- De Overval
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De Overval Directed by Paul Rotha Produced by Rudolf Meyer Written by Dr. L. de Jong Starring Rob de Vries, Cees Brusse, Piet Römer, Bernard Droog Distributed by Omrop Fryslȃn Release date(s) 1962 Running time 98 minutes Country Netherlands Language Dutch De Overval is a 1962 Dutch film directed by Paul Rotha. It shows a true story from World War II: the raid on Leeuwarden prison of December 8th, 1944. Without firing a shot, Dutch resistance members disguised as German SD and their prisoners enter the prison, free 39 prisoners and vanish into the city. The Germans were unable to find any of the organizers or escapees.
The movie was one of the most successful movies in the Netherlands (1,474,000 tickets sold). The scenario was written by Lou de Jong.
Cinema of the Netherlands Categories:- Dutch films
- 1962 films
- Black-and-white films
- World War II films
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