Synopsis
Love first. Fight later
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.
Soldier of Orange
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Rutger Hauer Jeroen Krabbé Lex van Delden Derek de Lint Huib Rooymans Dolf de Vries Eddy Habbema Belinda Meuldijk Peter Faber Rijk de Gooyer Paul Brandenburg Ward de Ravet Bert Struys Reinhard Kolldehoff Susan Penhaligon Andrea Domburg Guus Hermus Edward Fox Henny Alma Bert André Cas Baas Tom van Beek Han Blaauw Arthur Boni Huib Broos Jacques Commandeur Truus Dekker Bert Dijkstra Willy van Heesvelde Show All…
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Alternative Titles
Voor koningin en vaderland, In Geheime Opdracht van Hare Majesteit, Los comandos de la reina, El soldado de Orange, Le Dernier Héros, Hemmelig mission, Futás az életért, 女王陛下の戦士, Survival Run, Krigshelten, Żołnierz Orański, Flykt för livet, Boj na zivljenje in smrt, Le Choix du destin, Eric, oficial de la reina, Der Soldat von Oranien, Soldato d'Orange, O Soldado da Rainha, Gestapon vihollinen numero 1, За кралицата и отечеството, Солдаты королевы, Soldado de Laranja, 青葱岁月, Oranžský voják, 서바이벌 런
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Netherlands12
02 May 1978
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UK
20 Jul 1979
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Finland
16 Aug 1979
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17 Jul 1980
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Portugal
10 Jun 1983
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22 May 1986
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UK15
01 Jun 1995
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Czechia
30 Oct 2001
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Netherlands12
30 Apr 2002
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UK15
30 Apr 2007
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UK15
18 Sep 2007
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France
06 Nov 2008
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Germany12
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04 May 2002
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Netherlands12
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Czechia
01 Jun 1995
- Physical
Finland
20 Jul 1979
- Theatrical
France
18 Sep 2007
- Physical
Germany
06 Nov 2008
- Physical12
Netherlands
22 Sep 1977
- Theatrical12
30 Oct 2001
- Physical12 DVD
04 May 2002
- TV12 Nederland 2
Portugal
17 Jul 1980
- Theatrical
Spain
10 Jun 1983
- Theatrical
UK
02 May 1978
- Theatrical 121 min.
22 May 1986
- Physical15 116 min.
30 Apr 2002
- Physical15 148 min.
30 Apr 2007
- Physical15 DVD
USA
16 Aug 1979
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An epic WWII movie like only Paul Verhoeven can make; with social consciousness/commentary bookended between coarse language and lewdness. It tells a wonderful tale of camaraderie and betrayal (to friendships, but also to ideals and country) and overcoming adversity in times of great despair.
Rutger Hauer is amazing here of course, but so is Jeroen Krabbé. It's such a shame that he isn't better known internationally.
I think this might be the most revered Dutch movie in The Netherlands (it's either this or Turkish Delight). There is something so distinctly Dutch about it.
A brilliant movie.
Fun fact: one of my earliest (movie) memories is of my dad watching Soldier of Orange and him calling me to the living room just in time for the scene where Belinda Meuldijk appears topless in the window.
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Rutger Hauer died July 19th 2019 at the age of 75. His funeral was held yesterday - private and for family and close friends only. The news just got out.
When Rutger Hauer played Floris, he visited my hometown Dordrecht - as Floris. At one point he was fed up with all the fan-attention - so he flew into the art dealership where my father was trained as an auctioneer. They closed the doors and Hauer spent a couple of hours there. Smoking a couple of cigarettes, and talking about art, and the one new kid on the block, a director that drove him crazy. Some guy called Paul Verhoeven . Other times. He was a very down to earth…
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By far Paul Verhoeven's best film.
This film shows the technical mastery Verhoeven has as a filmmaker. The true story this film tells is epic in scale, but could only be shot on a tiny budget. I say tiny, in those days this was the most expensive Dutch movie ever made, but it fades in comparison to budgets of contemporary American films. I can assure you, it doesn't show.
The story is about Erik Hazelhoff Roelfsema, a Dutch member of the resistance in WW II (played by a fantastic Rutger Hauer). What makes this film so exceptional is that Roelfsema actually co-wrote the screenplay. This gives the film an unmistakable feel of realism, so often lacking in films about this…
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Soldier of Orange focuses on a group of students who are portrayed with sincerity by the films cast as they assume a multitude of various positions during the German occupation of the Netherlands during WWII. Based on Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema’s autobiography, Paul Verhoeven avoids merely submitting a facile portrayal of loyalists struggling for their nation and builds some intricate connections and justifications for his characters doing what they do. The film accentuates the uncertainties at the advancement of life during junctures of disruption as well as it's exploitative potentials to build a deeply personal and contemplative war epic.
