Rob Houwer

Rob Houwer
Rob Houwer in 2008
Born	Robert Piet Houwer (1937-12-13) 13 December 1937 The Hague, Netherlands
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1969–present

Robert Piet Houwer (born 13 December 1937) is a Dutch film producer. Houwer frequently collaborated with Paul Verhoeven and produced most of his Dutch films. However, they shared a very antagonistic relationship that came to a definitive end in 1983. Houwer never quite enjoyed the artistic and commercial successes he had during the Verhoeven years. In fact, three films which he produced are considered among the worst in Dutch cinema: De gulle Minnaar (1990), De Zeemeerman (1996) and Het woeden der gehele wereld (2006).

Awards

• 1999 Bavarian Film Awards, Best Production

Selected filmography

West Germany

• Romy: Anatomy of a Face (dir. Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, 1967)
• A Degree of Murder (dir. Volker Schlöndorff, 1967)
• Tattoo (dir. Johannes Schaaf, 1967)
• Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (dir. Peter Fleischmann, 1969)
• Up the Establishment (dir. Michael Verhoeven, 1969)
• Man on Horseback (dir. Volker Schlöndorff, 1969)
• Student of the Bedroom (dir. Michael Verhoeven, 1970)
• o.k. (dir. Michael Verhoeven, 1970)

Netherlands

• Business Is Business (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1971)
• Turkish Delight (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1973)
• Keetje Tippel (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1975)
• Soldier of Orange (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1977)
• Grijpstra & De Gier (dir. Wim Verstappen, 1979)
• The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (animated film, 1983)
• The Fourth Man (dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1983)
• Brandende liefde (dir. Ate de Jong, 1983)
• Count Your Blessings (dir. Pieter Verhoeff, 1987)
• De Gulle Minnaar (dir. Mady Saks, 1990)
• The Little Blonde Death (dir. Jean van de Velde, 1993)
• De Zeemeerman (dir. Frank Herrebout, 1996)
• Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld (dir. Guido Pieters, 2006)

External links

• Rob Houwer at IMDb