The World of Polygoon

The history of the Polygoon cinema newsreel is the recent history of The Netherlands and beyond, narrated by the distinctive voice of Philip Bloemendal. Using numerous clips, various individuals involved recount their contributions to the newsreels.

Philip Bloemendal

Marga van Arnhem

Kees Stip

Fred Hagenaar

Piet Buis

Bart Eckstein

Thomas Leeflang

Michiel Verschuyl

Kees van Ruler

Huub Sterkenburg

Willem Drees

(Self (archive footage))

Jo Cals

(Self (archive footage))

Ko Suurhoff

(Self (archive footage))

Marga Klompé

(Self (archive footage))

Hendrik Koekoek

(Self (archive footage))

Chris Leeflang

(Self (archive footage))

Kees Stip

(Self (archive footage))

Hella Haasse

(Self (archive footage))

Arnold Jan d'Ailly

(Self (archive footage))

Sjoukje Dijkstra

(Self (archive footage))

Henriëtte Davids

(Self (archive footage))

Anton Mussert

(Self (archive footage))

Arthur Seyss-Inquart

(Self (archive footage))

Anton Koolhaas

(Self (archive footage))

Joop Lücker

(Self (archive footage))

Gijs van der Wiel

(Self (archive footage))

Pieter Oud

(Self (archive footage))

Wim Kan

(Self (archive footage))

Jan Kip

(Self (archive footage))

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

(Self (archive footage))

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands

(Self (archive footage))

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands

(Self (archive footage))

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

(Self (archive footage))

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

(Self (archive footage))

Prince Claus of the Netherlands

(Self (archive footage))

Nikita Khrushchev

(Self (archive footage))

John F. Kennedy

(Self (archive footage))

Jacqueline Kennedy

(Self (archive footage))

Charles de Gaulle

(Self (archive footage))

Baudouin I of Belgium

(Self (archive footage))

Queen Fabiola of Belgium

(Self (archive footage))

Fidel Castro

(Self (archive footage))

Benny Goodman

(Self (archive footage))

Louis Armstrong

(Self (archive footage))

Brian Empton

(Self (archive footage))

Roel van Duijn

(Self (archive footage))

Haya van Someren

(Self (archive footage))

Henk Terlingen

(Self (archive footage))

Chriet Titulaer

(Self (archive footage))

Frans van Dusschoten

(Self (archive footage))

Ger Smit

(Self (archive footage))

Elsje Scherjon

(Self (archive footage))