"Floris" (1969) TV series

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Medieval Times | Middle Ages | Character Name In Title

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Floris / ... (13 episodes, 1969)
Jos Bergman	...	Sindala / ... (13 episodes, 1969)
Ton Vos	...	Wolter van Oldenstein (10 episodes, 1969)
Jacco van Renesse	...	Rogier (9 episodes, 1969)
Tim Beekman	...	Sergeant / ... (8 episodes, 1969)
Hans Culeman	...	Maarten van Rossem (7 episodes, 1969)
Pollo Hamburger	...	Diederik (7 episodes, 1969)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Black and White

Filming Locations:

Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Company:

Cinécentrum N.V.

Trivia:

At the time the most expensive Dutch TV show ever made with an estimated budget of 1,200,000 NLG which is about 540,000 Euros and extraordinary production values with sometimes more than 2,000 extras.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Allemaal film: De gouden jaren (#1.3)" (2007)

Recommendable fun with the adventures of Floris and Sindala.

One of the first Middle Age series ever, the stories of the adventures of Floris in medieval Holland are also among the most funny tv-series ever. The budget was very low, which can be seen, but the interaction between the actors is nothing less but wonderful. Floris and his trusty companion Sindala is in best Robin Hood style, but with the addition of Eastern magic to the swordfighting skills and sheer strength (and luck) of our hero. Of course, it was also the start of two glorious careers, Paul Verhoeven and Rutger Hauer, who together moved on to US and greener pastures after this. The fact that the series is in b/w actually helps, no need to mess around with anything when somebody's wounded. If you can locate the tapes, watch it. Highly recommendable for an enjoyable evening or two.