But Not in Vain

But Not in Vain/Niet Tevergeefs
Promotional card featuring (l. to r.) Bruce Lester, Martin Benson and Carol van Derman
Directed byEdmond T. Gréville
Written byBen van Eysselsteijn
Produced byGeoffrey Goodheart
Gus E. Ostwalt
StarringMartin Benson
Bruce Lester
Raymond Lovell
Jan Retèl
Carol van Derman
John Van Dreelen
Matthieu van Eysden
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Hone Glendinning
Edited byDouglas Robertson
Music byGerbrand Schurmann
Distributed byButcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 31 December 1948 (1948-12-31)
Running time
English version 73 min., Dutch version 74 min.
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Netherlands
LanguagesEnglish
Dutch

But Not in Vain (Dutch name Niet Tevergeefs) is a 1948 Anglo-Dutch World War II drama, directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Raymond Lovell. The film is set in 1944 in the occupied Netherlands, and was shot at the Cinetone Studios in Amsterdam, with exterior filming taking place at locations in and around the city. The film also incorporates authentic wartime footage filmed by members of the Dutch Resistance. The Dutch version of the film was the first Dutch production of a feature film after World War II.