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Soldier of Orange

1977 · 148 min

A sweeping, morally tangled wartime epic that moves from carefree student revelry to betrayal and loss, gripping but heavy.

Tagline
Love first. Fight later
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, war
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Written by
Kees Holierhoek, Gerard Soeteman, Paul Verhoeven
Starring
Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Lex van Delden, Derek de Lint, Huib Rooymans, Dolf de Vries, Eddy Habbema, Belinda Meuldijk
Music
Rogier van Otterloo
Cinematography
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Runtime
148 min
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, English, German

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