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The Commissioner is a film of genre Drama directed by George Sluizer with John Hurt

The Commissioner (1998)

The Commissioner
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Length 1h48
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Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating60% 3.047963.047963.047963.047963.04796

The Commissioner is a 1998 Belgian-German drama film directed by George Sluizer and written by Christina Kallas. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

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