Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam
Original cinema poster
Directed byMichael McCarthy
Written by
Based onnovel Adventure in Diamonds by David E. Walker.
Produced byMaurice Cowan
Starring
CinematographyReginald Wyer
Edited byArthur Stevens
Music byPhilip Green
Production
company
Maurice Cowan Productions & Rank Organisation[1]
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 January 1959 (1959-01-12) (UK)[2]
  • 6 July 1960 (1960-07-06) (U.S.)[2]
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[3] The action of the story covers 12–13 May 1940 (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday) during the German invasion of the Netherlands. The composer Philip Green composed two original pieces of music for the film, the Pierement Waltz and the Amsterdam Polka.[4]

  1. ^ a b IMDb Company credits Retrieved 2011-09-05
  2. ^ a b IMDn release info Retrieved 2011-09-05
  3. ^ Adventure in Diamonds
  4. ^ Stubblebine, Donald J. (1997). British Cinema Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Film Music Published in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, 1916 Through 1994. McFarland Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 0786403136. Retrieved 11 December 2021.