In de schaduw van de overwinning (1986)

During WOII, two members of the dutch resistance share the same goal but use very different methods to reach it.

Director:

Ate de Jong

Writers:

Ate de Jong, Edwin de Vries

Stars:

Jeroen Krabbé, Edwin de Vries, Linda van Dyck

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Peter van Dijk
Edwin de Vries	...	David Blumberg
Linda van Dyck	...	Sanne
Marieke van der Pol	...	Hansje
Rijk de Gooyer	...	Vos
Ton Lutz	...	Verzetsman
Tom Jansen	...	Kohler
Hein Boele	...	Schwarz
Filip Bolluyt	...	Verzetsman Paul
Gijs Scholten van Aschat	...	Gerard
Martin Schwab	...	Martin
Hans Holtkamp	...	Chauffeur
Eric van der Donk	...	Blok
Benthe Forrer	...	Lies Blok
Diane van Kolck	...	Mevrouw Blok

Storyline

During WWII, two members of the Dutch resistance share the same goal but use very different methods to reach it. David Blumberg is a 'Schindler' like character considered by some as a traitor, by others as a hero. Peter van Dijk uses more terrorist ways to resist the German presence in the Netherlands.

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Plot Keywords:

resistance | anti semitism | german occupation | world war two | jew

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

German Dutch

Release Date:

16 January 1986 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Shadow of Victory

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sigma Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 150 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Underestimated WW II movie

A more known movie in 1986 is 'The Assault' winner of an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The attention for this movie hides 'In de schaduw van de Overwinning' as also a very good movie. The movie sketches three ways to survive the war, 1. resistance by force (Jeroen Krabbe), 2. resistance by trying to deceiving (Edwin de Vries), 3. getting rich by dealing with both sites (Rijk de Gooijer).

The different ways of approaching the war are nicely depicted. The movie is loosely based on historic figures: Jeroen Krabbe ~ Gerrit-Jan van der Veer, Edwin de Vries ~ Friederich Weinreb. In the movie there stories are mixed, but in reality they never met. Nice movie a visit worth.