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Business Is Business is a Néerlandais film of genre Drama directed by Paul Verhoeven released in USA on 11 november 1971 with Piet Römer

Business Is Business (1971)

Wat zien ik

Business Is Business
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Released in USA 11 november 1971
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginPays-bas
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating58% 2.949032.949032.949032.949032.94903

Business Is Business (Dutch title: Wat zien ik) is a 1971 comedy film. The film is directed by Paul Verhoeven, and stars Ronnie Bierman, Sylvia de Leur, Piet Römer, and Jules Hamel. The story is about the lives of two prostitutes in Amsterdam, and is based on two books written by Albert Mol.

This film marks the debut of cinematographer, Jan de Bont.

Synopsis

The film is about the customers and personal lives of Greet (Ronnie Bierman) and Nel (Sylvia de Leur), two female prostitutes in Amsterdam. Greet and Nel are friends and live on different floors of the same canal house at the Prinsengracht. In this house they also receive customers.

Actors

Piet Römer

(Piet)
Ronny Bierman

(Blonde Greet)
Allard van der Scheer

(Client)
Trudy Labij

(Prostitute)
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