Edith Kiel (30 June 1904 – 12 September 1993) was a German

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editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

and

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who worked mainly in the

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section of the Belgian film – industry. After starting out at Germany's largest studio,

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, she moved to Belgium where she worked alongside her husband

Jan Vanderheyden Jan Vanderheyden (10 October 1890 – 27 March 1961) was a Belgian film producer and director known for the Flemish comedies he made in the 1930s and 1940s. During the German occupation of Belgium between 1940 and 1944, he produced four of the ...

Selected filmography

Director * '' Een aardig geval'' (1941) * '' Schipperskwartier'' (1953) * '' Een zonde waard'' (1959) * '' De stille genieter'' (1961) Screenwriter * ''

De witte ''De Witte'' or ''Dewitte'' is Dutch language, Dutch and Flemish language, Flemish for "The White" and may refer to: * The noble family "de Witte" (from Antwerpen) Surname * André de Witte (1944–2021), Belgian bishop in Brazil * Bruno de Witte ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Uilenspiegel leeft nog'' (1935) * '' De wonderdokter'' (1936) * '' Havenmuziek'' (1937) * '' Drie flinke kerels'' (1938) * '' Met den helm geboren'' (1939) * ''

Janssens tegen Peeters ''Janssens tegen Peeters'' is a 1939 Belgian comedy film directed by Jan Vanderheyden and starring Charles Janssens, Louisa Lausanne and Jef Bruyninckx. A sequel ''Janssens en Peeters dikke vrienden'' was released the following year. Cast * Ch ...

'' (1939) * '' Een engel van een man'' (1939) * '' Wit is troef'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

Veel geluk, Monika Veel Is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edward Veel (1632–1708), English academic, ejected minister, and dissenting tutor * Robert Veel (died 1432), English politician See also * Viel (name) {{surname ...

'' (1941) * '' Een aardig geval'' (1941) * '' Antoon, de flierefluiter'' (1942) * '' De stille genieter'' (1961) Film Editor * '' Havenmuziek'' (1937) * '' Drie flinke kerels'' (1938) * '' Met den helm geboren'' (1939) * ''

'' (1939) * '' Een engel van een man'' (1939) * '' Wit is troef'' (1940) * ''

'' (1940) * '' De stille genieter'' (1961) Art Director * '' De stille genieter'' (1961)

Sources

* Mathijs, Ernest. ''The Cinema of the Low Countries''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

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