Fons Rademakers | |
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.jpg) Fons Rademakers in 1986 | |
| Born | Alphonse Marie Rademakers (1920-09-05)5 September 1920 Roosendaal, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 February 2007(2007-02-22) (aged 86) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1950–2007 |
| Notable work | The Village on the River The Assault |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986) Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1986) |
Alphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
His 1960 filmMakkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas was entered into the11th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won theSilver Bear Award.[1]
During a career spanning several decades he directed 11 films, includingThe Assault, which won theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986,[2] andThe Village on the River, nominated for the same award in 1959.[3] Making him both the first Dutch director to be nominated and win this award.
He granted a wide-ranging interview toRadio Netherlands in 1987.[4]
He died in 2007 in a Geneva hospital of emphysema, after the life-support machines were switched off at his request.[5]
