Seagulls Die in the Harbour

Seagulls Die in the Harbour (1955)

Meeuwen sterven in de haven

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.

Date of release
1955-10-14
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Ivo Michiels, Rik Kuypers, Roland Verhavert

Casting

Interesting facts

Seagulls Die in the Harbour is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert. The soundtrack was composed by Jack Sels. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. It was restored in 2025 and screened in the Cannes Classics section of the festival.

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