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For Queen and Country (1979)

Original title: Voor koningin en vaderland

1979-01-13 · 51m · NL
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Voor koningin en vaderland (English: For Queen and Country) is a 1979 Dutch television miniseries created and written by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and Gerard Soeteman, and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The four-part serial is an extended version of Verhoeven's 1977 film Soldaat van Oranje (Solider of Orange). During World War II, Leiden students–among them Erik, Guus, Jan, Alex and Robby–collaborate and/or join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.

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Paul VerhoevenDirectorGerard SoetemanWriterErik Hazelhoff RoelfzemaWriter

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Susan PenhaligonSusan PenhaligonSusanBelinda MeuldijkBelinda MeuldijkEstherDerek de LintDerek de LintAlexEdward FoxEdward FoxColonel RafelliJeroen KrabbéJeroen KrabbéGuus lejeuneRutger HauerRutger HauerErik Lanshof

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What is For Queen and Country about?

Voor koningin en vaderland (English: For Queen and Country) is a 1979 Dutch television miniseries created and written by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and Gerard Soeteman, and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The four-part serial is an extended version of Verhoeven's 1977 film Soldaat van Oranje (Solider of Orange). During World War II, Leiden students–among them Erik, Guus, Jan, Alex and Robby–collaborate and/or join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.

How long is For Queen and Country?

For Queen and Country has a runtime of 51 minutes.