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Soldier Of Orange Reviews

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A gripping World War II tale about the Nazi invasion of Holland and its effects upon six wealthy, boisterous college students, SOLDIER OF ORANGE brought director Paul Verhoeven international acclaim. The film focuses on two of the friends, Erik and Gus. Erik escapes to England, and (against his inclinations), joins a resistance .. Read more

Starring	Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbe, Peter Faber
Director	Paul Verhoeven
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Engaging, sprawling war movie about Dutch resistance and collaboration, following the career of a hero and his not always heroic friends.
- 31671
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Dutch Courage
  
  Soldier of Orange
  
  The new intake of students get to university just before the outbreak of WW2. Their initial reaction to the news is that it will be... read more »
  
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- 19017
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - William Johnson
  - leamington
  - 21 Sep 2004 at 08:34
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  correction required
  
  The Germans did not only invade Holland, but all of the Netherlands. You might want to correct this mistake in you description of the movie.
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Apr 2012 at 01:46
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  A good war film,not a bore film
  
  Ihad never heard of this movie but my husband saw a review and recommended we see it ,i was glad he did,with it being a war film i did not know if i would enjoy... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 15:48
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  soldier of orange
  
  a bit slow in keeping you interested but on whole i found it a good watch it a good wwii film
  
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- - bluefox
  - 126 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 01 Apr 2011 at 16:17
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  - 0
  Could be better
  
  Tedious and uninspiring. If you're looking for a war film in every sense of the word, don't bother watching. It provides little insight into the ... read more »
  
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- - SausagesAndGravy
  - 2 reviews
  - Wokingham
  - 21 Sep 2010 at 04:09
- - 4
  - 0
  Soldier Of Orange
  
  Having thoroughly enjoyed Paul Verhoeven's 'Black Book', i was recommended this by a Dutch colleague.
  
  Once you get past the slightly ... read more »
  
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- - nursie6
  - 4 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 30 May 2010 at 15:05
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  not great
  
  Hi All
  
  If you want to have sub titles for 1/2 of the movie and wait for it to start till it ends then get this dvd, i fell asleep...very poor, no ... read more »
  
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- - slimsd026
  - 2 reviews
  - buckley
  - 26 Mar 2010 at 21:59
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  DULCE ET DECORUM EST
  
  A somewhat incoherent yet compelling account of a group of university friends and their adventures upon finding their country occupied by Germany in 1940. Some ... read more »
  
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  - Tonbridge
  - 24 Jan 2010 at 14:57
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  disappointing
  
  story line was good could have been a good war movie but the film was very disjointed and far too long
  
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- - lowtide
  - 47 reviews
  - Sale
  - 20 Nov 2009 at 22:10
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  Soldier of Orange
  
  A real 'Curate's Egg' of a film, in that it's good in parts. At times, this is an inspiring chronicle of the inspirational bravery of the men ... read more »
  
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- - ShieldBiter
  - 9 reviews
  - York
  - 27 Mar 2009 at 12:09
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  A good watch
  
  Having watched some of Verhoeven's later works I was curious to see what he started off like. On the whole I enjoyed this movie.
  
  Slow to start ... read more »
  
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- - Orlov
  - 2 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 18:03
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  Dutch Courage
  
  Soldier of Orange
  
  The new intake of students get to university just before the outbreak of WW2. Their initial reaction to the news is that it will be... read more »
  
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- 19017
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - William Johnson
  - leamington
  - 21 Sep 2004 at 08:34
- - 9
  - 3
  Verhoeven at his best
  
  Paul Verhoeven's excellent war film from 1977 explores a part of Second World War history rarely (if ever) specifically cinematically addressed - the Nazi ... read more »
  
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- - bobbyperu
  - Merseyside
  - 19 Aug 2004 at 14:15
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  Lively War Adventure...
  
  Verhoeven's account of Holland during the second world war is in part a lively, exciting adventure story, but also contains an undercurrent of scathing ... read more »
  
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- - Alex Van de Weyer
  - Tooting, London.
  - 07 Apr 2005 at 10:58
- - 4
  - 0
  Soldier Of Orange
  
  Having thoroughly enjoyed Paul Verhoeven's 'Black Book', i was recommended this by a Dutch colleague.
  
  Once you get past the slightly ... read more »
  
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- - nursie6
  - 4 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 30 May 2010 at 15:05
- - 2
  - 0
  laboured resistance drama
  
  A fairly good European War Film,though very slow.The Germans ,especially the Gestapo when they arrive,are the usual stereotypical sadists who delight in ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 02 Apr 2005 at 10:51
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  Excellent Film
  
  I hadn't heard of this film till I found it on the browser for this site which is a surprise as it is pure quality. It is one of the few 70's war films ... read more »
  
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- 176462
- - Graham Stewart
  - England
  - 21 Nov 2005 at 12:17
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  Rutger Hauer can act
  
  Much praise has been deservedly heaped on the director of this film, but I found Rutger Hauer's performance to be surprisingly forceful and worth seeing.read more »
  
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- - ancientmariner
  - 69 reviews
  - Callington
  - 26 Oct 2005 at 17:24
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  Pedestrian
  
  Watched this because I thought that Black Book was such an amazing film. However, the contrast couldn't be more different. This is very pedestrianly paced... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 03 Nov 2007 at 11:33
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  Soldier of Boredom
  
  Really, really don't bother to see this movie. It's slow and deeply flawed.
  
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  - Dorest
  - 24 Jan 2009 at 20:38
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  This is a good early ...
  
  This is a good early dutch movie from Paul Verhoeven of 'Total Recall' & 'Starship Troopers' fame.
  
  The story was good, following ... read more »
  
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  - ABINGDON
  - 18 May 2004 at 09:30

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  A gripping World War II tale about the Nazi invasion of Holland and its effects upon six wealthy, boisterous college students, SOLDIER OF ORANGE brought director Paul Verhoeven international acclaim. The film focuses on two of the friends, Erik and Gus. Erik escapes to England, and (against his ...