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Will o' the Wisp
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Will o' the Wisp

1973-11-15 · 108 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

A rainy evening in the harbor of Antwerp. A man named Laarmans is on his way home even though he doesn't want to. Three lost Eastern sailors are looking for a woman named Maria Van Dam and ask Laermans to show them the way. He decides to help them find this mysterious woman.

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Production details

Directors
Frans Buyens
Production companies
Iris Films Dacapo
Countries
Netherlands, Belgium
Status
Released

Top Cast

Romain DeconinckRomain DeconinckLaarmans
Eva KantMaria Van Dam
Dora van der GroenDora van der GroenMevrouw Laarmans
Maszar Hussein SjeikhAli
Niaz Faruqi2e Pakistani
Shafiq Ahmad3e Pakistani
Tim BeekmanUitsmijter
Fred Van KuykFred Van KuykPolitieagent
Thomas EmielEerste politieagent
Senné CoisTweede politieagent
Linda van BeiloProstituee
Yvette RavelProstituee
Herman HaakZoon van de vrouw uit de winkel
Jeroen Camerlycnk
Helene Present
Sies Foletta
Jacques Luijer
Ronnie Commissaris

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