Soldier of Orange - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Soldier of Orange"
Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
Timing:
2:28 (148 min)
7.1/10
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7.225/10
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7.6/10
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Actors and characters
Lex van Delden
Character Nico
Huib Rooymans
Character Jan Weinberg
Dolf de Vries
Character Jack Ten Brinck
Eddy Habbema
Character Robby Froost
Belinda Meuldijk
Character Esther
Paul Brandenburg
Character SS-Obersturmführer Thelen
Ward de Ravet
Character Resistance Leader
Bert Struys
Character Resistance Leader
Susan Penhaligon
Character Susan
Andrea Domburg
Character Queen Wilhelmina
Guus Hermus
Character Van der Zanden
Henny Alma
Character Queen's Secretary
Bert André
Character Gekke Dirk
Cas Baas
Character Dutch General
Tom van Beek
Character Recruiting Officer
Han Blaauw
Character Dirk
Arthur Boni
Character Otto
Huib Broos
Character April Fools Man
Jacques Commandeur
Character Prison Commander Colonel
Bert Dijkstra
Character Milkman
Willy van Heesvelde
Character PT Boat Captain
Bruni Heinke
Character Party Girl
Hannah de Leeuwe
Character Party Girl
John Leddy
Character Resistance Leader
Bob Löwenstein
Character Resistance Leader
Kitty Janssen
Character Landlady Greta
Hugo Koolschijn
Character German Navy Officer
Wim Kouwenhoven
Character Resistance Leader
Con Meyer
Character Soldier
Wim de Meijer
Character Alex's Father
Mary Michon
Character Alex's Mother
Hero Muller
Character Soldier
Johan Schmitz
Character Resistance Leader
Karel Šebesta
Character Soldier
Serge-Henri Valcke
Character Soldier
Henk Votel
Character Soldier
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Character Self (archive footage)
What's left behind the scenes
- The television version has a runtime of 215 minutes.
- A more accurate translation of the title is "The Queen's Soldier".
- The explosions in the film were not handled by civilian specialists, but by soldiers of the Dutch army. According to director and screenwriter Paul Verhoeven, one of the explosions nearly killed Rutger Hauer, who played the lead role.
- Reik de Gooyer, who played Brightner, was in the Resistance during World War II and therefore felt a certain animosity towards Reinhardt Kollhoff (who played the Wehrmacht general). This animosity went so far that, before filming a joint scene, Reik de Gooyer fired a gas pistol right next to Kollhoff.
- Producer Rob Houwer re-edited the film for foreign markets, doing so without the knowledge of director Paul Verhoeven. According to Verhoeven, this re-edited version with a different title ("Survival Run") was almost an hour shorter. It contained only action scenes without explanations or historical context, and was dubbed by British actors. Houwer even claimed he preferred his version to the original director's cut. If his version had gained distribution, Verhoeven’s hopes for international recognition would likely have ended, but producer, director, actor and screenwriter Dan Ireland intervened. He had already seen the original version and was so impressed that he showed it to Steven Spielberg. This is why American distributors demanded the original version of the film, not Houwer's re-edit, and soon nominated it for a Golden Globe Award (presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association). Verhoeven remains grateful to Ireland to this day, rightly believing that he owes his success in the US to him.
- At the beginning of the film, Queen Wilhelmina (played by Andrea Domburg) arrives in the Netherlands with adjutant Erik Lanshof (Rutger Hauer) after liberation at the end of World War II. In this episode, specially filmed footage is combined with authentic newsreel footage shot by American and Dutch cameramen. The footage shows Wilhelmina with an adjutant named Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema (the author of the 1971 novel that served as the literary source for the screenplay). To add authenticity to the modern footage supplementing the newsreel, the filmmakers enlisted the services of a man who voiced Danish newsreels in the post-war period, so his voice is heard on screen in the film.
- The entire film was shot on location, with the exception of a short scene in a Royal Air Force bomber.
- While playing Wilhelmina, Andrea Domburg held cotton balls in her cheeks, just as Marlon Brando did in the role of Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's crime drama 'The Godfather' (1972).
- At the time, it was the most expensive Dutch film to be made. Considering the scale of the project and the limited budget, the time directly allocated to filming was limited. Often, a shooting day lasted 18 hours. It is claimed that some scenes were shot for 36 hours straight.
- A more accurate translation of the title is "The Queen's Soldier".
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