
Herman the Gangster
1995-01-01 · 13 min · ★ 10.0
Short gangster film based on a novella by Belgian writer Hugo Claus.
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- Directors
- Martine Doyen
- Production companies
- AJC Video, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
- Countries
- Unavailable
- Status
- Released
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