Jan de Hartog

Adaptation of the award-winning stage musical. The story takes place entirely in a bedroom dominated by a couple's four poster bed, taking them through fifty years of marriage, through happiness and sorrow, through good times and bad, through childbirth, parenthood, and the eventual sadness from the absence of their children. In the end, they face the future together, while remembering their past.

This heart-rending family-oriented drama chronicles the adventure of two Dutch children who temporarily lose their father and mother during the great flood of 1953. Fortunately, they and their animals are taken in by a salty old boatman who helps them reunite with their father.

Un grupo de médicos holandeses es enviado a las indias orientales. Entre ellos está Anton Drager (Rock Hudson), que muestra un gran interés en trabajar con el Dr. Brits Jansen (Burl Ives). Su relación con él no sólo le servirá para ampliar sus conocimientos sobre la lepra, sino también para replantearse profundamente su escepticismo religioso.

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.

Durante la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), Stella (Loren), una mujer que vive en Londres, lleva una desastrosa vida sentimental. A través de los años la llave de su casa ha pasado de unas manos a otras, pero su actitud con sus amantes ha sido siempre fría y distante. Sin embargo, cuando el capitán canadiense David Ross (Holden) llega a su casa a través de un viejo amigo, dentro de Stella nace un sentimiento nuevo y tan apasionado que llega a prometerle a Ross que él será su último amante. Pero en tiempos de guerra mantener las promesas puede ser muy difícil

The story takes place entirely in a bedroom dominated by a couple's four-poster bed, taking them through fifty years of marriage, through happiness and sorrow, through good times and bad, through childbirth, parenthood, and the eventual sadness from the absence of their children. In the end, they face the future together, while remembering their past.

In turn-of-the-century New York, the marriage of John and Abby Edwards unfolds over the years.

In turn-of-the-century New York, the marriage of John and Abby Edwards unfolds over the years.

Mobilization on the brink of the Second World War divides a husband and wife. When lawyer Frans van Loon is called up to join the mine clearance service he doesn't want to worry his wife and keeps it from her. His secretiveness leads her to believe he doesn't love her anymore. She subsequently falls for the charms of an actor. When Frans finds out, a violent quarrel ensues.

Mobilization on the brink of the Second World War divides a husband and wife. When lawyer Frans van Loon is called up to join the mine clearance service he doesn't want to worry his wife and keeps it from her. His secretiveness leads her to believe he doesn't love her anymore. She subsequently falls for the charms of an actor. When Frans finds out, a violent quarrel ensues.