Otto, a Jewish refugee who managed to escape from Berlin in the early days of WW2, is now the owner of an Amsterdam ice cream parlor. Otto's place soon becomes a microcosm of the city with its German invaders, Dutch collaborators and anti-fascist resistance groups.
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Cast
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Gerard Thoolen
Otto Schneeweiss
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Bruno Ganz
Gustav
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Downfall
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Dimitri Frenkel Frank
Roeland Kerbosch
Jany Temime
Renée Soutendijk
Trudi
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Suspiria
The 4th Man
Theo van de Sande
Kees Hulst
Hans
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Family Way
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Benedict Schillemans
Carol van Herwijnen
Müller
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Still Smokin
Edgar Burcksen
Gijs de Lange
Luuk
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Dimitri Frenkel Frank Director · Willem Breuker Composer Theo van de Sande Cinematographer
First release January 24, 1985 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, German
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
De IJssalon
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · German
Release dates
Netherlands · January 24, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
November 21, 1992 · video premiere
Russia
July 1, 1985 · Moscow Film Festival
Sweden
January 25, 1986 · Göteborg Film Festival
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