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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.
17 July 1950, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
2 December 1962, Anderlecht, Belgium
7 April 1974, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
July 6, 1973 in London, England, UK
5 December 1977, Antwerpen, Belgium
February 27, 1954 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
29 December 1972, Bromley, England, UK
July 3, 1969
25 August 1962, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
18 June 1981, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
21 December 1979, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
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.
March 12, 2016
For all the elements that don't mesh naturally, "Admiral" still manages to be intermittently engaging and fitfully exciting.
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.
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.

