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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
UNITED STATES · 1958

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

Sidney Lumet
coming of age sibling bonds ice skating poverty and perseverance Dutch culture
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Synopsis

In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister yearn to participate in December's great ice skating race on the canal.

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