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Jan Vanderheyden

1890 – 1961

Belgian film producer and director

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Lived 1890 – 1961 (aged 70). Jan Vanderheyden was a Belgian film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Jan Vanderheyden (10 October 1890 – 27 March 1961) was a Belgian film producer and director known for the Flemish comedies he made in the 1930s and 1940s. During the German occupation of Belgium between 1940 and 1944, he produced four of the six films made by Belgian companies in a market that was otherwise flooded by imported German films.

Vanderheyden hoped to benefit from the Flamenpolitik instituted by the Germans, as Belgian cinema had traditionally been dominated by English and French language films. Vanderheyden made his last film in 1942, after which Belgian feature film production was suspended due to an increasing shortage of film stock.

He was married to the German producer/director Edith Kiel with whom he frequently worked.

Selected filmography Director De witte (1934) Alleen voor U (1935) Uilenspiegel leeft nog (1935) De wonderdokter (1936) Havenmuziek (1937) Drie flinke kerels (1938) Janssens tegen Peeters (1939) Een engel van een man (1939) Met de helm geboren (1939) Janssens tegen Peeters (1940) Wit is troef (1940) Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden (1940) Veel geluk Monica (1941) Veel geluk, Monika (1942) Antoon, de flierefluiter (1942)

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Who was Jan Vanderheyden?

Belgian film producer and director

When was Jan Vanderheyden born?

Jan Vanderheyden was born on 10 October 1890 in Antwerp.

When did Jan Vanderheyden die?

Jan Vanderheyden died on 27 March 1961.

What was Jan Vanderheyden's occupation?

Jan Vanderheyden was a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

What nationality was Jan Vanderheyden?

Jan Vanderheyden was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Vanderheyden

· Wikidata: Q3161775

· DBpedia: Jan Vanderheyden

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