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Schakels (1920)

Schakels poster
Directed by
Maurits Binger
Genre
silent film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
50 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Members of a Dutch fishing community face personal and financial struggles. The story follows their interconnected lives and conflicts.

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What happens

Schakels ("Connections") is a 1920 Dutch silent film directed by Maurits Binger and based on a play by Dutch playwright Herman Heijermans. The original movie and all copies are lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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