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The Hidden Force
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The Hidden Force

1974-09-09 · 75 min / episode · ★ 7.0

Drama

In the sweltering Dutch East Indies, the European colonizers are plagued by a hidden force; a combination of tropical magic, Eastern inscrutability and mutual incomprehension. Blind and deaf to the slumbering powers of the East Indian people, resident Van Oudyck, his son, daughter and seductive wife slowly but surely fall prey to this mysterious force...

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Production companies
AVRO
Countries
Netherlands
Status
Ended

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Bob de LangeBob de LangeResident Otto van Oudijck
Pleuni TouwPleuni TouwLéonie van Oudijck
Caro van EyckRaden-Ajoe Pangéran
Ton KuylPaul van Hove
Petra LaseurPetra LaseurEva Eldersma
Willem NijholtWillem NijholtTheo van Oudijck
Hans DageletHans DageletAdrien "Addy" de Luce
Elly RuimschotelMevrouw Van Does
Ingeborg ElzevierIngeborg ElzevierMevrouw Van Doorn
Cisca TriezenbergIda van Helderen
Piet KamermanDr. Van Doorn
Rudolf LucieerRudolf LucieerControleur Frans van Helderen
Astrid CeuleersAstrid CeuleersDoddy van Oudijck
Indra KamadjojoRegent van Ngadjiwa
Lex van DeldenLex van DeldenSecretaris Onno Eldersma
Rien FrederikszRaden Adipati Soerio Soenario

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