Overview
After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it "dead water". They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.
Cast
- Jan Musch as Willem de Geus
- Theo de Maal as Jaap de Meeuw
- Bets Ranucci-Beckman as Aaf de Meeuw
- Arnold Marlé as Dirk Brak
- Max Croiset as Jan Brak
- Helga Gogh as Maartje Brak
- John Schilthuizen as Freek
- Jules Verstraete as Visser