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Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 black and white British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E. Walker.
With Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, Tony Britton, Alexander Knox. When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch diamond merchants to evacuate their diamond supplies to England.
- (861)
- Drama, History, War
- Michael McCarthy
- 1959-02-27
Jan 13, 2016 · This dramatic tale in Operation Amsterdam – made all the better by the knowledge that it is based on real events – follows two Dutchmen and a British spy as they try to stop Holland’s store of industrial diamonds from falling into the hands of the Nazis in 1940.
A British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants try to evacuate their supplies from occupied Holland before the Nazis capture them. The film follows their tense action and intrigue as they face suspicion, betrayal and danger.
A British major (Tony Britton), two Dutchmen and a girl (Eva Bartok) get a fortune in diamonds past Nazis and out of 1940 Holland.
- (5)
- Michael Mccarthy
- Adventure
- Peter Finch
Helped by local civilians, and shadowed by a fifth-columnist lieutenant who is determined to frustrate their plans, they race against time to gather the Dutch stocks of diamonds, and take them to England before the city falls to the advancing German army.
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Overview. When Germany invades Holland in 1940, a British intelligence officer and two Dutch diamond merchants go to Amsterdam to persuade the Dutch diamond merchants to evacuate their diamond supplies to England. Michael McCarthy. Director, Screenplay. David E. Walker.
