Operation Amsterdam
So startling...so amazing...you must believe it actually happened!
1959 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael McCarthy |
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| Writer: | John Eldridge, Michael McCarthy, David E. Walker |
| Staring: |
| When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch diamond merchants to evacuate their diamond supplies to England. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 12, 1959 |
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| Director: | Michael McCarthy |
| Writer: | John Eldridge, Michael McCarthy, David E. Walker |
| Genres: | Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | amsterdam, netherlands, diamond, world war ii, safe, major, based on true story, soldier, jewelry heist, 1940s |
| Production Companies | Maurice Cowan Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Finch | Jan Smit |
| Eva Bartok | Anna |
| Tony Britton | Major Dillon |
| Alexander Knox | Walter Keyser |
| Malcolm Keen | Johan Smit |
| Christopher Rhodes | Alex |
| Alfred Burke | Dealer |
| Melvyn Hayes | Willem |
| John Horsley | Commander Bowerman |
| Tim Turner | Dutch Lieutenant |
| John Le Mesurier | Colonel Janssen |
| Petra Davies | Menschi |
| Peter Swanwick | Peter |
| Carl Jaffe | Diamond Merchant |
| Karl Stepanek | Diamond Merchant |
| Oscar Quitak | Diamond Merchant |
| Keith Pyott | Diamond Merchant |
| George Pravda | Portmaster |
| Frederick Schiller | Tugmaster |
| John Bailey | Port Police Officer |
| Steve Plytas | Bar Owner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Eldridge | Screenplay |
| Michael McCarthy | Screenplay, Director |
| David E. Walker | Novel |
| Philip Green | Original Music Composer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Peter Finch ("Smit") and Tony Britton ("Maj. Dillon") are charged with trying to relocate a considerable supply of Dutch diamonds to Britain after the Nazis invade the Netherlands during World War II. It's a treacherous operation as the occupying forces are keen to get hold of these gems for themsel ... ves and are closing in on them, and on their local allies - not least "Anna" (Eva Bartok). It's quite well put together, this film. There is quite a sense of menace, nobody is ever entirely sure whom they can trust and a strong supporting cast from the likes of Alexander Knox help keep it interesting, if not exactly enthralling. The score is a bit overpowering at times, and the pace dawdles a bit after about an hour - but it does pick up well towards the end. Finch is fine, as is Bartok. Tony Britton was never the most versatile of actors, but he does well enough here to keep this differently themed wartime film worth a watch.