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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.
But Not in Vain/Niet Tevergeefs
Promotional card featuring (l. to r.) Bruce Lester, Martin Benson and Carol van Derman
In late 1944, the Hongerwinter famine is starting to bite in the occupied northern and western Netherlands and Nazi persecution is rife. The farm of Jan Alting (Lovell), a Dutch patriot who has disowned his son for his collaboration with the occupying German forces, is known by the Dutch Resistance as a place of refuge for those who are in danger from the Germans. With the help of his daughter Elly (Carol van Derman), Alting is currently providing shelter for Jewish couple Mark and Mary Meyer (Martin Benson and Agnes Bernelle); van Nespen (Bruce Lester), an aristocrat with active links to the underground movement, and Bakker (Julian Dallas), a Communist wanted by the Germans for sabotage. All are aware of the constant risk of betrayal and exposure.
Jan's son Anton (Jordan Lawrence) returns unexpectedly to his former home, and discovers that his father and sister are harbouring subversives. He orders his father to turn them out immediately, threatening to shoot them all if this is not done. Jan is faced with the seemingly irreconcilable demands of patriotism and responsibility for the safety of his shelterers, set against the feelings he still has for Anton, despite the latter's betrayal of all Jan stands for. He faces the stark moral choice of failing those to whom he has given refuge, or conspiring with them to kill his own son.
Origin of the nameedit
The film's name is derived from a wartime radio speech by the exiled Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, exhorting her people to resist the Nazi occupation and promising that their struggle and sacrifice would not be in vain.
But Not in Vain was first screened in December 1948; however surviving contemporary reviews all date from early 1950, leading to the assumption that a general release was delayed until then for unknown reasons. The film received some generally favourable reviews, with Today's Cinema describing it as "intelligently directed, always with artistry and sometimes with real dramatic power", and the Daily Film Renter praising "well-drawn characters, gripping story and happy climax". The Monthly Film Bulletin in contrast dismissed it as "uniquely incompetent".
The British Film Institute has been unable to locate a print of the film for inclusion in the BFI National Archive, and classes it as "missing, believed lost". There is increasing interest by film historians in Gréville's directorial career, with the same year's Noose being particularly highly regarded. The current absence of But Not in Vain represents a crucial gap in Gréville's filmography, and the BFI lists the film as one of its "75 Most Wanted" missing British feature films.[1]
Referencesedit
^75 Most Wanted - But Not in Vain 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine BFI National Archive. Retrieved 15-08-2010
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This article is about the Anglo Dutch film For the Yugoslav film see It Was Not in Vain You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Dutch May 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Dutch article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 376 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Dutch Wikipedia article at nl Niet tevergeefs see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated nl Niet tevergeefs to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation But Not in Vain Dutch name Niet Tevergeefs is a 1948 Anglo Dutch World War II drama directed by Edmond T Greville 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 But Not in Vain Niet TevergeefsPromotional card featuring l to r Bruce Lester Martin Benson and Carol van DermanDirected byEdmond T GrevilleWritten byBen van EysselsteijnProduced byGeoffrey GoodheartGus E OstwaltStarringMartin BensonBruce LesterRaymond LovellJan RetelCarol van DermanJohn Van DreelenMatthieu van EysdenCinematographyErnest PalmerHone GlendinningEdited byDouglas RobertsonMusic byGerbrand SchurmannDistributed byButcher s Film ServiceRelease date31 December 1948Running timeEnglish version 73 min Dutch version 74 min CountriesUnited KingdomNetherlandsLanguagesEnglishDutch Contents 1 Plot 2 Origin of the name 3 Cast 4 Later history 5 References 6 External linksPlot editIn late 1944 the Hongerwinter famine is starting to bite in the occupied northern and western Netherlands and Nazi persecution is rife The farm of Jan Alting Lovell a Dutch patriot who has disowned his son for his collaboration with the occupying German forces is known by the Dutch Resistance as a place of refuge for those who are in danger from the Germans With the help of his daughter Elly Carol van Derman Alting is currently providing shelter for Jewish couple Mark and Mary Meyer Martin Benson and Agnes Bernelle van Nespen Bruce Lester an aristocrat with active links to the underground movement and Bakker Julian Dallas a Communist wanted by the Germans for sabotage All are aware of the constant risk of betrayal and exposure Jan s son Anton Jordan Lawrence returns unexpectedly to his former home and discovers that his father and sister are harbouring subversives He orders his father to turn them out immediately threatening to shoot them all if this is not done Jan is faced with the seemingly irreconcilable demands of patriotism and responsibility for the safety of his shelterers set against the feelings he still has for Anton despite the latter s betrayal of all Jan stands for He faces the stark moral choice of failing those to whom he has given refuge or conspiring with them to kill his own son Origin of the name editThe film s name is derived from a wartime radio speech by the exiled Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands exhorting her people to resist the Nazi occupation and promising that their struggle and sacrifice would not be in vain Cast editRaymond Lovell as Jan Alting Carol van Derman as Elly Alting Bruce Lester as Fred van Nespen Martin Benson as Mark Meyer Agnes Bernelle as Mary Meyer Julian Dallas as Willem Bakker Jordan Lawrence as Anton Ben van Esselstyn as Sgt Eeslyn Harry Croizet as SkipperLater history editBut Not in Vain was first screened in December 1948 however surviving contemporary reviews all date from early 1950 leading to the assumption that a general release was delayed until then for unknown reasons The film received some generally favourable reviews with Today s Cinema describing it as intelligently directed always with artistry and sometimes with real dramatic power and the Daily Film Renter praising well drawn characters gripping story and happy climax The Monthly Film Bulletin in contrast dismissed it as uniquely incompetent The British Film Institute has been unable to locate a print of the film for inclusion in the BFI National Archive and classes it as missing believed lost There is increasing interest by film historians in Greville s directorial career with the same year s Noose being particularly highly regarded The current absence of But Not in Vain represents a crucial gap in Greville s filmography and the BFI lists the film as one of its 75 Most Wanted missing British feature films 1 References edit 75 Most Wanted But Not in Vain Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine BFI National Archive Retrieved 15 08 2010External links editBut Not In Vain at IMDb nbsp But Not in Vain at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title But Not in Vain amp oldid 1190804432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
