For Queen and Country

For Queen and Country

For Queen and Country

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For Queen and Country

1979- 1979

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

6.5(2 votes)

Ended

Drama

War & Politics

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.

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6 members

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Susan Penhaligon

Susan

Susan Penhaligon

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Belinda Meuldijk

Esther

Belinda Meuldijk

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Derek de Lint

Alex

Derek de Lint

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Edward Fox

Colonel Rafelli

Edward Fox

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Jeroen Krabbé

Guus lejeune

Jeroen Krabbé

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Rutger Hauer

Erik Lanshof

Rutger Hauer

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