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Fons Rademakers (September 5, 1920, Roosendaal – February 22, 2007, Geneva) was a Dutch filmmaker and actor.

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.

Filmography

• The Village on the River (Dorp aan de rivier) (1958)
• That Joyous Eve (Makkers staakt uw wild geraas) (1960)
• The Knife (Het Mes) (1961)
• Like Two Drops of Water (Als twee druppels water) (1963)
• The Dance of the Heron (De dans van de reiger) (1966)
• Mira (1971)
• Because of the Cats (1973)
• Max Havelaar (Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche handelsmaatschappij) (1976)
• Lifespan (1976)
• The Judge's Friend (Mijn vriend) (1979)
• The Assault (1986)
• The Rose Garden (Der Rosengarten) (1989)

External links

• Fons Rademakers at the Internet Movie Database
• Dutch director Rademakers dies - BBC News