Soldier of Orange (1977)

Soldaat van Oranje (original title)

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R
2h 35min
Drama, Romance
22 Jun 1979 (USA)
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During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

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Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.
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	Rutger Hauer	...	Erik Lanshof
	Jeroen Krabbé	...	Guus LeJeune
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Susan
	Edward Fox	...	Colonel Rafelli
	Lex van Delden	...	Nico
	Derek de Lint	...	Alex
	Huib Rooymans	...	Jan Weinberg
	Dolf de Vries	...	Jack Ten Brinck
	Eddy Habbema	...	Robby Froost
	Belinda Meuldijk	...	Esther
	Peter Faber	...	Will Dostgaarde
	Rijk de Gooyer	...	Gestapo-man Breitner
	Paul Brandenburg	...	SS Lt. Thelen
	Ward de Ravet	...	Resistance Leader
	Bert Struys	...	Resistance Leader
	Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Geisman (as René Kolldehoff)
	Andrea Domburg	...	Queen Wilhelmina
	Guus Hermus	...	Van der Zanden
	Henny Alma	...	Queen's Secretary (as Hennie Alma)
	Bert André	...	Gekke Dirk
	Cas Baas	...	Dutch General
	Tom van Beek	...	Recruiting Officer
	Han Blaauw	...	Dirk
	Arthur Boni	...	Otto
	Huib Broos	...	April Fools Man
	Jacques Commandeur	...	Prison Cmdr Colonel
	Truus Dekker	...	Mrs. Lanshof
	Bert Dijkstra	...	Milk Man
	Willy Van Heesvelde	...	PT Boat Captain (as Willie Van Heesvelde)
	Bruni Heinke	...	Party Girl
	Del Henney	...	Sergeant
	Hannah de Leeuwe	...	Party Girl
	John Leddy	...	Resistance Leader
	Bob Löwenstein	...	Resistance Leader
	Kitty Janssen	...	Greta, Landlady
	Hugo Koolschijn	...	German Navy Officer
	Wim Kouwenhoven	...	Resistance Leader
	Con Meyer	...	Soldier
	Wim de Meijer	...	Alex's Father (as Wim de Meyer)
	Mary Michon	...	Alex's Mother
	Hero Muller	...	Soldier
	Johan Schmitz	...	Resistance Leader
	Karel Sebesta	...	Soldier
	Serge-Henri Valcke	...	Soldier (as Serge Henri Valcke)
	Henk Votel	...	Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Peter in 't Hout	...	Wehrmacht Soldier (uncredited)
	Claudio Luna	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Dick Scheffer	...	Jewish Street Vender (uncredited)
	Hans Wiebes	...	Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Paul Verhoeven

Written by

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Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema	...	(book "Soldaat van Oranje '40-'45")

Kees Holierhoek	...	()

Gerard Soeteman	...	()

Paul Verhoeven	...	()

Produced by

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Rob Houwer

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producer

Music by

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Rogier van Otterloo

Cinematography by

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Jost Vacano

Editing by

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Jane Seitz

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(as Jane Sperr)

Editorial Department

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Victorine H. van den Heuvel

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assistant editor (as Victorine Habets)

Art Direction by

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Roland de Groot

Costume Design by

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Elly Claus

Production Management

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Ineke van Wezel	...	assistant production manager
Jelte Velzen	...	assistant production manager
Gijs Versluys	...	production manager (as Gysbert Versluys)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hans Kemna	...	assistant director
Jindra Markus	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Laurens Strengholt	...	props
Hugo Van Baren	...	set dresser
Jaap Verburg	...	props

Sound Department

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René van den Berg	...	sound
Victorine H. van den Heuvel	...	sound editor (as Victorine Habets)

Special Effects by

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Joep Bannenberg	...	special effects technician
Harry Wiessenhaan	...	special effects (as Harrie Wiessenhaan)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Geert Ghesquiere	...	assistant camera
Bert Perk	...	lighting assistant

Location Management

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Remmelt Remmelts

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location manager

Music Department

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Hans Eekhoff	...	musician and arranger
Dick Lewzey	...	music recordist (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jonathan Dana

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studio executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Tuschinski Film Distribution (1977) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1978) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'Survival Run')
Rank Film Distributors (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Kamras Film Agency (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
The International Picture Show Company (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Aries Cinematográfica Argentina (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (West Germany) (VHS)
Barium Video (Finland) (VHS)
Georgiadis Ilekroniki (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
Thorn EMI Video Australia (1985) (Australia) (video)
Burbank Video (United States) (VHS)
Image Entertainment (1988) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Cinematheque (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Vértice 360 (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
EuroVideo (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Future Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
Media Home Entertainment (United States) (video)

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Plot Summary	This film depicts World War II through the eyes of several Dutch students. It follows them through the beginning of the war, the Nazi occupation and the liberation. Written by Mark Logan Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	dutch-resistance period-drama coming-of-age-drama student fraternity See All (68) »
Taglines	They began and ended with a toast. In between was one hell of a war. See more »
Genres	Drama Romance Thriller War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:18 Australia:M Finland:K-16 Germany:12 Netherlands:16 New Zealand:R16 Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:AA United Kingdom:15 (video) United States:R West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Voor koningin en vaderland (Netherlands) In geheime opdracht van Hare Majesteit (Belgium, Flemish title) Soldier of Orange (Canada, English title) Soldier of Orange (United States) Soldier of Orange (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	155 min
Country	Netherlands Belgium
Language	Dutch English German
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands See more »

Box Office

Budget

NLG5,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The explosions in this movie were provided not by special effects technicians, but by the Dutch Marines. In his DVD commentary on this movie, director Paul Verhoeven states that the explosive charges were held in place with metal. When one of the charges was set off, it blew the metal to bits. One of the flying fragments nearly killed Rutger Hauer. See more »
Goofs	It is correct that Dutch squadrons where not equipped with Moquito airplanes but not every Dutch pilot was flying with a Dutch squadron. Some of them flew with regular RAF squadrons. Erik Hazelhof Roelfzema (played by Rutger Hauer) actually flew Mosquito's for a RAF squadron. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Soldier of Orange/The Human Factor/Coal Miner's Daughter/The Europeans (1980). See more »
Quotes	Geisman: Did you write that? Erik Lanshof: Sir, yes sir. Geisman: What did you write that with? Erik Lanshof: Sir, with shit, sir. See more »

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