Dead Water
1934, Dutch. Directed by Gerard Rutten.
After building a dam, closing off the Zuiderzee from the sea, it effectively turns the former sea into a lake and the fishermen call it "dead water". They desperately attack the dam with spades and even explosives, culminating in tragedy.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 25 October 1934
- Original title
- Dood water
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Gerard Rutten, Simon Koster
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Dead Water runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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Dead Water isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1934. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dead Water?
Dead Water (1934) was directed by Gerard Rutten and stars Jan Musch, Theo de Maal, Bets Ranucci-Beckman.