For Queen and Country

Overview

Voor koningin en vaderland (English: For Queen and Country) is a 1979 Dutch television miniseries created and written by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and Gerard Soeteman, and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The four-part serial is an extended version of Verhoeven's 1977 film Soldaat van Oranje (Solider of Orange). During World War II, Leiden students–among them Erik, Guus, Jan, Alex and Robby–collaborate and/or join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.

Created by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, Gerard Soeteman

Network

• TROS

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Susan Penhaligon

  Susan

  4 eps

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  Belinda Meuldijk

  Esther

  4 eps

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  Derek de Lint

  Alex

  4 eps

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  Edward Fox

  Colonel Rafelli

  4 eps

Themes

• based on true story

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