Fons Rademakers
Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
His 1960 film Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Award.
During a career spanning several decades he directed 11 films, including The Assault, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986, and The Village on the River, nominated for the same award in 1959. Making him both the first Dutch director to be nominated and win this award.
He granted a wide-ranging interview to Radio Netherlands in 1987.
He died in 2007 in a Geneva hospital of emphysema, after the life-support machines were switched off at his request.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3834 |
| Birthday | 1920-09-05 |
| Place of Birth | Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Also Known As |
1981
Vrijdag
4.833/6
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1971
Daughters of Darkness
6.191/215
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Daughters of Darkness
1971
Mira
5.286/14
The story of a small and conservative West-Flemish village opposing the construction of a bridge over the Scheldt.
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Mira
1983
All Rebels
8/1
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All Rebels
1968
The Enemies
5.643/7
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The Enemies
1978
Mysteries
5.167/12
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Mysteries
1969
Obsessions
4.577/13
A young medical student observes his neighbour's love life through a hole in his apartment wall.
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Obsessions
1993
Hollywood by Bike
7/1
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Hollywood by Bike
1975
Katie Tippel
6.319/58
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Katie Tippel
1975
Lifespan
4.958/12
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Lifespan
1965
Aah... Tamara
10/1
A student is working part-time on a canal boat in Amsterdam and a young director wants to make a film about her.
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