Soldier of Orange (1977)

AKA:
Soldaat van Oranje

Synopsis:
Soldier of Orange (Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje) is a 1977 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and shows how individual students have different roles in the war. The story is based on the book Soldaat van Oranje
by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, who lived the story himself. The film is about a group of students from Leiden, the Netherlands, amongst whom Erik Lanshof (Rutger Hauer), Guus LeJeune (Jeroen Krabbé), Jan Weinberg (Huib Rooymans), and Alex (Derek de Lint).
Robby Froost (Eddy Habbema) is a friend of Erik's and Esther (Belinda Meuldijk) is Robby's girlfriend. Each of them happens to follow a different path and therefore has a different role in the Second World War, either as a collaborator or in the resistance. Part of the story is set in London, where Queen Wilhelmina (Andrea Domburg) has her residence. The students Erik and Guus fight alongside Colonel Rafelli (Edward Fox) and soldier Susan (Susan Penhaligon) of the allied forces in London.
The film had a budget of NLG 5,000,000 (€2,300,000), at the time the most expensive Dutch movie ever. With 1,547,183 visitors,
it was the most popular Dutch film of 1977. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
The film is considered to be one of the two best Dutch films made in the 20th century.
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