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The Mantle of Love

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De Mantel der Liefde is a bizarre, over the top and at times hilarious settling of scores with the Catholic Church, commercial movie culture and 1970's petit bourgeois Dutch culture in general.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1978-07-01

Runtime: 121 mins

Director: Adriaan Ditvoorst

Writer: Adriaan Ditvoorst

Spoken language: Nederlands

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: The Mantle of Love

Production Companies: The Movies, Luton Films

Production Countries: Netherlands

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