Paul Verhoeven Biography (1938-)

Born July 18, 1938, in Amsterdam, Netherlands; married wife Martine, 1967; children: two daughters.

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Himself, Op de Fiets naar Hollywood (also known as Hollywood byBike), 1993
Himself, A Century of Cinema, 1994
Himself, Kurosawa: The Last Emperor, 1999
Film Work
Director
Een Hagedis teveel (short film; also known as A Lizard Too Much), 1960
Niets bijzonders, 1961
Die lifters, 1962
(And producer) Feest (short film; also known as Let's Have a Party), 1963
Het Korps Mariniers (documentary; also known as The Royal DutchMarine Corps), 1965
De Worstelaar (also known as The Wrestler), 1970
Wat Zien Ik? (also known as Any Special Way, Business IsBusiness, Diary of a Hooker, Memories of a Streetwalker, and What Do I See?), Nederland Film, 1971
Turks fruit (also known as Turkish Delight), Nederland Film, 1972
Keetje Tippel (also known as Cathy Tippel, A Girl CalledKaty Tippel, Hot Sweat, and Katie's Passion), Tuschinski Film Distribution, 1975
Soldaat van Oranje (also known as Soldier of Orange, Soldier of the Queen, and Survival Run), 1977, International PictureShow, 1979
Spetters, 1980, Embassy, 1983
Die vierde man (also known as The Fourth Man), 1983, International Spectrafilm/New Yorker, 1984
Flesh + Blood (also known as The Rose and the Sword and Los senores del acero), Riverside, 1985

RoboCop, Orion, 1987
Total Recall, TriStar, 1990
Basic Instinct, TriStar, 1992
Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Starship Troopers, TriStar, 1997
Hollow Man, Columbia, 2000
Camera Operator
Palaver, 1969
Television Work
Director; Series
Floris, [Netherlands], 1969
Executive Producer; Series
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (animated; also knownas Starship Troopers: The Series), syndicated, 1999-2000, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
Director; Episodic
Directed an episode of The Hitchhiker (also known as Le voyageur), HBO.
Other; Director
Portret van Anton Adriaan Mussert (documentary; also known as Mussert), 1968
Voorbij, voorbij (also known as All Things Pass), 1979
Television Appearances
Specials
The Making of Total Recall, 1990
WRITINGS
Screenplays
De Worstelaar (also known as The Wrestler), 1970
(With Gerard Soeteman and Kees Holierhoek) Soldaat van Oranje (also known as Soldier of Orange, Soldier of the Queen, and Survival Run; based on a book by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema), 1977, International Picture Show, 1979
(With Gerard Soeteman) Flesh & Blood (also known as The Rose and the Sword and Los senores del acero), Riverside, 1985
Other Writings
(With Douglas Kirkland) Showgirls: Portrait of a Film, Newmarket Press, 1995

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
Van Scheers, Rob, Paul Verhoeven, translated by Aletta Stevens, Faber (London), 1996

Periodicals

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