The Assault (1986)
2h 24m
Running Time
February 6, 1986Release Date
The Assault (1986)
2h 24m
Running Time
February 6, 1986Release Date
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Plot.
At the end of WWII the Dutch resistance kills a German officer in front of the house of a Dutch family. Years after the war the young boy who witnessed the killing runs into the members of the resistance who committed the killing.
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Cast & Crew.
Derek de Lint
Anton Steenwijk
Marc van Uchelen
Young Anton Steenwijk
Monique van de Ven
Saskia de Graaff / Truus Coster
Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
Cor Takes
Christian Golusda
German Officer
Fons Rademakers
Director
Harold Bendig
German Officer
Gerard Soeteman
Writer
Lex Wiertz
Herring Seller
Harry Mulisch
Writer
Huub van der Lubbe
Fake Ploeg
Jurriaan Andriessen
Composer
Elly Weller
Mrs. Beumer
Theo van de Sande
Cinematographer
Ina van der Molen
Karin Korteweg
Frans Vorstman
Father Steenwijk
Kees Linthorst
Editor
Edda Barends
Mother Steenwijk
Casper de Boer
Peter Steenwijk
Wim de Haas
Mr. Korteweg
Hiske van der Linden
Young Karin Korteweg
Piet de Wijn
Mr. Beumer
Akkemay
Sandra
Kees Coolen
Gerrit-Jan
Eric van Heyst
Mr. de Graaff
Mies de Heer
Elisabeth
Oliver Domnick
Man from SD
Amadeus August
Hauptsturmfuhrer
Matthias Hell
Sergeant
Horst A. Reichel
German Officer
Ludwig Haas
General von Braunstein
Michel van Rooy
Young Cor Takes
Guus Hermus
Mr. van Lennep
Manon Alving
Mrs. de Graaff
Tabe Bas
Jaap
Cas Baas
Henk
Egbert van Paridon
Geert
Eric van der Donk
Simon
Ab Abspoel
Man in pub
Pierre Bokma
Student
Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Student
Filip Bolluyt
Student
Gijs de Lange
Student
Kees Hulst
Student
Krijn ter Braak
Uncle Peter
Rogier van Gestel
Peter, age of 18
Marco Ramos
Peter, age of 8
Marc Klein Essink
Student (uncredited)
Jan Pieter Koch
Student
Menahem Golan
Executive Producer
Yoram Globus
Executive Producer
Jos van der Linden
Executive Producer
Hans Kemna
Casting
Ulli Ullrich
Makeup Artist
Patrick de Loor
Hairstylist
Dorus van der Linden
Art Direction
Annemarie van Beverwijk
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 6, 1986
Original NameDe Aanslag
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Box Office$512,400
Genres
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Wiki.
The Assault (Dutch: De aanslag) is a 1986 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Harry Mulisch. The film was directed and produced by Fons Rademakers. The main character is played by both Derek de Lint (in the present) and Marc van Uchelen (as a youth), whereas Monique van de Ven plays two different roles, one after the war (his first wife) and one in the war (a woman who participated in the assault and whom he meets later the same night in a dark police cell).