The Last Vermeer
R
6.7
2020
1 hr 58 min
Drama
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.
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- Cast:
- Guy Pearce , Claes Bang , Vicky Krieps , Roland Møller , August Diehl , Karl Johnson , Andrew Havill
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