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Het bosplan

1978-03-06 · 34 min · ★ 7.0

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The Amsterdamse Bos (Amsterdam Forest), located between Amstelveen and Schiphol, was constructed during the years of economic crisis. In 1934, Amsterdam had 50,000 unemployed residents, who were put to work on the project as part of a government relief scheme. Annette Apon made this short documentary about the creation of the Amsterdamse Bos for the Amsterdams Stadsjournaal.

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Annette Apon
Production companies
Stichting ASJ
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Netherlands
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Hadassah KahnHerself

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