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OPERATION AMSTERDAM The “best kept secret of World War II” is vividly and dramatically exposed in “Operation Amster- dam”, a suspenseful story covering a single day, actually 14 hours, when three men, and a woman, risked their lives for diamonds that were vital to the free world fighting for its existence. Moreover, the story is true, astounding, for death stood by while the three men blasted their way to the greatest diamond “haul” the world has ever known. “Operation Amsterdam” is a human drama ... three men against the German war machine, and a girl at war with her heart. Co-starred are Peter Finch as Jan, desperate, and in love, but determined to help get the diamonds it was vital to keep out of the Nazis’ hands; Eva Bartok as Anna, sad and disillusioned, but ready to sacri- fice her life, and Tony Britton as a tough, loyal secret agent who knew his mission must not fail. Co- starred are Alexander Knox and Malcolm Keen. “Operation Amsterdam” was produced by Maurice Cowan and directed by Michael McCarthy from a screenplay by McCarthy and John Eldridge. Here is an outline of the story:” May, 1940, and German troops have crossed the Dutch frontier, fighting their way rapidly towards Amsterdam. In London one of the war’s most secret and daring missions is being planned. An English major and two Dutch civilians are about to risk their lives to snatch from Amsterdam millions of pounds’ worth of in- dustrial diamonds before the German invasion. The Germans need these diamonds to build tanks, to ex- pand their armaments. Time is short They have exactly 14 hours to bring off this amazing coup. Volunteers for this perilous raid are diamond experts Jan Smit (Peter Finch) and Walter (Alexander Knox). In charge of the party is Dillon (Tony Britton). Dodging bombs and shell-fire they land at Ijmuiden. It is still burning from the last raid. Everyone is a suspected fifth columnist. On the quay they suddenly see an open tourer heading towards the water. Anna (Eva Bartok) is at Continued on page 70 THREE MEN ON A VITAL MISSION ARE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE YOUNG WOMAN THEY HAD COUNTED ON HELPING THEM GET MILLIONS OF DOL- LARS WORTH OF INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS OUT OF HOLLAND ON THE EVE OF HITLER'S INVASION OF THAT COUNTRY. LEFT TO RIGHT: PETER FINCH, EVA BARTOK, ALEXANDER KNOX AND TONY BRITTON. TOP LEFT: MISS BARTOK, AS A LOOKOUT, FIRES AWAY AT ADVANCING NAZI SOLDIERS. 28