Synopsis: With this fact-based World War II drama and the equally memorable The Fourth Man (1983), Dutch director Paul Verhoeven gained an international following, eventually translating his reputation into Hollywood fame as the director of bloody science fiction spectacles and prurient sex thrillers. Rutger Hauer stars as Erik Lanshof, an aristocratic Dutch student, one of six carefree friends who don't care much for politics. When the Nazis invade Holland, however, the group is drawn inevitably into the conflict. While Alex (Derek de Lint) joins the German army, the suave Gus (Jeroen Krabbe) becomes a resistance leader, eventually escaping with Erik to England, where they become pawns in a much larger underground movement to restore their country's Queen Wilhelmina (Andrea Domburg) to her rightful throne. Based on an autobiographical novel by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Soldaat van Oranje (1978) also features early work by another Dutch master who went on to success as a director of big budget Hollywood films, cinematographer Jan De Bont.
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Soldier of Orange is a typically dense, potent epic from a director who consistently manages to find the difficult and powerful emotions within blockbuster material. -- Ed Howard |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076734/IMDb Rating: 7.9/10 (4,527 votes)
Tomatometer: 100%
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast:
Rutger Hauer .... Erik
Jeroen Krabbé .... Gus
Peter Faber .... Will
Derek de Lint .... Alex
Eddy Habbema .... Robby
Lex Van Delden .... Nico
Edward Fox .... Col. Rafelli
Belinda Meuldjik .... Esther
Susan Penhaligon .... Susan
Andrea Domburg .... Queen Wilhelmina
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Title: Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
AKA Soldier of Orange
Source: DVD / PAL / Tartan Video UK
Size: 2.345.112.883 bytes (1/2 DVDR)
Runtime: 02:27:13
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1416, wpredp=2)
Video Bitrate: 1898 kbps
Resolution: 652x572 (Anamorphic, displayed at 1.658 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 1.658 (SAR: 16/11)
Frame rate: 25 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (2 channels)
Audio Bitrate: 224 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Dutch (and some German and English)
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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