# Der Soldat von Oranien (1977)

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**Original title**: *Soldaat van Oranje*
**Runtime**: 148 min
**Genres**: Drama, Thriller, War
**Directed by**: Paul Verhoeven
**Written by**: Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman, Kees Holierhoek
**Starring**: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Lex van Delden, Derek de Lint, Huib Rooymans, Dolf de Vries

> *Love first. Fight later*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Netherlands 1940 summer air raid sirens 
Erik and friends face invading German forces 
A Dutch resistance forms under Verhoeven's direction.

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