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The Heineken Kidnapping

The Heineken Kidnapping

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The Heineken Kidnapping

2011

2h 0m

6.1(74 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Overview

On a cold November day in 1983, beer magnate Alfred Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer are abducted. What follows is the most infamous kidnapping case the Netherlands have ever known.

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Production Companies

VARA

Nederlands Fonds voor de Film

CoBo Fonds

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Alfred Heineken

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Reinout Scholten van Aschat

Rem Hubrechts

Gijs Naber

Gijs Naber

Cor van Hout

Teun Kuilboer

Teun Kuilboer

Frans Meijer

Korneel Evers

Korneel Evers

Jan Boellaard

Menno van Beekum

Menno van Beekum

Ab Doderer

Marcel Hensema

Marcel Hensema

Kees Sietsma

Laurie Reijs

Laurie Reijs

Sonja

Sallie Harmsen

Sallie Harmsen

Lisa

Marjolein Keuning

Marjolein Keuning

Els

Creative team

Directed by: Maarten Treurniet
Written by: Maarten Treurniet
Kees van Beijnum
Produced by: Frans van Gestel
Arnold Heslenfeld

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