Seagulls Die in the Harbour | |
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Directed by | Rik Kuypers Ivo Michiels Roland Verhavert |
Written by | Rik Kuypers Ivo Michiels Roland Verhavert |
Produced by | Bruno De Winter |
Starring | Tine Balder |
Cinematography | Johan Blansjaar |
Edited by | Raymonde Beaudoux |
Music by | Jack Sels and Max Damasse |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Belgium |
Language | Dutch |
Seagulls Die in the Harbour (Dutch : Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
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