Pastorale 1943
Wim Verstappen / NL, 1978 / 127 min.
“All Vestdijk’s books should be adapted,” director Wim Verstappen regularly said. This one is about the resistance against the German occupiers in a small town in the Betuwe (NL) and featured stars including Rutger Hauer and Sylvia Kristel in leading and supporting roles. Pastorale 1943 grew to be viewed as a Dutch classic.
What to do when people in hiding threaten to be betrayed? The resistance in a small town in the Betuwe (NL) suspects the local pharmacist, who is a Nazi.
Details
Director
Wim Verstappen
Production year
1978
Country
NL
Original title
Pastorale 1943
Length
127 min.
Language
Dutch, German, English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
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