Movie

Zuiderzeewerken

This documentary documents the construction of the Afsluitdijk, the massive hydraulic engineering project that sealed off the Zuiderzee from the North Sea. Filmed over several years, it focuses on the labor required to build the dike and the final closing of the last gap in 1929.

Director

Joris Ivens

Screenplay

Joris Ivens

Status

Released

Release date

31/12/1930

Original language

Dutch