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Fanfare (1958)

Fanfare poster
Directed by
Bert Haanstra
Genre
comedy film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
AL
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small Dutch town's brass band gets caught up in a series of comedic mishaps and rivalries. The story follows the band members as they prepare for a big performance, leading to chaotic and amusing situations.

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What happens

Fanfare is a 1958 Dutch comedy film directed by Bert Haanstra. The film was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. It was the most successful Dutch film at the time with over 2.6 million admissions until it was surpassed by the 1973 film Turkish Delight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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