Soldier of Orange

Soldier of Orange
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Directed by	Paul Verhoeven
Produced by	Rob Houwer
Written by	Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema Kees Holierhoek Gerard Soeteman Paul Verhoeven
Starring	Rutger Hauer Jeroen Krabbé Derek de Lint Edward Fox
Music by	Rogier van Otterloo
Cinematography	Jost Vacano
Edited by	Jane Sperr
Distributed by	The Rank Organisation (UK)
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch, English, German
Budget	ƒ 5 million (€2.3 million)

Soldier of Orange (Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje, IPA: [sɔlˈdaːt fɑn oˈrɑɲə]) is a 1977 Dutch film directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set around 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 autobiographic book Soldaat van Oranje by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.

The film had a budget of ƒ 5,000,000 (€2,300,000), 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 about a group of students from Leiden, the Netherlands, amongst them Erik Lanshof (Rutger Hauer), Guus LeJeune (Jeroen Krabbé), Jan Weinberg (Huib Rooymans ()), and Alex (Derek de Lint). Robby Froost (Eddy Habbema ()) is a friend of Erik, and Esther (Belinda Meuldijk) is Robby's girlfriend. Each of them follow a different path and therefore have a different role in World War II, either as a collaborator or in the resistance. Part of the story is set in London, where Queen Wilhelmina (Andrea Domburg ()) has residence. The students Erik and Guus fight alongside Colonel Rafelli (Edward Fox) and soldier Susan (Susan Penhaligon) of the allied forces in London.