The Sensitive Plate
1976, NL. Directed by Kees Hin.
The Sensitive Plate consists of 1250 filmed black-and-white photo portraits made between 1913-1969 by the Amsterdam photo studio Merkelbach, ran by father and daughter Jakobus and Mies Merkelbach. The sequence of faces is interrupted only by the year in which the photos were taken. In this chronology, each year consists of one minute of film time. Each photo is displayed for two seconds; 57 years are displayed in 57 minutes.
- Runtime
- 0h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- NL
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- Released
- 1 January 1976
- Original title
- De gevoelige plaat
- Country
- Netherlands
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The Sensitive Plate runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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The Sensitive Plate isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1976. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sensitive Plate?
The Sensitive Plate (1976) was directed by Kees Hin.