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Rik Kuypers(1925-2019)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Rik Kuypers was born on 11 April 1925 in Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Meeuwen sterven in de haven (1955), Atcha (1954) and Adieu Filippi (1967). He died on 21 May 2019 in Lima, Peru.
BornApril 11, 1925
DiedMay 21, 2019(94)
BornApril 11, 1925
DiedMay 21, 2019(94)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Meeuwen sterven in de haven (1955)
Meeuwen sterven in de haven
6.9
  • Director
  • 1955
Atcha
  • Director
  • 1954
Adieu Filippi
  • Director
  • 1967
De obool
2.7
  • Director
  • 1966

Credits

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Director

  • No se puede sepulator la luz
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Een glimlach uit Haïti
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Een huis voor de eeuwigheid
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Saudade de Bahia
    • Director
    • 1975
  • In de schaduw van de goden
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Lieven Gevaert, eerste arbeider
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Adieu Filippi
    • Director
    • 1967
  • De obool
    2.7
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Jillali
    Short
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Hippolyte Daye
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Kurt Schwitters
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Moderne fabrieksarchitektuur
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Monumenta Juda Ica
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Poëzie in 625 lijnen
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Morgen is eeuwig
    • Director
    • 1960

Writer

  • Adieu Filippi
    • writer
    • 1967
  • De obool
    2.7
    • scenario
    • 1966
  • Jillali
    Short
    • scenario
    • script
    • 1965
  • Meeuwen sterven in de haven (1955)
    Meeuwen sterven in de haven
    6.9
    • scenario
    • 1955
  • Atcha
    • scenario
    • 1954

Cinematographer

  • De obool
    2.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Atcha
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kik Kuijpers
  • Born
    • April 11, 1925
    • Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium
  • Died
    • May 21, 2019
    • Lima, Peru(lung cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    He made a documentary about Peru in 1981 titled 'No se puede sepulator la luz.'

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