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Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E Walker. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the Germans invaded the Netherlands. The composer Philip Green composed two original pieces of music for the film, the Pierement Waltz and the Amsterdam Polka.

Plot
Author Peter Duncan investigates the circumstances of a damaged yacht and its crew who are taken under tow off the English coast and the subsequent disappearance of the crew before they reach land.

Cast

 * William Lundigan as Peter Duncan
 * Naomi Chance as Joan Drew
 * Vincent Ball as John Drew
 * John Warwick as Carter
 * Jean Lodge as Vivian Bolton
 * Kenneth Henry as Inspector Neal
 * Beresford Egan as Hartnell
 * Peter Bathurst as Walton
 * Richard Stewart as Sergeant French
 * Stanley Van Beers as Coroner
 * Hugh Morton as Inquiry Chairman
 * Armand Guinle as Forneau
 * John Serret as 1st Gendarme
 * Monti de Lyle as 2nd Gendarme