The Resistance Banker
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| Directed by | Joram Lürsen |
| Written by | Marieke van der Pol Thomas van der Ree |
| Starring | Barry Atsma Jacob Derwig Pierre Bokma Fockeline Ouwerkerk Raymond Thiry |
| Cinematography | Mark van Aller |
| Edited by | Peter Alderliesten |
| Music by | Merlijn Snitker |
| Distributed by | Dutch FilmWorks |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Box office | $4 million |
The Resistance Banker (Dutch: Bankier van het Verzet) is a 2018 Dutch World War II period drama film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall who financed the Dutch resistance during the war. It became the most-watched Dutch film of 2018 and was nominated for eleven Golden Calves, the first time that a film received so many nominations for the award. It won four Golden Calves, among them the prizes for Best Film and Best Actor. It was also selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.