The Assault (1986 film)

The Assault
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFons Rademakers
Screenplay byGerard Soeteman
Based onThe Assault
by Harry Mulisch
Produced byFons Rademakers
StarringDerek de Lint
Marc van Uchelen
Monique van de Ven
CinematographyTheo van de Sande
Edited byKees Linthorst
Music byJurriaan Andriessen
Production
company
Fons Rademakers Produktie
Distributed byCannon Films
Release date
  • 6 February 1986 (1986-02-06)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
English
German

The Assault (Dutch: De aanslag) is a 1986 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Harry Mulisch. The film was directed and produced by Fons Rademakers. The main character is played by both Derek de Lint (in the present) and Marc van Uchelen (as a youth), whereas Monique van de Ven plays two different roles, one after the war (his first wife) and one in the war (a woman who participated in the assault and whom he meets later the same night in a dark police cell).