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Soldier of Orange

Soldaat van Oranje

1977

When the Germans invade the Netherlands, a group of carefree university friends is scattered onto very different paths — resistance, collaboration, escape, and death. Paul Verhoeven's sweeping wartime epic starring Rutger Hauer.

Why it’s here

Verhoeven’s resistance epic remains a defining popular and historical work of Dutch cinema.

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Part of 10 Essential Dutch Films

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Netherlands. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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