Edith Kiel
Edith Kiel (1904–1993) was a German‑Belgian screenwriter, film editor, director, and producer who played a key role in the early development of Flemish sound cinema. She was born on 30 June 1904 in Berlin and died on 12 September 1993 in Belgium. She began her career at the German film studio UFA before meeting filmmaker Jan Vanderheyden, with whom she formed both a lifelong partnership and one of the most influential creative collaborations in early Flemish cinema. She wrote the screenplay for De Witte (1934)—the first major Flemish sound film—and also directed it, though she did not receive formal credit at the time. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kiel shaped many of the popular Flemish folk films associated with the “Jan Vanderheyden film” tradition. She contributed to screenwriting, directing, editing, and production, often remaining uncredited due to prejudice against women, foreigners, and unmarried partners in key creative roles. After World War II, she continued working in Belgium and later in Germany, eventually gaining more public recognition—especially during the 1950s through the Antwerpse Filmonderneming (AFO), where she directed and wrote several films under her own name.
Een Zonde Waard
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Een Engel Van Een Man
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Antoon, de flierefluiter
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De Duivel Te Slim
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De Duivel Te Slim
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De wonderdoktoor
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The Silent Hedonist
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The Silent Hedonist
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The Bargee District
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Music in the Harbour
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Janssens versus Peeters
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Music in the Harbour
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Good Luck, Monique!
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Janssens versus Peeters
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Good Luck, Monique!
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White is Trump
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White is Trump
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Min of meer
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Min of meer
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Min of meer
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Min of meer
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Villain princess
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Villain princess
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Villain princess
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Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden
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Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden
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Uilenspiegel Still Lives
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Antwerp Through and Through
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Antwerp Through and Through
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Uilenspiegel Still Lives
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Antwerp Through and Through
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Rendez-vous in het paradijs
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Rendez-vous in het paradijs
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Met den helm geboren
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Rendez-vous in het paradijs
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Met den helm geboren
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Uit hetzelfde nest
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Uit hetzelfde nest
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Uit hetzelfde nest
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The Bargee District
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The Bargee District
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The Bargee District
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Heaven on Earth
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Heaven on Earth
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Heaven on Earth
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Heaven on Earth
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My Husband Wouldn't Do That
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My Husband Wouldn't Do That
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My Husband Wouldn't Do That
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The Mockingbird
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The Mockingbird
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Drie flinke kerels
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The Mockingbird
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The Mockingbird
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Drie flinke kerels
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Alleen voor U
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The Dafter the Better
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The Dafter the Better
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The Dafter the Better
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The Dafter the Better
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Whitey
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Mister Dingemans and madam Babbel are having fun in Brussels
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Mister Dingemans and madam Babbel are having fun in Brussels
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De bruid zonder bed
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De bruid zonder bed
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De bruid zonder bed
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De bruid zonder bed
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A Nice Case
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The Girl and the Madonna
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A Nice Case
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The Girl and the Madonna
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The Girl and the Madonna
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