Director Paul Verhoeven is one of the most provocative, daring, challenging and controversial storytellers creating film entertainment today. Director of four of the most successful Dutch films ever made, he is now one of the most noted, influential filmmakers in Hollywood.His widely seen work ranges from Basic Instinct to Total Recall. As diverse as his filmography may appear, each of his films reflects uncompromising vision, fascination with lifes moral dilemmas and passion for the cinema. He has developed a reputation as a director whose unrestrained work is honest and often brutal with frank depictions of sexuality and violence.Verhoeven was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, during the dark years of World War II. He became interested in movies during six years at the University Of Leiden, where he earned a doctorate in mathematics and physics in 1964 and did early short films.Serving with the Royal Dutch Navy, he was assigned to the Marine Film Service as a documentary filmmaker.The highlight of this period was Verhoevens selection to make a celebratory film marking the tercentenary of the Marine Corps. The grand scale result was The Marine Corps Het Korps Mariniers, a stunning 23 minute documentary honored with the Silver Sun for military films in France.

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