Dakota (1974)

Movie
German title	Dakota
Original title	Dakota
Country of production	Netherlands
original language	Dutch
Publishing year	1974
length	100 minutes
Rod
Director	Wim Verstappen
script	Charles Gormley , ; Johnny Rankin , ; Wim Verstappen
production	Scorpio Production
music	Antoine Duhamel
camera	Jan de Bont , ; Marc Felperlaan , ; Theo van de Sande
cut	Jutta Brandstaedter
occupation
	Marlies van Alkmaer : Bela; Willeke van Ammelrooy : Laura; Leontien Ceulemans; Kees Brusse : Dick de Boer; Harcourt Curacao : Bank Manager; Frank Davelaar : Harbor Master; Diana Dobbelman : Helen; Eddy Lobo; Ramona Lucas : Bank Clerk; Wim de Meyer : Pilot; Dora van der Groen : Mary; Monique van de Ven : Claudia; Bob Verstraeten : Pilot; Helmert Woudenberg : Pilot;

Dakota is a Dutch adventure film from the year 1974 . The director was Wim Verstappen . The German premiere took place in the WDR on October 29, 1975.

action

The film tells the story of the bush pilot "Dick de Boer". The avid pilot does everything to keep his plane and has to leave because of a smuggling affair. He then flies with his DC 3 without refueling from the Antilles to the Netherlands to Ameland . In the 24-minute long sequence of the transatlantic flight, it is shown how he refueled the aircraft from the inside from fuel barrels he had taken with him. After a short stay in his homeland, he and his Dakota set off for Morocco .

criticism

"Adventure film carefully designed in terms of milieu and character drawing with approaches to psychological deepening."

- Lexicon of international film .

background

The exterior shots were filmed in Curaçao and at the Ameland airfield. The film was restored in the new millennium.

Web links

Dakota in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Dakota. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[2] ttp://www.europafilmtreasures.de/fiche_cinematheque.htm?id=33