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Paul Verhoeven

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Dutch film director (born 1938)

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Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, television director, and film producer. Born on July 18, 1938, in Amsterdam, he holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is a member of the Jesus Seminar and speaks German and Dutch. Verhoeven began his work period in 1960 and has received a doctorate.

He was educated at Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum, and the Netherlands Film Academy. His awards include the César Award for Best Film, the Goya Award for Best European Film, the Golden Lion, and the Saturn Award for Best Director. He has also been nominated for several European Film Awards.

Verhoeven’s notable works include *Keetje Tippel*, *Jesus*, *À l'oeil nu*, and *Meer Verhoeven*. He has a child named Helen Verhoeven.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
8

Top works

  • Paul Verhoeven, total spectacle
  • À l'oeil nu
  • Keetje Tippel
  • Jesus
  • Meer Verhoeven

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Film & TV

Directing · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992),…

Known for

  • Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien2026
  • Like Tears in Rain — Self2024
  • RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop — Self2023
  • In Search of Tomorrow — Self - Interviewee2022
  • You Don't Nomi — Himself (archive footage)2021
  • Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story — Self2020
  • Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood — Self2020
  • Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone — Self2020
  • In Search of the Last Action Heroes — Self2019
  • Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters — Self2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1938

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
875
Total plays
1,965

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Verhoeven ( Dutch: [ˈpʌul vərˈɦuvə(n)]; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and explicit sexual content and nudity. Many of his films are considered provocative, and were controversial when released.

After receiving attention for the TV series Floris in his native Netherlands, Verhoeven's breakthrough film was the romantic drama Turkish Delight (1973), starring frequent collaborator Rutger Hauer, which received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign-Language Film. He later directed successful Dutch films including the period film Keetje Tippel (1975), the World War II film Soldier of Orange (1977), the adolescent drama Spetters (1980) and the Gerard Reve-adapted psychological thriller The Fourth Man (1983).

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