The Commissioner (film)

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The Commissioner
Directed by George Sluizer
Written by
Produced by
Starring John Hurt
Music by Loek Dikker
Release date
  • 22 February 1998 (1998-02-22)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish

The Commissioner is a 1998 internationally co-produced drama film directed by George Sluizer and written by Christina Kallas based on the novel of same name by Stanley Johnson. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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