Gaston's War

1997 2 hours

53/100

Overview

Gaston Vandermeerssche is a young, resourceful Flemish action hero of the Belgian resistance during World War II: he coaches surviving allied pilots trough occupied Belgium and France to Spain so they can regain England, each time a dangerous adventure as their poor mastery of local languages and customs add to the ever-present risks of trying to outsmart the Nazi troops and Gestapo agents. After a mess-up in the coordination from London he himself gets caught by the dreaded secret police for ruthless interrogation...

Dutch
🎭Drama
🏛History
❤Romance
💣War

Cast

Released

23rd October 1997

29 years ago

Runtime

2 hours

Finishes at 5:49pm

Ratings and awards

3 nominations

6.3/10
42%
53%

Directed by

Robbe De Hert

Written by

Luc W.L. Janssen, Allan Mayer, Fernand Auwera

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