Ben Sombogaart
Bernard Cornelis (Ben) Sombogaart (born 8 August 1947) is a Dutch film and TV director. His film Twin Sisters (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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- Name
- Ben Sombogaart
- Born
- 8 August 1947
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Occupation
- director
- Full name
- Bernard Cornelis Sombogaart.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Honours
- Golden Calf for Best Director.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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• Name — Ben Sombogaart • Born — 8 August 1947 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Occupation — director • Children — Boris and Kevin (twins, 1987)
Filmography
Filmography
• The Pocket-knife (Het Zakmes, 1992) • The Boy Who Stopped Talking (De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte, 1996) • The Flying Liftboy (Abeltje, 1998) • Twin Sisters (De Tweeling, 2002) • Tow Truck Pluck (Pluk van de Petteflet, 2004) • Crusade in Jeans (Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek, 2006) • Bride Flight (2008) • The Storm (De Storm, 2009) – film about North Sea flood of 1953 • Isabelle (2011) • Moordvrouw (2012-) • In My Father's Garden (Knielen Op Een Bed Violen, 2016) • Rafaël (2018) • My Best Friend Anne Frank (Mijn Beste Vriendin Anne Frank, 2021) • Tegendraads (2024)
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Ben Sombogaart is recorded as having received Golden Calf for Best Director. Recorded at birth as Bernard Cornelis Sombogaart.
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1947
Ben Sombogaart born at Amsterdam.
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