It stimulates favourable use of it's concentrated collection of characters as well as striking usage of it's tightly packed locations, and together…
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Paul Verhoeven's war epic, focusing on a group of Dutch students during World War 2 as the Nazi's occupy Holland. The narrative spans the entirety of the war, but we always keep focus on the central characters and their part in it - it's a small and very personal story in the middle of a much bigger one. The film is smartly told - the action is presented with no exposition. The characters are all very well defined and their differing fortunes are justified by their reactions to the situation unfolding in front of them. Rutger Hauer is fantastic in the lead role and gets good back up from Jeroen Krabbé, among others. Soldier of Orange is stunningly shot -…
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A group of students in Holland try to take down the Nazis during the invasion in Holland.
When talking about one of the most underrated political thrillers taken place during the WWII, this has to be very high in the charts. Varhoeven manages to bring some of raw violence, cynicism and overall swag.
I mean, Lord almighty, this has to be one of the most stunningly shot pictures I've seen, especially in the war genre. The texture, the colors, the framing, everything here is just beautiful to look at - its a great example of what Nolan, Abrams and Tarantino, to name a few, talk when referring to their preference to celluloid over digital.
In terms of story, its not…
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Verhoeven's latest film Benedetta made me want to revisit some of his earlier works - not because Bendetta was bad (I thought it was great), but because of its themes. Verhoeven's life in film is a life in themes. In a Dutch documentary he told us that his most traumatic experience is the moment when NSB- and Wehrmacht-soldiers ordered him to stand in front of a wall, with his nose in front of said wall. They said they were going to shoot him. They didn't, but it caused a trauma, like the moments he and his father had to walk home by an U-turn because a part of the route had been used to execute Dutchmen. His view on the…
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This 1977 Dutch film based on the wartime memoirs Soldaat van Oranje by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema was directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, and helped put the former on the map, along with its stars Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. It's easy to see why - it's a brilliantly made film and, with a budget akin to €2,300,000 in today's money, it was the most expensive Dutch film ever made up to 1977. It also attracted huge audiences, becoming the most popular domestic film of that year, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and winning the 1979 LA Film Critics Award in the same category into the bargain. Even now, Soldier…
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If there was ever a question of just how talented a director Paul Verhoeven was, then look no further than this WWII epic. It's a rousing and engrossing resistance film that also showed us what a huge star Rutger Hauer was going to be.
Verhoeven's film focuses on a group of Dutch students and their different paths following the country's capitulation after the German invasion. It also shows the German occupiers ruthless disregard for its inhabitants as they coerce and dismantle a once flourishing country under the jackboot of fascism. It doesn't skirt away from the painful truths about collaborators or the plight of the Jewish population, as Verhoeven gives a forthright and realistic portrayal of life under occupation.
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As unbelievable as it may seem, it is true: during his Dutch period, Verhoeven had the abilities and the tools to conceive celluloid contributions of the highest class, and Soldaat van Oranje is unarguably his masterpiece. It's a fruitful achievement, an insightful look to the desires, wishes, angst and ambitions of the intellectual youth during the whole WWII stages and the irreversible turn events take throughout without previous notice: enmities, ironies, friendships, betrayals and forced conditions of action. It does not quite reach the unsurpassed espionage level of Melville or the self-destructive and introspective mastery of a Zulawski, but it's certainly among the greatest European war-related films of the 70s.
99/100
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I wanted to watch something with the late great Rutger Hauer. I'm very pleased with the choice. Despite being a big Verhoeven fan and despite having lived in The Netherlands for seven years of my life, I somehow never got around to watching the ridiculously beloved Soldaat van Oranje. This is an incredible achievement and a huge stepping stone in Verhoeven's career. He wrangles an enormous sprawling period piece taking place over several years and manages a much bigger budget than he had previously, yet he retains his sense of humour and quirks. Evidence: a man gets blown up mid-shit. Verhoeven regulars Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé are both fantastic. Hauer's journey is particularly enjoyable as he evolves from apathetic…
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Een beetje lang maar met een geweldige cast en een eerlijk verhaal gebaseerd op ware gebeurtenissen. De film brengt ons echter niet het typische heroïsche verhaal, maar toont de invasie vanuit het oogpunt van een aantal studenten (waaronder: Rutger Hauer en Jeroen Krabbé) wier wegen na de nazi-invasie in Nederland heel anders liepen. Sommigen sluiten zich aan bij het verzet, anderen onderwerpen zich aan de nazi's en worden uiteindelijk vijandig tegenover hun eigen vrienden. Verhoevens oorlogsepos, een van de duurste films van Nederland, bevat ook de typische ingrediënten van een Verhoeven, zij het in mindere mate: (donkere) humor, wat WTF-momenten en een kleine portie seks en onstuimig, sterk acteerwerk.
Conclusie: "Soldaat van Oranje" is een slimme en pathosvrije oorlogsfilm van…
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