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The Resistance Banker

The Resistance Banker

The greatest concealed act of resistance

20186.72h 4m

Overview

In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.

Directed by Joram Lürsen
Written by Marieke van der Pol, Michael Leendertse, Joost Reijmers
Produced by Alain de Levita, Sytze van der Laan, Sabine Brian
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Top Cast

Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma

Walraven van Hall

Jacob Derwig

Jacob Derwig

Gijsbert van Hall

Pierre Bokma

Pierre Bokma

Meinoud Rost van Tonningen

Götz Schubert

Götz Schubert

Friedrich Viebahn

Fockeline Ouwerkerk

Fockeline Ouwerkerk

Tilly van Hall

Raymond Thiry

Raymond Thiry

Van den Berg

Jaap Spijkers

Jaap Spijkers

Cornelis Ritter

Tjebbo Gerritsma

Tjebbo Gerritsma

Henri Termeulen

Peter Jordan

Peter Jordan

Herbert Oelschlägel

Matteo van der Grijn

Matteo van der Grijn

Huub van Schie

Themes & Keywords

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About The Resistance Banker

The Resistance Banker is a war, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of sibling relationship, resistance, world war ii, based on true story, german occupation, nazi occupation. Directed by Joram Lürsen, it stars Barry Atsma, Jacob Derwig, Pierre Bokma. In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.

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