Help! The Doctor Is Drowning

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Help! The Doctor Is Drowning
Directed by Nikolai van der Heyde
Written by Toon Kortooms
Felix Thijssen
Produced byHenk Bos
Jan Dorresteyn
Starring Jules Croiset
CinematographyJörgen Persson
Music by Tata Mirando
Rogier van Otterloo
Release date
  • 28 February 1974 (1974-02-28)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Box office1,088,000 admissions (Netherlands) [1]

Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (Dutch : Help, de dokter verzuipt!) is a 1974 Dutch comedy film directed by Nikolai van der Heyde. It was the most popular Dutch film of the year and one of the most popular of all time. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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The film was the most successful Dutch film of the year with 1,088,000 admissions in the Netherlands. [1] [2]

It was entered into the 1975 Melbourne International Film Festival. [3] It was also selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistieken 2008" (PDF). Dutch Federation for Cinematography. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. Saaltink, Hans (15 January 1975). "Admissions Up 1,250,000 In 1974, But Netherlands Features Fewer". Variety . p. 3.
  3. "Melbourne International Film Festival". Melbourne Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences