Cinema of Belgium |
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List of Belgian films |
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This is a chronological list of films produced in Belgium . For an alphabetical list, see Category:Belgian films
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1909 | ||||||
De Reis van Antwerpen naar Kongo | François Evenepoel, Léon Reinelt | Documentary | ||||
Blijde intrede van koning Albert | ||||||
Te Deum à l'église de SS. Michel et Gudule, en l'honneur du roi Albert, le 25 décembre 1909 | Release on Christmas Day | |||||
1910 | ||||||
Feest te Brussel ter eere van den heer Max, burgemeester | ||||||
Inauguration de l'exposition internationale de Bruxelles, le 23 avril 1910 | ||||||
Revue des écoles par M. le bourgmestre Max, le 19 juin 1910. 8000 enfants y prennent part. | ||||||
Réception du lord-maire à la gare du Nord à Bruxelles | ||||||
Brussel. De koning en de koningin vertrekken naar Frankrijk. 12 juli 1910 | ||||||
La Reine assiste au défilé du cortège de la Rose à Bruxelles-Kermesse, le 31 juillet 1910 | ||||||
Remise des récompenses aux exposants dans les halls du parc du Cinquantenaire, le 18 octobre 1910 | ||||||
Plechtige opening van de wetgevende Kamer op 8 november 1910 in aanwezigheid van de vorsten | ||||||
1912 | ||||||
Begrafenis van de gravin van Vlaanderen, 30 november 1912 | ||||||
Begrafenisplechtigheid van de gravin van Vlaanderen, moeder van Koning Albert I | ||||||
Liberale betoging van 15 augustus 1912 | ||||||
1914 | ||||||
De Bertha | ||||||
8 avril 1914. Revue des troupes de la garnison de Bruxelles par le général de Bonhomme | ||||||
La Fille de Delft | ||||||
Maudite soit la guerre | ||||||
Tragische en glorievolle verjaaringen Haelen, 12 oogst 1914 | ||||||
1915 | ||||||
1916 | ||||||
1917 | ||||||
1918 | ||||||
1919 | ||||||
Translation des restes de Gabrielle Petit, de Bodson & de Smekens (fusillés par les Allemands). Le 1er juin 1919 | ||||||
Begrafenis van 21 Brusselse burgers gefusilleerd door de Duitsers | ||||||
Patriottisch feest in Sint-Gillis.6.7.1919. Ter ere van de soldaten, de invaliden en de gedeporteerden van de gemeente | ||||||
Gemeentefeesten. 20.7.1919. Ommegang | ||||||
Nationale feesten 1919. Aankomst te Brussel van de Republikeinse garde. Het bezoek van president Poincaré aan Brussel | ||||||
Patriottische plechtigheid in Brussel op 21 juli 1919 | ||||||
Brussel, 1 november 1919 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1920 | ||||||
Ommegang van Antwerpen 9 augustus 1920 | ||||||
1921 | ||||||
1922 | ||||||
1923 | ||||||
Das Bildnis | ||||||
1924 | ||||||
Les Demi-vierges | Armand du Plessy | Lucienne Bouron, Gabriel de Gravone, Julio de Romero, Germaine Fontanes, Gaston Jacquet, Henri Myrial | With France | |||
J'ai tué! | ||||||
1925 | ||||||
L'ABC: un grand hôtel congolais | ||||||
1926 | ||||||
Aankomst van prinses Astrid op 10 november voor haar huwelijk met prins Leopold | Documentary | |||||
1927 | ||||||
1928 | ||||||
Thérèse Raquin | Jacques Feyder | Gina Manès, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Wolfgang Zilzer, La Jana, Paul Henckels | Drama | International European co-production | ||
1929 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1930 | ||||||
De Abdij van Tongerloo | ||||||
Abstracte films getekend op pellicule | ||||||
L'Ommegang. 15 juillet 1930 | ||||||
Défilé des combattants Place des Palais, le 20 juillet 1930 | ||||||
Cérémonie patriotique au cinquantenaire le 21 juillet 1930 | ||||||
Le Cortège historique. 4 août 1930 | ||||||
Borderline | ||||||
1931 | ||||||
1932 | ||||||
1933 | ||||||
Don Quichotte | ||||||
1934 | ||||||
Lac aux dames | ||||||
1935 | ||||||
1936 | ||||||
1937 | ||||||
La Gloire du régiment | Sig Arno | Comedy | ||||
1938 | ||||||
1939 | ||||||
Janssens tegen Peeters | Jan Vanderheyden | Charles Janssens, Louisa Lausanne, Jef Bruyninckx | Comedy | |||
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1940 | ||||||
1941 | ||||||
Een Aardig geval | ||||||
1942 | ||||||
M. Dingemans en Mme. Babbel krijgen bezoek van den buiten | Jan Vanderheyden | |||||
1943 | ||||||
1944 | ||||||
1945 | ||||||
1946 | ||||||
1947 | ||||||
La Crabe aux pinces d'or (The Crab with the Golden Claws) | Claude Misonne | Animation | First Belgian animated film; released 11 January 1947 [1] | |||
Love Around the House | Pierre de Hérain | Pierre Brasseur, María Casares, Julien Carette | Drama | Co-production with France | ||
1948 | ||||||
The Murdered Model | Pierre de Hérain | Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil, Julien Carette | Crime | Co-production with France | ||
1949 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1950 | ||||||
Ah! Qu'il fait bon chez nous | ||||||
1951 | ||||||
1952 | ||||||
The Smugglers' Banquet | Henri Storck | Yves Deniaud, Arthur Devère, Paul Frankeur | Crime film | Entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival; [2] released 9 July 1952 | ||
Bongolo | André Cauvin | Documentary | Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival [3] | |||
1953 | ||||||
1954 | ||||||
Albertville | ||||||
Bukavu | Documentary | Filmed in the Congo | ||||
1955 | ||||||
Seagulls Die in the Harbour | Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert | Tone Brulin, Dora van der Groen | Drama | Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival [4] | ||
1956 | ||||||
1957 | ||||||
1958 | ||||||
L'Abbaye de Kansenia | ||||||
1959 | ||||||
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