Ellen E Jones: This was the most feared address in Amsterdam’: Steve McQueen takes us on a tour for Occupied City
"It was a sobering but at times uplifting experience. Bianca Stigter and her husband Steve McQueen reveal how they made their four-hour film about the Nazi invasion that plunged their city into terror
Ellen E Jones
Ellen E Jones
Wed 31 Jan 2024 11.45 EST
Last modified on Wed 31 Jan 2024 13.41 EST
From the humble street corners to the grand hotels, from the bridges over the Amstel canal to the tram stops near the Rijksmuseum, wherever you go in Amsterdam there is a story from the city’s years of Nazi occupation. This spot is where the first “No Jews Allowed” sign was posted. Over there is where the RAF mistakenly dropped a bomb. And here’s where the attack on the civil registry office was plotted."
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