First time on dvd'! '.strtoupper('t')he best kept secret of wwii'! '.strtoupper('o')ne of the covert operations at the beginning of world war ii is enacted in this fast paced thriller about a government approved diamond heist'. '.strtoupper('a') major from the british army tony britton joins up with a dutch diamond expert alexander knox and another adventurous dutchman peter finch to steal a fortune in diamonds from a bank vault in amsterdam before the nazis completely close off the city'. '.strtoupper('t')he trio are launched under the covering fire of a british battleship in the harbour and then chauffeured into amsterdam by anna eva bartok, one of many people they encounter who could be either friend or foe'. '.strtoupper('t')here is no time to waste in emptying the bank vault because it is estimated that the city will be overrun by the nazi army in just fourteen hours'. '.strtoupper('m')eanwhile, the war is intensifying all around them, and the nazi soldiers already on patrol are a continual threat'. '.strtoupper('s')tarring peter finch a town like alice, and eva bartok the crimson pirate based on a true story and the adapted from the book adventure in diamonds by david e walker running time 104 minutes region all regions release date 29 aug'. '.strtoupper('2')011