The Silent Raid (1962)
- Original title
- De overval
- Directed by
- Paul Rotha
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a World War II war film based on a real event. Dutch resistance members disguise themselves as German soldiers to free prisoners from a prison without a single shot being fired. The story follows the raid and the successful escape of the prisoners into the city.
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What happens
The Silent Raid (Dutch: De Overval) is a 1962 Dutch war film directed by Paul Rotha. It is based on a true story from World War II: the raid on Leeuwarden prison of 8 December 1944. Without firing a shot, Dutch resistance members disguised as German SD and their prisoners entered the prison, freed 51 prisoners and vanished into the city. The Germans were unable to find any of the organizers or escapees. The film was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival, and was one of the most successful in the Netherlands (1,474,000 tickets sold). The screenplay was written by Loe de Jong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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