drug trafficking by sending actresses to Amsterdam for film roles not realizing that they carry cocaine shipments. Once in Amsterdam, the actresses are sold into prostitution. Soon the faux film company shanghais the woman to put the two friends at odds. To save their beautiful damsel, the two ex-buddies must join forces and go on the offence.

1978 2023

Location: Intersection Oudezijds Voorburgwal and Molensteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Corner Damrak and Dam, Amsterdam

Location: Dam, Amsterdam

Location: Corner Nieuwmarkt and Koningsstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Corner Geldersekade and Binnen Bantammerstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Zeedijk, Amsterdam

Location: Gelderskade, seen from Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam

Location: Zeedijk as seen from Stormsteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Zeedijk and Stormsteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 112 and 114, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Stoofsteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Binnen Bantammmerstraat 8-10, Amsterdam
Location identified by: Arjan Doolaar
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Location: Stormsteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Bantammerbrug, Amsterdam

zondag 26 maart 2023

CHINA WHITE

Also known as: Gwang tin lung fo wooi

Date: 1989
Director: Ronny Yu
Production Company: Curb/Esquire Films, Fu Ngai Film Production LTD

Stars:
Russel Wong, Steven Vincent Leigh, Lisa Schrage, Billy Drago, Ka-Kui-Ho, Victor Hon, Kwong Leung Wong, Andy Lau, Feng Ku, Ricky Ho, Lex de Regt, Jules Croiset

Storyline:
In Amsterdam takes place a war between the Italian and Chinese mafia because of the control of the heroin market.

Additional information:
For many years, rumors surrounding that Andy Lau, one of the top box office draws in Hong Kong, was once forced at gunpoint by triads to shoot a film. Wong also confirmed on his blog that China White was the film that Lau was forced at gunpoint to act in.