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| Rififi in Amsterdam | |
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| Directed by | Giovanni Korporaal |
| Produced by | Joop Landre |
| Starring | Maxim Hamel Johan Kaart Jan Blaaser |
| Cinematography | Eduard van der Enden |
| Edited by | Lien d' Oliveyra |
Release date | 1962 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
Rififi in Amsterdam is a black-and-white 1962 Dutch gangster film directed by Giovanni Korporaal.
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