The Forgotten Battle Cast & Character Guide | Screen Rant
The Dutch World War II film The Forgotten Battle contains a talented cast portraying a real event in history. The ensemble is made up of mostly Dutch and German performers, with some surprising names thrown into the mix. Thanks to the film's complex narrative, many are given a chance to shine.
The movie depicts the 1944 Battle of the Scheldt in which Allied forces fought to access the shipping route to the port in Antwerp. Set after the Normandy landings, in the Netherlands province Zeeland, The Forgotten Battle follows the journeys of a Dutch Axis soldier, a British Allied pilot, and a Dutch Resistance member. Additionally, The Forgotten Battle is Netflix's first Dutch film. The streaming service agreed to co-produce the movie, which was originally meant to have a Netherlands theatrical release in December 2020, but was postponed for half a year. The Forgotten Battle was mainly shot in Dutch and English, with a little German as well.
This critically acclaimed Netflix film portrays a particular battle during World War II by focusing on three very different individuals who come together at seemingly the worst of times. As a result, the story interweaves several different stories, encompassing many actors. Here's the guide to The Forgotten Battle characters and who plays them.
Gijs Blom plays Marinus van Staveren, a Dutchman who works as a secretary and translator for a German commandant. Marinus is reassigned to combat duty after trying to secretly pass information to Teuntje, and ultimately deserts the German forces. Blom is a Dutch actor known for playing Sieger in Boys, Prince Viridian in The Letter For The King, and Mason in Dead & Beautiful. Piece Of My Heart is his next project.
Susan Radder plays Teuntje "Teun" Visser in the Netflix movie. Teun works at the office of her mayor, who had chosen to cooperate with the occupying Germans. When her brother is arrested and killed for working with the Dutch Resistance, Teun reluctantly joins the movement as well. Her efforts help ensure an Allied victory. Radder also played Lieke in Horizon, Margriet in Spring, and Lieke Meijer in Oogappels.
Jamie Flatters plays Sergeant William Sinclair, a glider pilot who struggles to survive after his plane crashes in Zeeland. Will eventually manages to connect with the Canadian Army before their attack at Walcheren Causeway. Flatters worked as a director and producer for the documentary short Good Trouble: What if the Suit Chokes? As an actor, he played Matt Furnish in the TV show So Awkward and Luke Earlham in Liar. He will be playing Neteyam in Avatar 2 and future sequels.
Tom Felton as Tony Turner - A talented and well-known young British actor, Tom Felton is best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series. In The Forgotten Battle, Felton plays Will's co-pilot, Captain Tony Turner, who is injured in the plane crash. He will next appear in Save The Cinema and Some Other Woman.
Coen Bril as Henk Schneijder - Coen Bril plays Henk, another soldier on the plane whose fear of water prevents him from getting in a boat with Will. Bril played Yari in Penoza and Eddy Coolen in The East.
Jan Bijvoetas Doctor Visser - Jan Bijvoet Teuntje's father, Doctor Visser, a medical doctor who often treats Germans. Bijvoet is an actor and composer, appearing as Theo in Embrace Of The Serpent and Grand Duke Leon Petrovna in Peaky Blinders. After this Netflix movie, The Magnet Man is his next project.
Ronald Kalter as Dirk Visser - Ronald Kalter plays Dirk, Teuntje's brother who is tortured into revealing names of other Dutch Resistance members. Kalter appeared alongside Bril in The East, and also played Tom Schoonhoven in Flikken Rotterdam.
Marthe Schneider as Janna - Marthe Schneider plays Janna, a member of the Resistance who dies while getting important information to Allied soldiers. Schneider played Thomas Vermarcke in Kongo and Hanne Vanderjeugdt in Gevoel voor Tumor.
Justus von Dohnányi as Oberst Berghof - Justus von Dohnányi plays the German commandent, Oberst Berghof, who gives the order for Dirk's execution. Dohnányi played General Wilhelm Burgdorf in Downfall, and his next project is Der Nachname.