War ·Drama ·Thriller · Netherlands · 1986 · 2h 24m

The Assault

De Aanslag

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Director
Fons Rademakers
Cast
Derek de Lint as Anton Steenwijk Marc van Uchelen as Young Anton Steenwijk Monique van de Ven as Saskia de Graaff Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr. as Cor Takes Christian Golusda as German Officer Harold Bendig as German Officer
Crew
Theo van de Sande — Director of Photography Kees Linthorst — Editor Jurriaan Andriessen — Original Music Composer Gerard Soeteman — Screenplay Harry Mulisch — Novel Fons Rademakers — Producer
Synopsis

At the end of WWII the Dutch resistance kills a German officer in front of the house of a Dutch family. Years after the war the young boy who witnessed the killing runs into the members of the resistance who committed the killing.

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Mood & Themes
destruction of a civilizationnaziworld war iifaminegestapopost war
Key Collaborators
Fons Rademakers Director Theo van de Sande Director of Photography Kees Linthorst Editor Jurriaan Andriessen Original Music Composer Gerard Soeteman Screenplay Harry Mulisch Novel Fons Rademakers Producer Annemarie van Beverwijk Costume Design
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