Operation Amsterdam
by Michael McCarthy
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Actor: Alexander Knox, Eva Bartok, Malcolm Keen, Peter Finch, Tony BrittonDirector: Michael McCarthy
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Reginald H. Wyer
Writer: Michael McCarthy
Editor: Arthur Stevens
Producer: Earl St. John
Producer: Maurice Cowan
Writer: David E. Walker
Writer: John Eldridge
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Operation Amsterdam
DVD Review: Good World War 2 espionage movie
Summary: 3 Stars
It is the early days of the war in Europe and the German war machine is victorious on all fronts ,moving across Holland on the road to eventually occupying Amsterdam .The British government is greatly concerned that e Germany will get its hands on the industrial diamonds being held in the city and at the direct instigation of Churchill they mount a mission to try to spirit the diamonds away before the Nazis get their grubby little paws on them
The mission team consists of a British army Major (Anthony Quayle)and two Dutch civilians with links to the major diamond magnates in the city (Peter Finch and Alexander Knox ).On arrival in Holland they find chaos with the roads blocked with refugees seeking to get to England and Luftwaffe raids common .There is doubt about who can or cannot be trusted and talk of spies(fifth columnists)is rife
They commandeer a vehicle and its driver a suicidal young woman -Eva Bartok -and drive to Amsterdam where the response of the diamond merchants to their plea to be handed the diamonds is mixed .The Jewish community fear reprisals and some believe the diamonds would be safer in France as they believe the French army cannot be defeated by the Germans (Obviously not students of history-they fail to realise that the French response to occuaption is traditionally "Occupy Paris-certainly sir .I presume that will be another 30,000 for dinner tonight then")
Things move to a climax with the men seeking to retrieve the diamonds from a safe as the Germans attack the bank building
The middle of the movie sags a little but it opens and closes well and benefits from some evocative moncchrome photography of a deserted Amsterdam
It is well acted especially by Eva Bartok and throws light on a neglected area of the war highlighting in particular the exemplary courage of the Dutch nation
Its not an especially exciting movie until near its end but it is enjoyable and is recommended to those seeking a new slant on the war/espionage picture
Description of Operation Amsterdam
OscarĀ(r) winner* Peter Finch (Network), Eva Bartok and Tony Britton lead an all-star cast in this "brisk and exciting" (The Film Daily) WWII thriller that plunges headlong intothe dangerous world of espionage! In a daring life-or-death mission, three British agentsenter Amsterdam to take as many of the city's industrial diamonds as they can before the impending Nazi invasion. As the bombs drop and the clock ticks, will these brave agents complete their missionand bring the diamonds to Mother England, or will they find themselves trapped in a volatile city full of enemies, with no means of escape?Bestsellers in DVD
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