Acting
Helmert Woudenberg
Born February 15, 1945 · Elspe, Germany
Died November 23, 2023 · aged 78
Helmert Woudenberg was a Dutch actor, stagedirector and playright. He was one of the founding members of the innovative theatre group Het Werkteater, based in Amsterdam.
Known For
Amsterdamned · 1988Amsterdamned
★ 6.41988
MovieActionHorror
A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.
Secrets of War · 2014Secrets of War
★ 6.72014
MovieWarFamily
Tuur and Lambert are best friends. But the war is closing in and is about to change their lives forever. Tuurs dad joined the resistance and even his big brother seems so be part of it. Lamberts family on the other hand choose to obey the Germans. Then a new girls from the city shows up, befriending the boys but telling her secret to only one of them. A choice that separates the boys and ultimately gets her in trouble.
Business Is Business · 1971Business Is Business
★ 5.81971
MovieComedyDrama
Dutch prostitutes Greta and Nel cruise the Amsterdam red light district, seeking clients to involve in their elaborately staged fetish fantasies, be it disciplinarian headmistresses, surgeons cutting open a willing patient, or even dressing up as chickens, the duo show their expertise in role-playing again and again and again. In reality, Nel is trapped in an abusive marriage and Greta is forever in the middle of their confrontations but her life takes a positive upturn when she becomes involved with a client.
Blue Movie · 1971Blue Movie
★ 4.91971
MovieDrama
25-year-old Michael has been released from prison after a five-year sentence. He moves into a big apartment block, filled with young women who gladly have sex with him.
Dakota · 1974Dakota
★ 6.91974
MovieDramaAdventure
A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.
Paid · 2006Paid
★ 4.02006
MovieActionThriller
Paid is a film noir in the tradition of the French gangster movie. It is a story about underworld characters that have come to regret the choices they have made and now secretly long for a different and more meaningful life. It is also a love story between Paula Gireaux , a 28-year-old Parisian call girl working in Amsterdam and a hit man, Michel Angelo (30) whose hearts are touched when a six-year-old Bolivian boy abruptly enters their lives. The boy changes their fate. He gives them reason to reach for their dreams and to start a whole new life together. But, at the moment Paula and Michel decide to escape the underworld, Paula realizes that her hands are tied to a paid deal she has made with a powerful English narcotics baron, Rudi Dancer (55). The enticing offer Paula could not refuse, turns into the demon that stands in the way of her future with Michel. Eventually, Michel and Paula find their way to freedom but not without paying a high price
Godforsaken! · 2003Godforsaken!
★ 6.22003
MovieThrillerDrama
Two small town Dutch boys whose socially unnatural friendship is so close, they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company · 1976Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
★ 6.21976
MovieDramaHistory
An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is convinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people he is in charge of, but circumstances soon make him realize just how out of touch he really is, and it doesn't take long for things to go from bad to worse.
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Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten · 2005Keyzer & De Boer Advocaten
★ 9.02005
SeriesDrama
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