Frank Sanders

Acting

Frank Sanders

Born 1946-05-15 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Frank Sanders, stage name of Franklin Fonseca Balinge, is a Dutch cabaret artist, actor, singer, director, choreographer and dancer.

Acting credits

Max Havelaar poster
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Television adaptation of the Dutch musical based on the Dutch novel from 1860 by Multatuli. Max Havelaar tries to battle against the corrupt government system of the Dutch colony in Java.

Max Havelaar

1988

Amerika, Amerika poster
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Recording of the Dutch musical. The story takes place in 1939, just before German troops invade Warsaw, on board the Nieuw Amsterdam, a ship of the Holland-America Line. The Jewish magician Benjamin Benjamins flees from the threat of Hitler's new regime. On the ship he meets stowaway Fanny Janssen. Benjamins helps Janssen to hide from the ship's crew, who know that there is a stowaway on board. Meanwhile, the news about the threat of World War II slowly seeps into the ship.

Amerika, Amerika

1984

Jasperina de Jong: The Jasperina Show poster
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In her first show Jasperina de Jong sings songs about Sibylle, the last striptease dancer, about a Bach concert with a Woodstock vibe, about a nunnery where everyone gets addicted to mind-altering substances, about a provincial girl who travels to Amsterdam, and many more.

Jasperina de Jong: The Jasperina Show

1972

Maskerade poster
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Registration of the Dutch musical 'Maskerade'. The story takes place in 1910 and is about Bastiaan de Geer (Jos Brink) who, in order to impress Miss Mariëtte van Heusden Hurgonje, tells everyone that he is of noble descent, reluctantly helped by his friend, couturier Sandor Petri (Frank Sanders). Because Bastiaan's mother is actually a housekeeper for Sandor Petri, Bastiaan disguises himself as Dowager de Geer in order to keep up appearances for Mariëtte. The masquerade is further intensified and Bastiaan is forced to also pretend to be an ex-resident of the Indies and as his own butler.

Maskerade

1981

Evenaar poster
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Registration of the Dutch musical. Claartje van Dijk (Simone Kleinsma) is a successful television presenter who wants to divorce her husband, Bob van Dijk (Jos Brink), a third-rate writer without inspiration. However, they continue to live in the same house and Bob decides to separate the living room with a white line (the equator). Soon both Claartje and Bob try to poke each other's eyes out with various lovers.

Evenaar

1985

No artwork available
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The film is about four children of Spanish parents: Raimón, Fina, Isa, and Maribel. These children were born here, but their names were not listed in the Big Book of Sinterklaas. So the Head Piet says that they do not exist and that they will therefore not receive any presents.

De Witte Piet

1970

Een huis in een schoen poster
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When Sint Nicholaas' steam boat gets stuck on the IJsselmeer on it's way to Holland, a young girl named Annabel and an old skipper called Eeltje Steur come to the rescue. When asked what kind of present Annabel would like to receive in her shoe on December 5th, she replies 'A house'.

Een huis in een schoen

1971

Behind the camera