Rik Kuypers (11 April 1925 – 21 May 2019) was a Belgian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He directed 29 films between 1947 and 1981. He co-directed the film ''

Seagulls Die in the Harbour ''Seagulls Die in the Harbour'' ( nl, Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Fil ...

'', which was entered into the

1956 Cannes Film Festival The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956. The Palme d'Or went to ''The Silent World'' by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle. The festival opened with ''Marie-Antoinette reine de France'', directed by Jean Delannoy and ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1955)

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* 1925 births 2019 deaths Belgian film directors People from Mortsel {{Belgium-film-director-stub