Rob Houwer

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Rob Houwer

Born December 13, 1937 · Hoogeveen, The Netherlands

Died July 4, 2025 · aged 87

Robert Piet Houwer (13 December 1937 – 4 July 2025) was a Dutch film producer. He studied at the University of Television and Film Munich, Germany. In 1964 he directed the short film Anmeldung (Declaration) which was awarded a Silver Bear at the Berlin Filmfest. During the 1960s, Rob Houwer became one of the most prolific producers in Germany, with directors Volker Schlöndorff (A Degree of Murder,…

Known For

Turkish DelightTurkish Delight · 1973
Turkish Delight
★ 6.91973
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.
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.
Business Is BusinessBusiness Is Business · 1971
Business 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.
In TroubleIn Trouble · 1971
In Trouble
★ 3.31971
MovieComedy
This movie chronicles several pregnant women on their quest to have an abortion. Some got pregnant by accident, others were raped. Sure to offend anti-abortionists, pro-lifers, feminists and chauvinists alike. The portions of the movie that deal with European folk remedies to pregnancy are especially interesting.
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.
Degree of MurderDegree of Murder · 1967
Degree of Murder
★ 6.31967
MovieDramaCrime
After accidentally killing her ex-lover during a fight, Marie enlists the help of a stranger and his friend to dispose of the body while becoming intimate with both men.
Madeleine, MadeleineMadeleine, Madeleine · 1963
Madeleine, Madeleine
★ 9.01963
MovieDrama
Confusion results when a young man walking through a park joins in a game of tennis.

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The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias KneißlThe Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl · 1980
The Proud and Sad Life of Mathias Kneißl
★ 7.01980
MovieDrama
The Robber Mathias Kneißl became a legend in Bavaria. The film is based on the historical criminal case and describes the last year of the rebel and folk hero. At the age of 23, he is released from prison, where he has served an unreasonably harsh six-year sentence. When this becomes known, he loses his job as a carpenter and now wants to emigrate to America with his girlfriend. He hopes to earn the money for the journey by committing crimes. In the process, he fatally wounds a gendarme. Despite this, Mathias Kneißl does not leave the area and stays in the Dachau hinterland. Only when his girlfriend betrays him is he able to find his hiding place. The farm was besieged by 300 police officers for days and then shot up. Kneißl was seriously injured and treated in a clinic in Munich before being beheaded in Augsburg in 1902.

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