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In 1943 resistance worker Johan Benders, a teacher
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Occupied City

In 1943 resistance workerJohan Benders, a teacher, leapt to his deathfrom the third floor...

In 1943 resistance worker
Johan Benders, a teacher, leapt to his death
from the third floor of the prison out of fear that
when he was interrogated, he would reveal the addresses
of people in hiding

Full Transcript

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In 1943 resistance worker Johan Benders, a teacher,
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leapt to his death from the third floor of the prison
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out of fear that when he was interrogated,
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he would reveal the addresses of people in hiding.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:53
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Family Affair Films,Lammas Park,VPRO,Regency Enterprises,A24,Film4 Productions

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Movie Summary

The past collides with the present in this excavation of the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam: a journey from World War II to recent years of pandemic and protest and a provocative, life-affirming reflection on memory, time and what's...
Immediately after liberation, - Occupied City 00:08
Immediately after liberation,
A newspaper wrote in May 1945: - Occupied City 00:12
A newspaper wrote in May 1945:
They wore German army uniforms, - Occupied City 00:18
They wore German army uniforms,
151 Koninginneweg, or Queen's Road, - Occupied City 00:08
151 Koninginneweg, or Queen's Road,
Members of the British Royal Air Force received instructions - Occupied City 00:10
Members of the British Royal Air Force received instructions
The house number, 151, was sewn into their collar, - Occupied City 00:08
The house number, 151, was sewn into their collar,
De Nève, who had contact with British military intelligence - Occupied City 00:09
De Nève, who had contact with British military intelligence
He also helped Dutch people escape the country, - Occupied City 00:07
He also helped Dutch people escape the country,
De Nève took over the illegal newspaper Vrij Nederland - Occupied City 00:11
De Nève took over the illegal newspaper Vrij Nederland
Using insanity as a defence at his trial, he was not sentenced to death - Occupied City 00:10
Using insanity as a defence at his trial, he was not sentenc...
He returned to Amsterdam shortly after liberation. - Occupied City 00:06
He returned to Amsterdam shortly after liberation.
In her memoir "The Year of Hunger", - Occupied City 00:11
In her memoir "The Year of Hunger",
I picked it up and carried on walking, - Occupied City 00:07
I picked it up and carried on walking,
There was another one five metres further along, - Occupied City 00:06
There was another one five metres further along,
All in all, I picked up seven potatoes in the street. - Occupied City 00:06
All in all, I picked up seven potatoes in the street.
In a state of euphoria, we carefully chose a book - Occupied City 00:14
In a state of euphoria, we carefully chose a book
The south of the Netherlands had just been liberated - Occupied City 00:14
The south of the Netherlands had just been liberated
The Germans responded with a blockade of transport by boat. - Occupied City 00:06
The Germans responded with a blockade of transport by boat.
The trams stopped, gas and electricity were cut off, - Occupied City 00:13
The trams stopped, gas and electricity were cut off,
There was a shortage of food, coal, petrol, - Occupied City 00:09
There was a shortage of food, coal, petrol,