The Voice of the Water
1966, Dutch. Directed by Bert Haanstra.
The Netherlands and water, they are inseparable from one another. Water in its soothing form, as a place of work and pleasure and as a source of threat and misery. Bert Haanstra thought it a great subject for a big cinema documentary and made The Voice of the Water. At the start, while the credits are still running, it is already apparent how remarkable and original he portrays the beauty of the landscape of the Dutch coastline. In the following ninety minutes we see numerous people that live, work and recreate on, by and in the water. Often they are being observed in a gentle humorous way that reminds us of The Human Dutch. Some people prefer to stay far away from all the wetness: the little boy having a swimming lesson, but who doesn’t dare to put his head under water, is forever imprinted on the memory of many of the viewers.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 22 December 1966
- Original title
- De Stem van het Water
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Bert Haanstra, Simon Carmiggelt, Anton Koolhaas
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The Voice of the Water runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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The Voice of the Water isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 December 1966. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Voice of the Water?
The Voice of the Water (1966) was directed by Bert Haanstra and stars Simon Carmiggelt.