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Although the BBC article mentions Hauer's breakthrough role in the 1969 Dutch TV series Floris, it doesn't mention that it was Paul Verhoeven who directed it. Verhoeven and Hauer would go on to make a number of films together in the 1970s which brought Verhoeven international recognition before he went to the States along with Hauer though Hauer wasn't in any of Verhoeven's famous/notorious American films.

 

Hauer continued making films to the end. I don't know if he had completing filming his last role but if he did, you'll get the chance to see it on BBC this Christmas in their version of A Christmas Carol where he's the Ghost of Christmas Future.

El Loro

Very sad news.

 

Blade Runner being one of my favourite films, I am very familiar with his superb 'death soliloquy'. Great piece of cinema.

 

I don't know too many films he has been in apart from Hitcher and the terrible Hobo With A Shotgun (save yourself time and never watch it). I have recently picked up cheap The Legend of the Holy Drinker.

 

No doubt my eye will be drawn to some of his other work now.

 

YearTitle
1969Monsieur Hawarden
1973Rumplestiltskin
1973Turkish Delight
1974Cold Blood [nl]
1974Hard to Remember [nl]
1974The Wilby Conspiracy
1975Katie Tippel
1975The Year of the Cancer
1976Max Havelaar
1977Soldier of Orange
1978Pastorale 1943
1978Woman Between Wolf and Dog
1978Mysteries [nl]
1979The Bank Robbery [nl]
1979Grijpstra & De Gier
1980Spetters
1981Nighthawks
1981Chanel Solitaire
1982Blade Runner
1983The Osterman Weekend
1984A Breed Apart
1984Eureka
1984Terror in the Aisles
1985Ladyhawke
1985Flesh & Blood
1986The Hitcher
1987Wanted: Dead or Alive
1988The Legend of the Holy Drinker
1989Desert Law
1989Blind Fury
1989As Long as It's Love
1989The Blood of Heroes
1989Bloodhounds of Broadway
1991Wedlock
1991Past Midnight
1992Split Second
1992Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1993Arctic Blue
1994Surviving the Game
1994Nostradamus
1994The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1995Blood of the Innocent
1995Mr. Stitch
1996Crossworlds
1996Mariette in Ecstasy
1996Precious Find
1997Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997Troubled Waters
1997Blast
1997Omega Doom
1997The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
1997Bleeders
1997Deathline
1998Bone Daddy
1999Simon Magus
1999New World Disorder
1999Tactical Assault
2000Lying in Wait
2000Partners in Crime
2000Wilder
2001Jungle Juice
2001The Room
2001The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
2001Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
2001Flying Virus
2002The God's Bankers
2002Scorcher
2002Warrior Angels
2002Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2004In the Shadow of the Cobra [nl]
2004Tempesta [de]
2004Never Enough
2005Sin City
2005Batman Begins
2005Dracula III: Legacy
2005Mirror Wars
2006The Hunt for Eagle One
2006Minotaur
2006Mentor
2006The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
2007Goal II: Living the Dream
2007Moving McAllister
2007Dead Tone
2008Spoon
2008Magic Flute Diaries
2008Bride Flight
2009Barbarossa
2009Tonight at Noon
2010Happiness Runs
2011Hobo with a Shotgun
2011The Mill and the Cross
2011The Rite
2011Black Butterflies
2011Alle for Γ©n
2011The Heineken Kidnapping [nl]
2011The Cardboard Village (Il Villaggio di Cartone)
2011The Reverend
2012Dracula 3D
2012Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt [de]
2013Real Playing Game
2013Il Futuro (The Future)
2014Unity
20142047 - Sights of Death
2015The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
2015Michiel de Ruyter[7]
2015The Letters
2016Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
2017Drawing Home
2017Gangsterdam
2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2018Corbin Nash
2018Samson
2018The Sisters Brothers
2019Viy 2: Journey to China
TBAEmperor
TBABreak

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

I don't know too many films he has been in apart from Hitcher and the terrible Hobo With A Shotgun (save yourself time and never watch it). I have recently picked up cheap The Legend of the Holy Drinker.

 

No doubt my eye will be drawn to some of his other work now.

Ladyhawke has always had a loyal following, and is definitely worth a look.

 

Personally; unless you haven't seen the TV series, I wouldn't bother with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. On it's own it's enjoyable fluff, but there's a reason Joss Whedon was so desperate to completely redo it. It does illustrate Hauer's unsurprising knack for playing vampires, but it's perhaps most notable now for giving Hilary Swank her first movie role (she plays one of Buffy's schoolmates).

Eugene's Lair
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Eugene's Lair posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

I don't know too many films he has been in apart from Hitcher and the terrible Hobo With A Shotgun (save yourself time and never watch it). I have recently picked up cheap The Legend of the Holy Drinker.

 

No doubt my eye will be drawn to some of his other work now.

Ladyhawke has always had a loyal following, and is definitely worth a look.

 

Personally; unless you haven't seen the TV series, I wouldn't bother with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. On it's own it's enjoyable fluff, but there's a reason Joss Whedon was so desperate to completely redo it. It does illustrate Hauer's unsurprising knack for playing vampires, but it's perhaps most notable now for giving Hilary Swank her first movie role (she plays one of Buffy's schoolmates).

Yes, Ladyhawke, of course, how did I forget that.

I think I have seen the Buffy film you mention, but so long ago I forget what it was like. 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities

As usual, Radio 4's Today programme this morning included its religious slot "Thought for the Day".  Giles Fraser today used EL's clip in his opening post as the basis.

 

His talk is of interest to anyone who finds that scene memorable. He also talks about Philip K Dick and also throws in William Blake. A fascinating item and will worth 3 minutes of listening time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07j6zcf

El Loro

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