A Gangstergirl

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A Gangstergirl
AGangstergirl1966Poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Frans Weisz
Written by Jan Blokker
Remco Campert
Frans Weisz
Produced byJan Vrijman
Starring Paolo Graziosi
CinematographyGérard Vandenberg
Edited byAstrid Weyman
Release date
  • 13 October 1966 (1966-10-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

A Gangstergirl (Dutch : Het Gangstermeisje) is a 1966 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz. [1] It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. [2]

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Plot

A popular young writer cannot decide which direction his life should go in. Should he stay at home with his wife and his typewriter? Travel to a movie-centric Italian town? He stays at the house of two gay friends while trying to figure this out.

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References

  1. "Frans Weisz". iffr. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. "IMDB.com: Awards for A Gangstergirl". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 February 2010.