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The Angel of Amsterdam

  • December 1977
  • 1hr

    54mins

  • Music
  • Comedy
  • Directed by

    Eric Herfst,

    Michael Kidd,

    Starring

    Jasperina de Jong,

    Leen Jongewaard,

    Lex Goudsmit,

    Mieke Bos

    ...

    The Lord sends his archangel Raphael to earth to finish some unresolved matters. Raphael ends up in Amsterdam and gets entangled in local troubles, including womenemancipation, secularisation and the impending restructuring of the city center. The musical alludes to local, then topical issues. This musical was on the occasion of the seven hundredth anniversary of the city of Amsterdam, and loosely based on 'Gijsbrecht van Aemstel', the 17th-century history play by Joost van den Vondel.