Operation Amsterdam (Original title)
Dates: 1959 (Copyright), 16 February 1959 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael McCarthy
Synopsis: Factual war melodrama telling how Dutch civilians, a girl and an English major prevent valuable gems from falling into Nazi hands during the occupation of Holland.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Netherlands, Western Offensive, The (1940)
Releases
Date: 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9360 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8104 14 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmforum n3 March 1959 Page: 56
Title: [Filmforum - n3 March 1959: no known title]Language: Dutch
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2683 15 Jan 1959 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2683 15 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Jan 1959
Title: [Variety - 28 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n6 March 1959 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n6 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n302 March 1959 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n302 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8017 18 Jun 1958 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8017 18 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9395 FeetBFI identifier: C-232232
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: C-763528
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9395 FeetBFI identifier: C-232232
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9456 FeetBFI identifier: C-232231
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original / DupeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9441 FeetBFI identifier: C-232222
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9464 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-232223
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Dates: 1959 (Copyright), 16 February 1959 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Michael McCarthy
Synopsis: Factual war melodrama telling how Dutch civilians, a girl and an English major prevent valuable gems from falling into Nazi hands during the occupation of Holland.
Genre: War
Subjects: World War II, Netherlands, Western Offensive, The (1940)
Releases
Date: 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9360 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(34)
©/Production Company: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd, Presents: The Rank Organisation, closing logo: British and Dominions Film Corporation, Released by: Rank Film Distributors, Executive Producer: Earl St. John, Produced by: Maurice Cowan, Production Manager: H.R.R. Attwooll, Production Controller: Arthur Alcott, Second Unit Director: Sidney Hayers, Assistant Director: David Orton, Continuity: Gladys Goldsmith, Screenplay by: Michael McCarthy, John Eldridge, Based on the book by: David E. Walker, Photography by: Reginald Wyer, Camera Operator: Reg Johnson, Editor: Arthur Stevens, Art Director: Alex Vetchinsky, Set Dresser: Arthur Taksen, Costume Designer: Eleanor Abbey, Make Up: Bob Lawrance, Hairdressing: Pearl Orton, Music by: Philip Green, Featuring [the music of]: The Amsterdam Pierement, Sound Recordist: C.C. Stevens, Gordon K. McCallum, [Sound Recordist]: John W. Mitchell, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Sound Editor: Harry Miller, Thanked in credits: Royal Netherlands Navy, Thanked in credits: Civic Authorities of Amsterdam, Civic Authorities of Ymuiden, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(26)
Peter Finch (Jan Smit), Eva Bartok (Anna), Tony Britton (Major Dillon), Alexander Knox (Walter Keyser), Malcolm Keen (Johan Smit), Christopher Rhodes (Alex), Alfred Burke (Soep), Tim Turner (Dutch lieutenant), Carl Jaffé (Isaac Arends), John Horsley (Commander Bowerman), Keith Pyott (Themans), Melvyn Hayes (Willem), Oscar Quitak (Kleffens), George Pravda (Bussemaker), Arnold Marle (Jehovah), Peter Swanwick (Peter), John Bailey (Dutch policeman), Lex Goudsmit (boatman), Max Croiset (.), Petra Davies (Mienje), John Le Mesurier (Colonel Jknol), Frederick Schiller (tugmaster), John Richardson ([Lieutenant Williams]), Alan Hayward ([Leyden]), John Sharplin ([Colonel Marsden]), Gerik Schjelderup ([De Mattos])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(8)
In: The Daily Cinema n8104 14 Jan 1959 Page: 4Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8104 14 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Filmforum n3 March 1959 Page: 56
Title: [Filmforum - n3 March 1959: no known title]Language: Dutch
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2683 15 Jan 1959 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2683 15 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Jan 1959
Title: [Variety - 28 Jan 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v5 n6 March 1959 Page: 22
Title: [Films and Filming - v5 n6 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n302 March 1959 Page: 29
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n302 March 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8017 18 Jun 1958 Page: 9
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8017 18 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9395 FeetBFI identifier: C-232232
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteBFI identifier: C-763528
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9395 FeetBFI identifier: C-232232
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9456 FeetBFI identifier: C-232231
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original / DupeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 9441 FeetBFI identifier: C-232222
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 9464 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-232223
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication