Country: Netherlands
Year: 1983
Duration: 105'
Reve, a gay novelist, goes to Vlissingen to give a talk. During the conference he meets Christine, a very fascinating young woman who tries to seduce him. They spend the night together. The morning after, Reve notices Christine's boyfriend's picture and asks to be introduced to him in the hopes of seducing him. Little by little Reve becomes tortured by nightmare and convinces himself that Christine is a murderess who has gotten rid of three husbands. Who will be the fourth man?
Biography
film director
Paul Verhoeven
Paul Verhoeven (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1938) graduated in physics and mathematics. He then enrolled in the navy, where he began to shoot military documentaries. He worked with the television and then made the popular medieval television series, Floris (1969). His first films, which also introduced the actor Rutger Hauer, aroused a certain interest in Europe because of their erotic power. After the success of The Fourth Man he moved to the United States, where his films include RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct and Hollow Man. Back in Europe, he participated in competition at Venice Film Festival with Black Book.
FILMOGRAFIA
Floris (tv, 1969), Wat zien ik? (Gli strani amori di quelle signore, 1971), Turks fruit (Fiore di carne, 1973), Keetje Tippel (Kitty Tippel… quelle notti passate sulla strada, 1975), Soldaat van Oranje (Soldato d’Orange, 1977), Spetters (Spruzzi, 1980), De vierde man (Il quarto uomo, 1983), Flesh & Blood (L’amore e il sangue, 1985), RoboCop (id., 1987), Total Recall (Atto di forza, 1990), Basic Instinct (id., 1992), Showgirls (id., 1995), Starship Troopers (Starship Troopers - Fanterie nello spazio, 1997), Hollow Man (L’uomo senza ombra, 2000), Zwartboek (Black Book, 2006), Steekspel (2012).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Paul Verhoeven.
Plot: da un romanzo di Gerard Reve.
Screenplay: Gerard Soeteman.
Director of photography: Jan de Bont.
Art director: Roland De Groot.
Costume designer: Elly Claus.
Editor: Ine Schenkkan.
Music: Loek Dikker.
Cast and characters: Jeroen Krabbé (Gerard Reve), Renée Soutendjik (Christine Halsslag), Thom Hoffman (Herman), Dolf de Vries (dottor de Vries), Geert de Jong (Ria).
Production company: Rob Houwer per De Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompagnie.
Plot: da un romanzo di Gerard Reve.
Screenplay: Gerard Soeteman.
Director of photography: Jan de Bont.
Art director: Roland De Groot.
Costume designer: Elly Claus.
Editor: Ine Schenkkan.
Music: Loek Dikker.
Cast and characters: Jeroen Krabbé (Gerard Reve), Renée Soutendjik (Christine Halsslag), Thom Hoffman (Herman), Dolf de Vries (dottor de Vries), Geert de Jong (Ria).
Production company: Rob Houwer per De Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompagnie.