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Fons Rademakers(1920-2007)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Fons Rademakers
Fons Rademakers was born on 5 September 1920 in Roosendaal, Netherlands. he began his career as an actor and theater director. His film directorial debut, Village by the River (1958), was also the first Dutch movie ever nominated for an Academy award (Oscar). In 1986 Rademakers won the Foreign Language Oscar for The Assault (1986), after a novel by Harry Mulisch. Rademakers' film version of Stijn Streuvels novel "De Teloorgang van de Waterhoek", Mira (1971), caused a shock in conservative circles in Flanders, especially Dutch actress Willeke van Ammelrooy's performance as "Mira". In 1976 Rademakers directed the ultimate Multatuli-classic Max Havelaar (1976). Rademakers' forte were Dutch-language literary masterpieces, such as The Dark Room of Damocles (1963), after Hermans' "De donkere kamer van Damocles" and the less acclaimed Mijn vriend (1979) (linked to the then notorious Jespers trial). The English-language drama The Rose Garden (1989) was his last movie.

He also produced his films, as well as those of his spouse Lili Rademakers'. On February 22, 2007, he died, aged 86, in a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, near his French domicile Thoiry, from pulmonary emphysema.
BornSeptember 5, 1920
DiedFebruary 22, 2007(86)
BornSeptember 5, 1920
DiedFebruary 22, 2007(86)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Makkers, staakt uw wild geraas (1960)
Makkers, staakt uw wild geraas
6.5
  • Director
  • 1960
Marc van Uchelen in The Assault (1986)
The Assault
7.2
  • Director
  • 1986
Peter Faber in Max Havelaar (1976)
Max Havelaar
7.1
  • Director
  • 1976
Lex Schoorel in The Dark Room of Damocles (1963)
The Dark Room of Damocles
6.9
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor



  • Vrijdag (1980)
    Vrijdag
    6.1
    • Chef van Jules
    • 1980
  • Mysteries (1978)
    Mysteries
    5.3
    • Chief Constable
    • 1978
  • Experts of Evil
    5.7
    Short
    • Postbode
    • 1977
  • Lifespan (1975)
    Lifespan
    5.7
    • Prof. van Arp
    • 1975
  • Katie Tippel (1975)
    Katie Tippel
    6.7
    • Klant
    • 1975
  • Daughters of Darkness (1971)
    Daughters of Darkness
    6.5
    • Mother
    • 1971
  • Arsène Lupin (1971)
    Arsène Lupin
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mullen (as Fons Raodemakers)
    • 1971
  • Mira (1971)
    Mira
    6.2
    • Notaris
    • 1971
  • Adèle Bloemendaal, Leen Jongewaard, and Piet Römer in 't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten (1969)
    't Schaep Met De 5 Pooten
    7.6
    TV Series
    • De Heer Lakenhal
    • 1970
  • Obsessions (1969)
    Obsessions
    5.5
    • Raoul Orlov
    • 1969
  • De vijanden (1968)
    De vijanden
    5.8
    • Duitse Willy
    • 1968
  • De dans van de reiger (1966)
    De dans van de reiger
    6.1
    • Stem van Edouard (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Jongens, jongens, wat een meid (1965)
    Jongens, jongens, wat een meid
    6.5
    Short
    • 1965
  • Aah... Tamara (1965)
    Aah... Tamara
    7.0
    Short
    • 1965
  • Secret File, U.S.A. (1955)
    Secret File, U.S.A.
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1955

Director



  • Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann in The Rose Garden (1989)
    The Rose Garden
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Marc van Uchelen in The Assault (1986)
    The Assault
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Mijn vriend (1979)
    Mijn vriend
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Peter Faber in Max Havelaar (1976)
    Max Havelaar
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Because of the Cats (1973)
    Because of the Cats
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Mira (1971)
    Mira
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1971
  • De dans van de reiger (1966)
    De dans van de reiger
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1966
  • De man, de vrouw en de moord (1963)
    De man, de vrouw en de moord
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Lex Schoorel in The Dark Room of Damocles (1963)
    The Dark Room of Damocles
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Het mes (1961)
    Het mes
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Makkers, staakt uw wild geraas (1960)
    Makkers, staakt uw wild geraas
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Village by the River (1958)
    Village by the River
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1958

Producer



  • Diary of a Mad Old Man (1987)
    Diary of a Mad Old Man
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Marc van Uchelen in The Assault (1986)
    The Assault
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Menuet (1982)
    Menuet
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Mijn vriend (1979)
    Mijn vriend
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Dag dokter (1978)
    Dag dokter
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Peter Faber in Max Havelaar (1976)
    Max Havelaar
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Because of the Cats (1973)
    Because of the Cats
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1973
  • De dans van de reiger (1966)
    De dans van de reiger
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Lex Schoorel in The Dark Room of Damocles (1963)
    The Dark Room of Damocles
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Fons Raodemakers
  • Born
    • September 5, 1920
    • Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
  • Died
    • February 22, 2007
    • Geneva, Switzerland(emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Lili Rademakers1960 - February 22, 2007 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Portrayal

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    Former assistant to Vittorio De Sica, Jean Renoir, and Charles Crichton.

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