Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

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Paul Verhoeven is a male film director, screenwriter, television director, and film producer born in Amsterdam in 1938. He holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and speaks Dutch and German. His native language is Dutch. He was educated at Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum, and the Netherlands Film Academy, and he holds a doctorate. His professional work began in 1960.

Verhoeven is a member of the Jesus Seminar and identifies as an atheist. He is the father of Helen Verhoeven. His accolades 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 received nominations for the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, the European Film Award for Best Director, and the European Film Award for Best Film.

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Film & TV

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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Instance of: human
Given name: Paul
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam
Occupation: television director
Educated at: Netherlands Film Academy
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Religion: atheism
Academic degree: doctorate
Image: Paul Verhoeven (1980).jpg

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nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film
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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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