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Risking his family and future, a banker in occupied Amsterdam slows the Nazi war machine by creating an underground bank to fund the resistance. Watch trailers & learn more.
Mar 8, 2018 · The Resistance Banker: Directed by Joram Lürsen. With Jacob Derwig, Barry Atsma, Fockeline Ouwerkerk, Pierre Bokma. In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall face their greatest challenge yet when they decide to help fund the Dutch resistance.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Joram Lürsen
- 2018-03-08
The Resistance Banker (Dutch: Bankier van het Verzet) is a 2018 Dutch World War II period drama film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall who financed the Dutch resistance during the war.
Risking his family and future, a banker in occupied Amsterdam slows the Nazi war machine by creating an underground bank to fund the resistance.
- Joram Lürsen
Sep 17, 2018 · The story in question, largely untold outside of the Netherlands, is of Walraven van Hall (Barry Atsma) and his brother Gijs (Jacob Derwing), two Amsterdam-based bankers who, having survived the upheaval of the 1940 Nazi invasion, set up an illegal underground bank to fund the Dutch resistance.
In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall (Barry Atsma) is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. He doesn’t have to think about it for long.
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Fascinating backstory about a Dutch banker's daring schemes to fund the occupation resistance right under the Germans' watch. The ruthless and brutal SS eventually discover aspects of the ruse and tragedy ensues, right before Holland is liberated by the allies.
