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Houen Zo! (1952)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 20M

Director : Herman van der Horst

Synopsis

Ode on the resilience of Rotterdam, where people are working hard on the reconstruction of the city that was destroyed in the war. Winner of the prize for best realistic film at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.

Actors

Crews

Herman van der Horst
Herman van der Horst
Director
Herman van der Horst
Herman van der Horst
Camera Operator
Herman van der Horst
Herman van der Horst
Editor
Herman van der Horst
Herman van der Horst
Sound Recordist

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