George Sluizer

George Sluizer

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Paris, France
June 25, 1932

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sluizer (born 25 June 1932 in Paris, of Dutch and Norwegian parents; died 20 September 2014) was a Dutch filmmaker whose credits include features as well as documentary films. He is best known for directing two versions of The Vanishing, a 1988 Dutch-language release, originally titled Spoorloos, and a 1992 American version. Other feature films directed by Sluizer include Utz (1992) for producer John Goldschmidt, Crimetime (1995), and Dark Blood, which was discontinued after the death of its lead actor River Phoenix (in 1993), but later completed and premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Sluizer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Vanishing
The Vanishing
7.4
/ Dutch
The Vanishing
The Vanishing
6.2
/ English
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
7.6
/ German
Sluizer Speaks
Sluizer Speaks
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Adios Beirut
Adios Beirut
No Rating Yet
/ English
Fanfare
Fanfare
7.2
/ Dutch
Clair-Obscur
Clair-Obscur
No Rating Yet
/ Dutch
Utz
Utz
5.8
/ English
Twice a Woman
Twice a Woman
4.4
/ Dutch
Sweetwater Junction
Sweetwater Junction
No Rating Yet
/ English
Letters
Letters
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/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Vanishing
1988Nominee

Best Director

The Vanishing

The Vanishing
1993Nominee

Best Director

The Vanishing

Fitzcarraldo
1982Winner

Best Picture

Fitzcarraldo

Career Highlights

Sluizer Speaks
2014Highlight

Best Performance

Sluizer Speaks

Fanfare
1958Highlight

Best Director

Fanfare

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