The Jewel of Death

The Jewel of Death is a 1992 Netherlands English language short fiction film filmed by Laurence Lamers, in 1992.

Synopsis

Filmed in a typical forties style, it tells a story of a cursed jewel, which has been stolen; and eventually everyone who tries to possess it gets killed

Production

The film was a student production of the director Laurence Lamers

The music used in the film came from Bernard Herrmann; it was the music used in North by Northwest and some other known films made in the forties/fifties.

The production is estimated on 30.000 guilders, which was at the time the most expensive filmproduction for students in the Netherlands

Premiere

The film had its world premiere on April 1992 in the former Odeon Theatre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Cast

• Delia Maier
• Frank Vincent Ogilvie
• Albert Blitz
• Matthias de Koning
• Arnold Korporaal

Crew

• Director: Laurence Lamers
• Screenwriters: Laurence Lamers and Kimbel Bouwman
• D.O.P: Jonathan Weyland and Joost Meeuwig
• Editor: Wim Louwrier
• Composer: Bernard Herrmann

Festivals

The film was shown at:

• The Dutch Festival (The Netherlands)