Rutger Hauer as Erik Lanshof

Jeroen Krabbé as Guus LeJeune

Lex van Delden as Nico

Derek de Lint as Alex

Huib Rooymans as Jan Weinberg

Dolf de Vries as Jack Ten Brinck

Eddy Habbema as Robby Froost

Belinda Meuldijk as Esther

Peter Faber as Will Dostgaarde

Rijk de Gooyer as Gestapo Agent Breitner

Paul Brandenburg as SS-Obersturmführer Thelen

Ward de Ravet as Resistance Leader

Bert Struys as Resistance Leader

Reinhard Kolldehoff as SS-Sturmbannführer Geisman

Susan Penhaligon as Susan

Andrea Domburg as Queen Wilhelmina

Guus Hermus as Van der Zanden

Edward Fox as Colonel Rafelli

Henny Alma as Queen's Secretary

Bert André as Gekke Dirk

Cas Baas as Dutch General

Tom van Beek as Recruiting Officer

Han Blaauw as Dirk

Arthur Boni as Otto

Huib Broos as April Fools Man

Jacques Commandeur as Prison Commander Colonel

Truus Dekker as Mrs. Lanshof

Bert Dijkstra as Milkman

Willy van Heesvelde as PT Boat Captain

Bruni Heinke as Party Girl

Del Henney as Sergeant

Hannah de Leeuwe as Party Girl

John Leddy as Resistance Leader

Bob Löwenstein as Resistance Leader

Kitty Janssen as Landlady Greta

Hugo Koolschijn as German Navy Officer

Wim Kouwenhoven as Resistance Leader

Con Meyer as Soldier

Wim de Meijer as Alex's Father

Mary Michon as Alex's Mother

Hero Muller as Soldier

Johan Schmitz as Resistance Leader

Karel Šebesta as Soldier

Serge-Henri Valcke as Soldier

Henk Votel as Soldier

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands as Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill as Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)