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The Assault
The Assault

The Assault

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$512400

Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Runtime

144 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

06 February 1986

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Derek de Lint

Derek de Lint

Anton Steenwijk

Marc van Uchelen

Marc van Uchelen

Young Anton Steenwijk

Monique van de Ven

Monique van de Ven

Saskia de Graaff

Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.

Cor Takes

Christian Golusda

Christian Golusda

German Officer

Harold Bendig

Harold Bendig

German Officer

Lex Wiertz

Lex Wiertz

Herring Seller

Huub van der Lubbe

Huub van der Lubbe

Fake Ploeg

Elly Weller

Elly Weller

Mrs. Beumer

Ina van der Molen

Ina van der Molen

Karin Korteweg

Frans Vorstman

Frans Vorstman

Father Steenwijk

Edda Barends

Edda Barends

Mother Steenwijk

Casper de Boer

Casper de Boer

Peter Steenwijk

Wim de Haas

Wim de Haas

Mr. Korteweg

Hiske van der Linden

Hiske van der Linden

Young Karin Korteweg

Piet de Wijn

Piet de Wijn

Mr. Beumer

Akkemay

Akkemay

Sandra

Kees Coolen

Kees Coolen

Gerrit-Jan

Eric van Heyst

Eric van Heyst

Mr. de Graaff

Mies de Heer

Mies de Heer

Elisabeth

Oliver Domnick

Oliver Domnick

Man from SD

Amadeus August

Amadeus August

Hauptsturmfuhrer

Matthias Hell

Matthias Hell

Sergeant

Horst A. Reichel

Horst A. Reichel

German Officer

Ludwig Haas

Ludwig Haas

General von Braunstein

Michel van Rooy

Michel van Rooy

Young Cor Takes

Guus Hermus

Guus Hermus

Mr. van Lennep

Manon Alving

Manon Alving

Mrs. de Graaff

Tabe Bas

Tabe Bas

Jaap

Cas Baas

Cas Baas

Henk

Egbert van Paridon

Egbert van Paridon

Geert

Eric van der Donk

Eric van der Donk

Simon

Ab Abspoel

Ab Abspoel

Man in pub

Pierre Bokma

Pierre Bokma

Student

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Student

Filip Bolluyt

Filip Bolluyt

Student

Gijs de Lange

Gijs de Lange

Student

Kees Hulst

Kees Hulst

Student

Krijn ter Braak

Krijn ter Braak

Uncle Peter

Rogier van Gestel

Rogier van Gestel

Peter, age of 18

Marco Ramos

Marco Ramos

Peter, age of 8

Marc Klein Essink

Marc Klein Essink

Student (uncredited)

Jan Pieter Koch

Jan Pieter Koch

Student

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