George Sluizer
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George Sluizer is 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 and ultimately shelved after the death of its lead actor, River Phoenix
.
He is best known for directing two versions of The Vanishing
The Vanishing
The Vanishing may refer to:* The Vanishing , a Dutch film* The Vanishing , an American film* The Vanishing...
, a 1988 Dutch-language release, originally titled Spoorloos, and a 1992 American version. Other feature films directed by Sluizer include Utz
Utz (1992 film)
Utz is a 1992 dramatic film directed by George Sluizer, produced by John Goldschmidt and starring Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert and Armin Mueller-Stahl...
(1992) for producer John Goldschmidt
John Goldschmidt
John Goldschmidt is a film director and producer. Goldschmidt was born in London, but grew up in Vienna leaving at the age of 16 to return to London. Goldschmidt has both Austrian and British nationality...
, Crimetime (1995), and Dark Blood
Dark Blood
Dark Blood is an unfinished 1993 film directed by George Sluizer, written by Jim Barton, and starring River Phoenix, Jonathan Pryce, and Judy Davis. In 2011, it was announced that director George Sluizer plans to release the film in 2012...
, which was discontinued and ultimately shelved after the death of its lead actor, River Phoenix
River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix was an American film actor, musician, and teen icon. He was the oldest brother of fellow actors Rain, Joaquin, Liberty, and Summer Phoenix.Phoenix began acting at age 10 in television commercials...
.
As director
| Year | Title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | João en het mes João and the Knife João and the knife is a 1972 Brazilian drama film directed by Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Joffre Soares - João* Ana Maria Miranda - Maria* Joao-Augusto Azevedo - Judge... |
João and the knife | Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival 22nd Berlin International Film Festival The 22nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1972.-Jury:* Eleanor Perry * Fritz Drobilitsch-Walden* Francis Cosne* Rita Tushingham* Tinto Brass* Yukichi Shinada* Julio Coll* Hans Hellmut Kirst... |
| 1979 | Twee Vrouwen | Twice a Woman | |
| 1982 | Tepito Si | Short film | |
| 1985 | Red Desert Penitentiary | Red Desert Penitentiary | |
| 1988 | Spoorloos | The Vanishing | |
| 1992 | Utz Utz (1992 film) Utz is a 1992 dramatic film directed by George Sluizer, produced by John Goldschmidt and starring Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert and Armin Mueller-Stahl... |
Utz | Entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival 42nd Berlin International Film Festival The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 13 to 24, 1992.-Jury:* Annie Girardot * Charles Champlin* Sylvia Chang* Ildikó Enyedi* Irving N... |
| 1993 | Dark Blood Dark Blood Dark Blood is an unfinished 1993 film directed by George Sluizer, written by Jim Barton, and starring River Phoenix, Jonathan Pryce, and Judy Davis. In 2011, it was announced that director George Sluizer plans to release the film in 2012... |
Dark Blood | Unfinished |
| 1993 | The Vanishing The Vanishing (1993 film) The Vanishing is a 1993 thriller starring Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland and Nancy Travis. It is an American remake of a 1988 Franco-Dutch film, also directed by George Sluizer.-Plot:... |
The Vanishing | Remake of Spoorloos |
| 1996 | Crimetime | Crimetime | |
| 1996 | Mortinho por Chegar a Casa Dying to Go Home Dying to Go Home is a Portuguese movie released in 1996. It was directed by Carlos da Silva and George Sluizer, starring Diogo Infante and Maria d'Aires . The story takes place in Portugal and the Netherlands... |
Dying to Go Home | Directed with Carlos da Silva Carlos da Silva Carlos Da Silva is a footballer from Portugal who currently plays as midfielder for AC Lugano in the Swiss Challenge League.-External links:*... |
| 1998 | The Commissioner | The Commissioner | |
| 2002 | La Balsa de piedra The Stone Raft The Stone Raft is a novel by Nobel Prize in Literature-winning Portuguese writer José Saramago. It first appeared in Portuguese in 1986, and was translated into English in 1994... |
The Stone Raft | |
| 2009 | The Chosen One | The Chosen One | |