Drama ·Crime · Belgium · 1955 · 1h 34m

Seagulls Die in the Harbour

Meeuwen sterven in de haven

Director

Ivo Michiels Rik Kuypers Roland Verhavert

Cast

Julien Schoenaerts as Vreemdeling Dora van der Groen as Prostituée Tine Balder as Schippersvrouw Piet Frison as Schipper Tone Brulin as Pooier Gisèle Peeters as Weesmeisje

Crew

Johan Blansjaar — Director of Photography Raymonde Beaudoux — Editor Roland Verhavert — Writer Rik Kuypers — Writer Ivo Michiels — Writer Bruno De Winter — Producer

Synopsis

A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.

Mood & Themes

seagull

Key Collaborators

Ivo Michiels Director Rik Kuypers Director Roland Verhavert Director Johan Blansjaar Director of Photography Raymonde Beaudoux Editor Roland Verhavert Writer Rik Kuypers Writer Ivo Michiels Writer Bruno De Winter Producer

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