• A. Jeroen Krabbé
  • B. Rutger Hauer
  • C. Gijs Naber
  • D. Barry Atsma

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This actor broke through internationally with Dutch films and later became a recognizable Hollywood face, including as a villain in a science fiction classic.

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The correct answer is B. Rutger Hauer played the lead role of Erik Lanshof in “Soldier of Orange” (Dutch: “Soldaat van Oranje”) from 1977. The film follows a group of student friends in the Netherlands during the years of occupation, whose lives end up taking completely different paths.

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“Soldaat van Oranje” was directed by Paul Verhoeven and is based on the memoirs of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema. The film is considered a landmark in Dutch cinema history and served as a breakthrough for several actors at once. Rutger Hauer went on to collaborate with Verhoeven again and built a serious international career, with one of his most iconic roles in “Blade Runner.” Jeroen Krabbé, also appearing in the film, did quite well internationally too, for that matter. Decades later, the story was given a new lease on life as a theatrical production, bringing this piece of Dutch heritage to younger generations as well. And the fact that the show ran for so long really says it all about how powerfully the story stays with you.