Operation Amsterdam (1959)
- Starring:
- Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael McCarthy
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Operation Amsterdam
One of the covert operations at the beginning of World War II is enacted in this fast-paced docudrama about a government-approved diamond heist. A Major from the British army (Tony Britton) joins up with a Dutch diamond expert (Alexander Knox) and another adventurous Dutchman (Peter Finch) to steal a fortune in diamonds from a bank vault in Amsterdam before the Nazis completely close off the city. The trio are launched under the covering fire of a British battleship in the harbor and then chauffeured into Amsterdam by Anna (Eva Bartok), one of many people they encounter who could be either friend or foe. There is no time to waste in emptying the bank vault because it is estimated that the city will be overrun by the Nazi army in just fourteen hours. Meanwhile, the war is intensifying all around them, and the Nazi soldiers already on patrol are a continual threat. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 105 mins
Complete Cast of Operation Amsterdam
- Peter Finch - Jan Smit
- Tony Britton - Maj. Dillon
- Malcolm Keen - Johann Smit
- John Horsley - Cmdr. Bowerman
- Christopher Rhodes - Alex
- John Bailey - Officer
- Petra Davies
- John Richardson
- Oscar Quitak - Dealer
- Arnold Marle
- Keith Pyott - Dealer
- Max Croiset
- Eva Bartok - Anna
- Alexander Knox - Walter Keyser
- Tim Turner - Lieutenant
- Melvyn Hayes - Willem Lubka
- Alfred Burke
- Lex Goudsmith
- Frederick Schiller
- Peter Swanwick
- Carl Jaffe
- George Pravda
- John Le Mesurier
- Director(s):
- Michael McCarthy
- Writer(s):
- John Eldridge, Michael McCarthy
- Producer(s):
- Maurice Cowan
- Categories:
- War
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