Soldier of Orange is a 1977 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and shows how individual students have different roles in the war. The story is based on the book Soldaat van Oranje by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, who lived the story himself. The film had a budget of ƒ 5,000,000 , at the time the most expensive Dutch movie ever. With 1,547,183 viewers, it was the most popular Dutch film of 1977. The film received a Golden Globe... nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. The film is considered to be one of the two best Dutch films made in the 20th century. The film is about a group of students from Leiden, the Netherlands, amongst them Erik Lanshof , Guus LeJeune , Jan Weinberg , and Alex . Robby Froost is a friend of Erik, and Esther is Robby's girlfriend.
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| Release date: | 1977 |
| Directed by: | Paul Verhoeven |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 165 Minutes |
| Producer: | Rob Houwer |
| Editor: | Jane Sperr |
| Music by: | Rogier van Otterloo |
| Cinematography: | Jost Vacano |
| Screenplay by: | Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman |
| Adapted from: | Soldier of Orange |