The Last Vermeer

Sep 11, 2019

1h 58m

★ 6.5

Deception is a fine art.

Overview

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Imperative Entertainment

30WEST

TriStar Pictures

Sony Pictures Classics

The Last Vermeer Trailers

Cast

Han van Meegeren

Guy Pearce

Joseph Piller

Claes Bang

Minna Holmberg

Vicky Krieps

Esper Dekker

Roland Møller

Alex De Klerks

August Diehl

Bernard Bakker

Karl Johnson

Maarten Wooning

Andrew Havill

Chief Judge

Paul Bentall

Cootje Henning

Olivia Grant

Dirk Hannema

Adrian Scarborough

Leez

Marie Bach Hansen

Finn

Tom Mulheron

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