Watch Because My Bike Was There... (1966) Online

On 19 March 1966, a photo exhibition about the police intervention during the wedding of Beatrix and Claus opened in Amsterdam. After the opening, filmmaker Louis van Gasteren filmed how, in the distance, policemen began beating up a young man, seemingly without any provocation. This footage was shown that same evening on television. Van Gasteren interviewed the victim, a 22-year-old student, who declared that he was walking in that direction because his ‘bicycle was there’. That became the title of this short film, in which Van Gasteren used slow motion to analyse the objectionable actions taken by the police. Read More

Watch Because My Bike Was There... online. Featuring Bob Bermond and Jan Wolkers, Because My Bike Was There... is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Netherlands and was released on 1966. Because My Bike Was There... was directed by Louis van Gasteren. Read Less