The Jewel of Death
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| The Jewel of Death | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Lamers |
| Produced by | Laurence Lamers |
| Written by | Laurence Lamers and Kimbel Bouwman |
| Starring | Delia Maier Frank Vincent Ogilvie Albert Blitz Mathias de Koning Arnold Korporaal |
| Music by | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Weyland en Joost Meeuwig |
| Editing by | Wim Louwrier |
| Running time | 16 min. |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000 |
| IMDb profile | |
The Jewel of Death is a 1992 Netherlands English language short fiction film filmed by Laurence Lamers, in 1992.
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[edit] Synopsis
Filmed in a typical forties style, it tells a story of a cursed jewel, which has been stolen; and eventually everyone who tries to possess it gets killed
[edit] Production
The film was a student production of the director Laurence Lamers
The music used in the film came from Bernard Herrmann; it was the music used in North by Northwest and some other known films made in the forties/fifties.
The production is estimated on 30.000 guilders, which was at the time the most expensive filmproduction for students in the Netherlands
[edit] Premiere
The film had its world premiere on April 1992 in the former Odeon Theatre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
[edit] Cast
- Delia Maier
- Frank Vincent Ogilvie
- Albert Blitz
- Matthias de Koning
- Arnold Korporaal
[edit] Crew
- Director: Laurence Lamers
- Screenwriters: Laurence Lamers and Kimbel Bouwman
- D.O.P: Jonathan Weyland and Joost Meeuwig
- Editor: Wim Louwrier
- Composer: Bernard Herrmann
[edit] Festivals
The film was shown at:
- The Dutch Festival (The Netherlands)
