Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch movie director, producer and writer. He was born in Amsterdam. He directed American movies RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls and Starship Troopers. He wrote and directed Dutch movie Black Book.
During his youth Verhoeven was for a short time a Pentecostal Christian. Although he is an atheist, [1] he takes a great interest in Jesus. He is a member of the Jesus Seminar and wrote "Jesus of Nazareth" in 2007, a liberal view on Jesus. He is intending to make a movie about Jesus.
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Verhoeven on the set of Floris (1968)
Verhoeven (center) in 1983
Presentation of Basic Instinct at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Left to right: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Michael Douglas, Martine Tours (Verhoeven's wife), Verhoeven, Sharon Stone and Mario Kassar.
Verhoeven at press conference at Berlinale 2017
