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Dutch film director
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15 April 1951(Heemstede, North Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Dick Herman Willem Maas (born 15 April 1951) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and film composer.
Maas achieved notoriety after the success of his music videos for the Dutch band Golden Earring, including "Twilight Zone" and the controversial "When the Lady Smiles," and his films De Lift, Amsterdamned and Flodder in the 1980s. Maas also directed the controversial Christmas slasher Sint (Saint Nick).
Personal life
Dick Herman Willem Maas was born on 15 April 1951 in Heemstede in the Netherlands.
Maas is married to fellow film director Esmé Lammers, a granddaughter of Max Euwe, World Chess Champion 1935–1937.
Filmography (as director)
Music Videos
- 1982 - "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring
- 1984 - "Clear Night Moonlight" - Golden Earring
- 1984 - "When the Lady Smiles" - Golden Earring
- 1997 - "Burning Stuntman" - Golden Earring
Shorts
- Adelbert
- De overval
- Historia Morbi
- Idylle
- Long distance
- Onder de maat
- Picknick
- Rigor Mortis
Features
- 1983 – De Lift
- 1986 – Flodder
- 1988 – Amsterdamned
- 1992 – Flodders in America (aka Flodder 2)
- 1995 – Flodder 3
- 1999 – Do Not Disturb
- 2001 – Down
- 2007 – Moordwijven
- 2010 – Sint
- 2012 – Quiz
- 2016 – Prooi