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The Assault

Original title: De aanslag
  • 19861986
  • PGPG
  • 2h 24m
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7.2/10
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Marc van Uchelen in The Assault (1986)
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A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
3.3K
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    • Fons Rademakers
    • Gerard Soeteman(scenario)
    • Harry Mulisch(novel)
  • Stars
    • Derek de Lint
    • Marc van Uchelen
    • Monique van de Ven
    • Fons Rademakers
    • Gerard Soeteman(scenario)
    • Harry Mulisch(novel)
  • Stars
    • Derek de Lint
    • Marc van Uchelen
    • Monique van de Ven
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    • 16User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Derek de Lint in The Assault (1986)
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    Derek de Lint
    Derek de Lint
    • Anton Steenwijk
    Marc van Uchelen
    • Young Anton Steenwijk
    Monique van de Ven
    Monique van de Ven
    • Saskia de Graaff…
    John Kraaijkamp Sr.
    John Kraaijkamp Sr.
    • Cor Takes
    • (as John Kraaykamp)
    Huub van der Lubbe
    • Fake Ploeg
    Elly Weller
    • Mrs. Beumer
    Ina van der Molen
    • Karin Korteweg
    Frans Vorstman
    • Father Steenwijk
    Edda Barends
    • Mother Steenwijk
    Casper de Boer
    • Peter Steenwijk
    Wim de Haas
    • Mr. Korteweg
    Hiske van der Linden
    • Young Karin Korteweg
    Piet de Wijn
    • Mr. Beumer
    Akkemay Elderenbos
    • Sandra
    • (as Akkemay)
    Kees Coolen
    • Gerrit-Jan
    Eric van Heyst
    • Mr. de Graaff
    Mies de Heer
    • Elisabeth
    Oliver Domnick
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      • Gerard Soeteman(scenario)
      • Harry Mulisch(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Derek de Lint played in two other Dutch WWII movies, Soldier of Orange (1977) and Black Book (2006).
    • Goofs
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    • Quotes

      Anton Steenwijk: My parents were innocent.

      Fake Ploeg: My father was too!

      Anton Steenwijk: I only know what I was told.

      Fake Ploeg: Exactly.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987)

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    My family is from Haarlem and I feel very close to the places, scenes, characters and the atmosphere that the movie generates. The fact that there are only a view productions regarding the Dutch resistance is very sad to me as the Dutch resistance was on of the best organized during the German occupation. However the man that was shot dead outside Anton Steenwijk's house was an NSB participant. He belonged to the Dutch Nazi Party. As previously stated, by some people in this thread, he was not a German Nazi but a Dutch collaborator. A lot of my family were in the resistance during the Nazi occupation. Some of them were shut by the Germans, in the dunes near Bloemendaal a/Zee, the site of the "Ere Begraaf Plaats" where Anton takes his daughter to find Truus Koster's grave, in the latter end of the movie. When I was young we often spend time there, to visit friends and family that were executed during those troublesome years. I dearly love this movie and would recommend it to anyone.
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    • Apr 29, 2007

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      • February 6, 1986 (Netherlands)
      • Netherlands
      • Dutch
      • English
      • German
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      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production company
      • Fons Rademakers Produktie
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    • 2 hours 24 minutes
      • Dolby Stereo

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