The Underground Orchestra
7.7
A moving documentary. The life stories told by immigrants in Paris are often saddening. The hardships they went through and their current uncertainty and difficult situation. No residence permit, fear of the gendarmerie, little money, poor housing. The quality and background of the musicians is many times amazing.
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Heddy Honigmann Director · Nosh van der Lely Writer
Worldwide gross $4.3K · United States release March 31, 1999 · Produced in France, Netherlands
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,315
Production
Pieter van Huystee Film & TV
Production
France · Netherlands
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Original title
Het ondergrondse orkest
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Netherlands · January 15, 1998
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 1999
New York City, New York
Czechia
January 25, 2003 · Febio Film Festival
France
January 20, 1999
Greece
March 1, 1999 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Japan
October 1, 1999 · Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
Netherlands
December 18, 2025 · Theatrical · digitale restauratie
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