The Black Tulip () is a 1921 Dutch silent adventure film directed by Maurits Binger. It is based on the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.
Plot In 17th-century Haarlem, a tulip contest is announced: whoever can grow the first black tulip will receive 100,000 guilders as a reward. Cornelis van Baerle seems to be on the verge of success, but many rival growers try to thwart his efforts. Due to political turmoil, Cornelis ends up in prison. The tulip captivates all of Holland; we also witness the downfall of the De Witt brothers. Ultimately, the Prince of Orange decides that Cornelis must be released; he grows the tulip, wins his prize, and marries Rosa, the jailor's daughter.
Cast Gerald McCarthy - Cornelis van Baerle Zoe Palmer - Rosa, daughter of the jailer Eduard Verkade - Cornelis de Witt Dio Huysmans - Johan de Witt Coen Hissink - Jailer / Gryphus Harry Waghalter - Isaac Boxtel August Van den Hoeck - Tichelaer, the barber from Piershil Frank Dane - Prins van Oranje Lau Ezerman - Willem Wilhelmina van den Hoeck - Wife of Cornelis de Witt Josephine Homann-Niehorster Carl Tobi Fred Homann Betty Doxat-Pratt
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De zwarte tulp