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.
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17 July 1950, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
March 24, 1982 in Overloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
21 December 1979, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
29 December 1972, Bromley, England, UK
July 3, 1969
6 February 1982, IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands
2 December 1962, Anderlecht, Belgium
June 16, 1961
February 27, 1996 in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands
October 26, 1968 in Gent, Belgium
July 6, 1973 in London, England, UK
10 April 1972, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
24 April 1971, England, UK
16 March 1950, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
10 October 1946, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
18 June 1981, Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
11 August 1953, Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
October 30, 1993
November 5, 1975 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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 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.
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.
