Gerard Soeteman

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Gerard Soeteman

Born July 1, 1936 · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Died May 16, 2025 · aged 88

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Known For

Black BookBlack Book · 2006
Black Book
7.52006
MovieDramaThriller
Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.
Flesh + BloodFlesh + Blood · 1985
Flesh + Blood
6.61985
MovieAdventureDrama
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who cheated them by kidnapping his son's fiancée. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
Turkish DelightTurkish Delight · 1973
Turkish Delight
6.81973
MovieDramaRomance
Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.
The 4th ManThe 4th Man · 1983
The 4th Man
6.71983
MovieThrillerMystery
A writer whose lover is a woman widowed three times begins to suspect she may be responsible for her husbands' deaths.
Katie TippelKatie Tippel · 1975
Katie Tippel
6.31975
MovieDramaHistory
In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, as teenage Katie is terrorized by a male-dominated society who only see her as an object. Her situation worsens when, following her father's sacking and her elder sister's descent into alcoholism, her mother decides that, rather than starving, Katie becomes a prostitute.
SpettersSpetters · 1980
Spetters
6.41980
MovieDramaRomance
Amateur dirt-bikers Rien and Hans–and their mechanic Eef–each fall in love with Fientje, a young woman who, with her brother Jaap, works a concession stand at the races. Everyone seeks a better life: Fientje wants out of the business and away from Jaap; and Rien and Hans aim to make their marks as pro racers, like their hero, Gerrit Witkamp.
Soldier of OrangeSoldier of Orange · 1977
Soldier of Orange
7.11977
MovieDramaThriller
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.
Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading CompanyMax Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company · 1976
Max 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 cohvinced 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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FlorisFloris · 2004
Floris
5.62004
MovieAdventureFamily
This adventurous feature film is a sequel to Paul Verhoeven's legendary youth series from 1969. In this modern film version - the Middle Ages are more imaginative and larded with anachronistic jokes - the story revolves around Floris (grandson of Rutger Hauer's character from the series), a peace-loving bloke whose father despises him because he refuses to carry on the family tradition of stout-hearted knights defending freedom: Floris is an actor. To prove to his father that he can still be a hero, he helps him search for a missing sacred relic with special powers. This is the last hope for the Duke of Burgundy, his father's boss, to eliminate the mean Duchess of Gelre. Along with his oriental girlfriend Pi, Floris goes through some perilous moments when he enters into battle with the duchess and her stooges Van Rossum jr., Kleine Pier jr. and Sergeant jr..

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