Gerard Soeteman (born 1 July 1936 in

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) is a Dutch

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. He worked together with

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on several films, such as ''

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'' and '' Black Book''. He also wrote the screenplay for ''

The Assault ''The Assault'' (original title in Dutch language, Dutch: ''De aanslag'') is a 1982 novel by Netherlands, Dutch author Harry Mulisch. Random House published an English translation by Claire Nicolas White in 1985. It covers 35 years in the life o ...

'', which won the

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Film credits

*''

Business Is Business ''Business is business'' (french: :fr:Les affaires sont les affaires, Les affaires sont les affaires) is a French comedy in three acts, by the novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau, performed in April 1903 on the stage of Comédie-Française, in ...

'' (1971) *''

'' (1973) *'' Katie Tippel'' (1975) *'' Max Havelaar'' (1976) *''

Soldier of Orange ''Soldier of Orange'' ( nl, Soldaat van Oranje, ) is a 1977 Dutch romance-thriller film directed and co-written by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set around the German occupation o ...

'' (1977) *' (1979) *'' Spetters'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *'' The Fourth Man'' (1983) *'' Flesh & Blood'' (1985) *''

'' (1986) *'' The Bunker'' (1992) Also director. *'' Claim'' (2002) *'' Floris'' (2004) *'' Black Book'' (2006)

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