Movies by Herman van der Horst

Van een Eiland en Schapen

Van een Eiland en Schapen

Short film on the bearers of the golden fleece, sheep, and the economic importance of sheep breeding for the island Texel.

Texel, Parel der Waddeneilanden

Texel, Parel der Waddeneilanden

A documentary on the beauty of nature on Texel, especially highlighting the many birds on the island.

Metamorphose

Metamorphose

Documentary on the different stages in the development from caterpillar to butterfly.

Vieren Maar!

Vieren Maar!

A boy tries invain to get aboard a fishing boat. Gazing over the water he imagines a life aboard.

't Schot is te Boord!

't Schot is te Boord!

Short impression of the work of fishermen on the Dogger bank.

Rotterdam aan den Slag

Rotterdam aan den Slag

The ruined harbor of Rotterdam obstructs the recovery of The Netherlands after the war. Rapidly and with borrowed strength the harbor takes its rightful place in the city of Rotterdam.

Ontluisterd Land

Ontluisterd Land

Bunkers, mines and barbed wire are removed to recover the pre-war landscape.

Herwonnen Vaart

Herwonnen Vaart

An impression of the repairs of the sluice of Ijmuiden after the damage taken during the war.

Houen Zo!

Houen Zo!

Ode on the resilience of Rotterdam, where people are working hard on the reconstruction of the city that was destroyed in the war. Winner of the prize for best realistic film at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

Arnhem

Arnhem

Portrait of Arnhem destroyed by war. Citizens and volunteers clear the rubble and start the reconstruction of their city.