The Assault
7.2
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
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Derek de Lint
Anton Steenwijk
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Marc van Uchelen
Young Anton Steenwijk
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Monique van de Ven
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Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr.
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Christian Golusda
German Officer
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Harold Bendig
German Officer
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Lex Wiertz
Herring Seller
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Elly Weller
Mrs. Beumer
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Ina van der Molen
Karin Korteweg
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Frans Vorstman
Father Steenwijk
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Character
Edda Barends
Mother Steenwijk
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Fons Rademakers Director · Gerard Soeteman Screenplay Harry Mulisch Author
Worldwide gross $512K · United States release February 6, 1987 · Produced in Netherlands
Box office
Worldwide gross
$512,400
Production
Fons Rademakers Produktie
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
De Aanslag
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · German · Russian
Release dates
Netherlands · February 6, 1986
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 1987
Limited theatrical
Germany
May 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 2002 · TV · Net 5
October 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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