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title: ''Das Porno-Haus von Amsterdam'') is a German/Dutch film from

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

. The film was directed by Wim Verstappen, written by Verstappen and

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, and stars Hugo Metsers and Carry Tefsen. The film was controversial at the time for being the first Dutch theatrical movie to show sex scenes and an

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. Originally the Central Commission for Film Approval didn't allow its release, but director Verstappen wrote a letter of defense, claiming the picture was a criticism of society. The film was greenlighted and became a box office success, one of the most attended films in Dutch film history with admissions of over 2.3 million.

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* 1971 films 1970s erotic drama films Dutch erotic drama films German erotic drama films West German films 1970s Dutch-language films Obscenity controversies in film Film controversies in the Netherlands Censorship in the arts 1970s German films {{erotic-film-stub