The Flying Liftboy

The Flying Liftboy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Sombogaart[1]
Screenplay byBurny Bos
Based onAbeltje
by Annie M. G. Schmidt
Produced byBurny Bos
Starring
CinematographyReinier van Brummelen
Edited byHerman P. Koets
Music byHenny Vrienten
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 26 November 1998 (1998-11-26)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Languages
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Spanish
Budgetƒ9.2 million[2]

The Flying Liftboy (Dutch: Abeltje) is a 1998 Dutch family adventure film directed by Ben Sombogaart and written and produced by Burny Bos,[3] based on the 1953 Dutch children's book Abeltje by Annie M. G. Schmidt. It is the first feature film to be adapted from Schmidt's books.

The film was released on 26 November 1998 in the Netherlands by Warner Bros. under their Family Entertainment label, where it became a major success in the country.[4] It won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film.[5][6][7] The film was later re-edited into a seven-episode miniseries for television by AVRO in 2000.[8]

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  2. ^ van Gelder, Henk (19 June 1999). "Abeltje". Filmjaarboek 1998. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. p. 31. ISBN 9064035415.
  3. ^ "Burny Bos, Iedereen heeft het over Abeltje" (in Dutch). Filmkrant. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ van de Kamp, Miriam (25 June 2009). "Where Corporate Culture and Local Markets Meet. Music and Film Majors in the Netherlands, 1990-2005" (PDF). Erasmus University Rotterdam. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "NFF Archief - Abeltje". Netherlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Abeltje - VPRO Cinema". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Abeltje". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Abeltje (2000)". KinderTV Geheugen (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2024.