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De Slag in de Javazee (1996)
Directed by Niek Koppen
“27th February 1942 - End of an Era”
Documentary, War · 2h 18m
The Northern coast of Java was the setting for a dramatic battle at sea on the 27 February 1942. A fleet of battleships from the USA, Australia, Britain, and the Netherlands, led by the legendary Dutch rear admiral Karel Doorman, made a vain attempt to hold back the Japanese offensive against the Dutch East Indies. Almost the entire Allied fleet was sunk within a few hours, while the Japanese escaped virtually unscathed. More than two thousand men lost their lives in the battle of the Java Sea and it's aftermath.
Crew
- Director
- Niek Koppen
- Writer
- Niek Koppen
- Producer
- Eddy Wijngaarde
Details
- Release date
- 1996-09-25
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Dutch, English, Japanese
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Production
- Odisséia, AVRO Television