About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1920-09-05
Place of birth:
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Website:
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Fons Rademakers

Overview

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

Acting
1993 Hollywood by Bike Actor Himself N/A
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1983 All Rebels Actor N/A
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1981 Vrijdag Actor Chef van Jules 58
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1978 Mysteries Actor Chief Constable 58
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1975 Lifespan Actor Prof. van Arp 58
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1975 Katie Tippel Actor Klant 59
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1971 Daughters of Darkness Actor Mother 60
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1971 Mira Actor Notaris 58
Average
1969 Obsessions Actor Raoul Orlov 58
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1968 The Enemies Actor Willy 59
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Directing
1989 The Rose Garden Directing Director 59
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1986 The Assault Directing Director 59
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1979 My Friend, or The Hidden Life of Jules Depraeter Directing Director 58
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1976 Max Havelaar Directing Director 58
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1973 Because of the Cats Directing Director 58
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1971 Mira Directing Director 58
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1966 The Dance of the Heron Directing Director 58
Average
1963 Like Two Drops of Water Directing Director 59
Average
1961 The Knife Directing Director 58
Average
1960 That Joyous Eve... Directing Director 58
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1958 Village by the River Directing Director 59
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Writing
1973 Because of the Cats Writing Writer 58
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1960 That Joyous Eve... Writing Scenario Writer 58
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1960 That Joyous Eve... Writing Idea 58
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1958 Village by the River Writing Writer 59
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Production
1986 The Assault Production Producer 59
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1978 Dag dokter Production Producer N/A
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1976 Max Havelaar Production Producer 58
Average
1973 Because of the Cats Production Producer 58
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