Frans Weisz

Frans Weisz
Weisz in 1973
Born(1938-07-23)23 July 1938
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died7 December 2025(2025-12-07) (aged 87)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
OccupationMovie director
Years active1964–2020
Children1

Frans Weisz (23 July 1938 – 7 December 2025) was a Dutch movie director. He directed more than 30 movies from 1964 until 2020. His 1975 movie Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] His film Havinck was shown during the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[2] His 1993 movie The Betrayed was a candidate at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

During the Holocaust, Weisz's was able to escape the Nazis, but his parents were captured and transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. His mother survived, while his father died.[4]

Weisz died from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on 7 December 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the age of 87.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Havinck". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Frans Weisz zat ondergedoken toen de soldaten binnenvielen, KRO-NCRV, 27 January 2020
  5. ↑ "Filmregisseur Frans Weisz (87) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-08.

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