''The Last Drop'' is a 2006 British-Romanian adventure

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Colin Teague Colin Teague is a British film and television director. Born 1970 He grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and studied at Redroofs Theatre School

that was released Direct-to-video, direct to video. Teague teamed up with Gary Young, with whom he had previously collaborated on the

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films '' Shooters'' and ''

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''.

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and Louis Dempsey, who cowrote ''Shooters'' alongside Teague and Young, both appear briefly in the film.

Plot

The film is set against the backdrop of

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, during

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, the largest full scale

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invasion in history. Corporal Powell (

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), an

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officer, has been given command of a small unit of men, codenamed Matchbox. Their assignment is to retrieve a hoard of Dutch gold and art treasures plundered by the Nazis, from a seemingly impregnable booby-trapped underground bunker. Simple enough, but when Matchbox is shot down short of the drop point their plan goes awry and Powell is forced to recruit the assistance of several colorful characters, including a smart-mouthed petty thief (

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), a drunken bomb disposal expert (

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), and a smooth talking Canadian pilot with a keen eye for smooth ladies ( Billy Zane). As Powell and his roving band of misfits fight their way through a German counterattack, Benitta and Saskia, members of the Dutch resistance (

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and Coral Beed) have managed to pinpoint the location of the stolen loot, where it is about to be moved to

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by the vile SS Major Kessler (

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) and his troops. Risking their lives, they communicate this vital information to British Intelligence in a courageous attempt to liberate the occupied Netherlands. At the same time, renegade German forces race to get their hands on the loot as well. It’s a race against the clock, in the midst of a heated battle.

Cast

as SS Major Klaus Kessler, q ruthless Nazi tasked by the SS with safeguarding the loot. * Louis Dempsey as Snyder *

as Benitta, member of the Dutch resistance. * Coral Beed as Saskia, member of the Dutch resistance. *

as Captain Edward Banks *

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as Warren *

as Corporal Rhys Powell, An undercover SOE agent who has been tasked by British Intelligence as Matchbox's team lead. *

as Private Alan Ives, a smart mouthed petty thief and one of the few surviving members of Matchbox. * Rafe Spall as Private David Wellings, A naïve medical orderly and one of the few surviving members of Matchbox. *

as Private Dennis Baker, a drunken, somewhat psychotic bomb disposal expert and one of the few surviving members of Matchbox *

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as Sergeant Bill McMillan, a battle hardened veteran and one of the few surviving members of Matchbox. * Billy Zane as Lieutenant Robert Oates, a smooth talking

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pilot with a strong appetite for women, and one of the few surviving members of Matchbox *

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, Flight Lieutenant Simkins * Steve Speirs as Gustav Hansfeldt *

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as Katrina *

David Ginola David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit. A former forward, Ginola played football for ten seasons in France before moving from Paris Saint-G ...

as Corporal Dieter Max *

Karel Roden Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in ''Hellboy'' and ''The Bourne Supremacy'', and his voice work in '' Grand Theft Auto IV''. Life and career Roden followed his father and grandfather into acting. ...

as Sergeant Hans Beck, renegade German soldier bent on snatching the loot for himself. *

Alexander Skarsgård Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is a Swedish actor. Born in Stockholm, he began acting at age seven but quit at 13. After serving in the Swedish military, Skarsgård returned to acting and gained his first role in th ...

as Lieutenant Jergen Voller, renegade German soldier who has unfinished business to settle with Kessler, his brother. *

Michael Madsen Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. He has starred in many films and television series, frequently collaborating with director Quentin Tarantino, most famously in the latter's debut film ''Reservoir Dogs'' (19 ...

as Lieutenant Colonel James T. Colt, a commander in the

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. * Todd Spangler as Lieutenant Jack Shannon * Dave Evans as Private Meyer * Justin Thompson as Steiner * Gheorge Debre as Mayer * Iaona Popescu-Galgotiu as Mayer's Wife * Diarmid Scrimshaw as Museum Guide *

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as Janet

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