Admiral
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by the great Kingdom of England, France and Germany and the country itself is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the country's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter.
October 26, 1968 in Gent, Belgium
7 April 1974, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
May 4, 1950 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
18 April 1972, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
2 December 1962, Anderlecht, Belgium
26 March 1956, Antwerp, Belgium
16 March 1950, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
October 30, 1993
November 5, 1975 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
21 December 1979, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
17 July 1950, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
5 December 1977, Antwerpen, Belgium
June 16, 1961
11 August 1953, Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
February 27, 1954 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
July 6, 1973 in London, England, UK
10 April 1972, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
29 December 1972, Bromley, England, UK
27 March 1959, Steenwijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
July 3, 1969
August 28, 1995
March 12, 2016
For all the elements that don't mesh naturally, "Admiral" still manages to be intermittently engaging and fitfully exciting.
March 10, 2016
There's barely enough time to develop De Ruyter as a character in his own movie, or even successfully explain his war strategies.
February 26, 2016
Frank Lammers gives a surprisingly understated performance as Michiel de Ruyter. Though he has his moments of fury and agony, his usual countenance is one of weariness and concealment.
February 02, 2016
Perfunctory historical Dutch bio-pic benefiting from epic scale and impressive lead performances.
February 16, 2016
The dialog talks down a little to the viewers who are intended in large part to be school students, but it pays the viewer back in thrilling visual images.

