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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.
Peter Finch and Alexander Knox are two Dutch diamond experts who sail in a British destroyer with an English secret agent: destination Amsterdam. Mission: come out, before the Nazis surround or take the city, with the Dutch inventory of industrial diamonds.
- (861)
- Drama, History, War
- Michael McCarthy
- 1959-02-27
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
Jun 14, 2021 · 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.
- 101 min
- 1925
- Shadows of the Dark
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.
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.
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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.
