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Leon de Winter

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Leon de Winter was born on 26 February 1954 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He is a writer and director, known for De grens (1984), Looking for Eileen (1987) and De verwording van Herman Dürer (1979). He is married to Jessica Durlacher. They have two children.
BornFebruary 26, 1954
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Johan Leysen in De grens (1984)
    De grens
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1984
    Thom Hoffman in Looking for Eileen (1987)
    Looking for Eileen
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
    De verwording van Herman Dürer
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1979
    The Hollywood Sign (2001)
    The Hollywood Sign
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Brussel (2017)
      Brussel
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • De erfenis van Anne Frank (2015)
      De erfenis van Anne Frank
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • SuperTex (2003)
      SuperTex
      5.6
      • novel
      • 2003
    • The Hollywood Sign (2001)
      The Hollywood Sign
      5.2
      • novel "De hemel van Hollywood"
      • screenplay
      • 2001
    • Hoffman's Hunger
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • novel
      • screenplay
      • 1993–1994
    • The Johnsons (1992)
      The Johnsons
      6.1
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • Porgy Franssen, Geert Lageveen, Rik Launspach, Jip Wijngaarden, and Jeroen Willems in Bij nader inzien (1991)
      Bij nader inzien
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1991
    • Thom Hoffman in Looking for Eileen (1987)
      Looking for Eileen
      6.7
      • novel
      • screenplay
      • 1987
    • Johan Leysen in De grens (1984)
      De grens
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1984
    • Bastille (1984)
      Bastille
      6.6
      • book "La Place de la Bastille"
      • 1984
    • Dr. Faustus
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • De afstand (1981)
      De afstand
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • De verwording van Herman Dürer
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 1979

    Director

    • Hoffman's Hunger
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1993–1994
    • Johan Leysen in De grens (1984)
      De grens
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1984
    • De verwording van Herman Dürer
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1979

    Producer

    • A Perfect Man (2013)
      A Perfect Man
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Hollywood Sign (2001)
      The Hollywood Sign
      5.2
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Thom Hoffman in Looking for Eileen (1987)
      Looking for Eileen
      6.7
      • producer
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Born
      • February 26, 1954
      • 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
    • Spouse
      • Jessica Durlacher? - present (2 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Trivia
      His father, a survivor of the Holocaust, died in 1965.

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