Operation Amsterdam 65 years old

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 adventure 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. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the Germans invaded Holland.

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Operation Amsterdam Cast

Name Character
Tony Britton He was 36, 95 years old when he died as Major Dillon
Eva Bartok She was 33, 71 years old when she died as Anna
Peter Finch He was 43, 60 years old when he died as Jan Smit
John Horsley He was 39, 93 years old when he died as Commander Bowerman
Melvyn Hayes He was 25, now 89 years old as Willem
Alfred Burke He was 42, 92 years old when he died as Dealer
Oscar Quitak He was 34, now 98 years old as Diamond merchant
Malcolm Keen He was 72, 82 years old when he died as Johan Smit
Christopher Rhodes He was 46, 50 years old when he died as Alex
Carl Jaffe He was 58, 72 years old when he died as Diamond merchant
Alexander Knox He was 53, 88 years old when he died as Walter Keyser

Operation Amsterdam Crew

Name Department
Philip Green as Original Music Composer. He was 8 (30) years old when He died Sound
Michael McCarthy as Director. He was 43 (42) years old when He died Directing
Michael McCarthy as Screenplay. He was 43 (42) years old when He died Writing
David E. Walker as Novel. Writing
John Eldridge as Screenplay. He was 43 (45) years old when He died Writing
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Operation Amsterdam (65 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 1959
  • Runtime: 104 minutes