BRIDE FLIGHT
synopsis
The story of a famous air race that took place in 1953 from London to Christchurch, New Zealand. The KLM flight that won the race was dubbed the “Bride Flight” because many of its passengers were Dutch immigrant women who were joining their fiancés in their new homeland.
international title: | Bride Flight |
original title: | Bruidsvlucht |
country: | Netherlands, Luxembourg |
sales agent: | Beta Cinema |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ben Sombogaart |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | BE 15/10/2008, NL 16/10/2008 |
screenplay: | Marieke van der Pol |
cast: | Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver, Pleuni Touw, Petra Laseur, Elise Schaap |
cinematography by: | Piotr Kukla |
film editing: | Herman P. Koerts |
art director: | Michel De Graaf |
costumes designer: | Linda Bogers |
music: | Jeannot Sanavia |
producer: | Hanneke Niens, Anton Smit |
production: | IDTV Film, Samsa Film, NCRV - Nederland 1 |
distributor: | A-Film Distribution |