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Feature film is a reconstruction of the surprise attack on Leeuwarden prison on 8 December 1944, when a group of resistance fighters tried to liberate their arrested comrades.
Feature film is a reconstruction, based on a scenario by war investigator dr. Lou de Jong, of the surprise attack on Leeuwarden prison on 8 December 1944, when a group of resistance fighters tried to liberate their arrested comrades. For the direction, Kees Brusse was assisted by British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha.

Title: De overval
Year: 1962
Duration : 1 hour, 38 minutes
Category: Feature film
Edition: NFF 1986

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