The Flying Dutchman (1957)

Release Date: 1957-07-05
Runtime: 1h 33min
Production Country: Netherlands
Director: Gerard Rutten

Biopic about the early years of pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. After a fight with his teacher, headstrong Anthony Fokker refuses to return to his old school in Haarlem. Instead, he goes to a technical college in Mainz where he talks his teachers into including airplane design in the curriculum. Fokker soon starts building a prototype of his 'Spider' plane.