Rob Houwer

Production

Rob Houwer

Born — Died

1937-12-13 — 2025-07-04

Place of birth

Hoogeveen, The Netherlands

Known for

Production

Credits

45 titles

Robert Piet Houwer (13 December 1937 – 4 July 2025) was a Dutch film producer. He studied at the University of Television and Film Munich, Germany. In 1964 he directed the short film Anmeldung (Declaration) which was awarded a Silver Bear at the Berlin Filmfest. During the 1960s, Rob Houwer became one of the most prolific producers in Germany, with directors Volker Schlöndorff (A Degree of Murder, Man on Horseback), Peter Fleischmann (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria), Johannes Schaaf (Tattoo), Michael Verhoeven (Up the Establishment, o.k.) and Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (Romy: Anatomy of a Face).

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Turkish Delight poster
6.9

Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.

Turkish Delight

1973

Soldier of Orange poster
7.1

The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.

Soldier of Orange

1977

Katie Tippel poster
6.3

In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, as teenage Katie is terrorized by a male-dominated society who only see her as an object. Her situation worsens when, following her father's sacking and her elder sister's descent into alcoholism, her mother decides that, rather than starving, Katie becomes a prostitute.

Katie Tippel

1975

The 4th Man poster
6.7

A writer whose lover is a woman widowed three times begins to suspect she may be responsible for her husbands' deaths.

The 4th Man

1983

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel poster
6.2

In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for crossing his land. Upon returning, he finds his horses near death, and when the noble refuses to compensate him, the merchant fights unsuccessfully against the injustice.

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969

Business Is Business poster
5.8

Dutch prostitutes Greta and Nel cruise the Amsterdam red light district, seeking clients to involve in their elaborately staged fetish fantasies, be it disciplinarian headmistresses, surgeons cutting open a willing patient, or even dressing up as chickens, the duo show their expertise in role-playing again and again and again. In reality, Nel is trapped in an abusive marriage and Greta is forever in the middle of their confrontations but her life takes a positive upturn when she becomes involved with a client.

Business Is Business

1971

Fatal Error poster
5.9

Detectives Grijpstra and De Gier are sent to investigate the case of a man who apparently hanged himself in a center for oriental meditation. It is ruled as suicide and the case seems to be closed, but the same night there is an attempted break in. The investigation hits a dead end and everyone involved is a suspect. Based on the book "The Corpse in the Haarlemmer Houttuinen” by Jan-Willem van de Wetering.

Fatal Error

1979

Degree of Murder poster
6.3

After accidentally killing her ex-lover during a fight, Marie enlists the help of a stranger and his friend to dispose of the body while becoming intimate with both men.

Degree of Murder

1967

Romy: Anatomy of a Face poster
6.8

Documentary about young actress Romy Schneider, capturing just the right moment between her first career as a young actress in mainstream "Unterhaltungskino" ("entertainment cinema") and her second one as acknowledged European arthouse actress.

Romy: Anatomy of a Face

1967

Little Blond Death poster
6.6

The poet Valentijn Boecke meets his former teacher Mieke. They have a short relation. After a while Mieke appears to be pregnant. Valentijn is through with Mieke and leaves her...

Little Blond Death

1993

Little Blond Death poster
6.6

The poet Valentijn Boecke meets his former teacher Mieke. They have a short relation. After a while Mieke appears to be pregnant. Valentijn is through with Mieke and leaves her...

Little Blond Death

1993

In Trouble poster
3.3

This movie chronicles several pregnant women on their quest to have an abortion. Some got pregnant by accident, others were raped. Sure to offend anti-abortionists, pro-lifers, feminists and chauvinists alike. The portions of the movie that deal with European folk remedies to pregnancy are especially interesting.

In Trouble

1971

In Trouble poster
3.3

This movie chronicles several pregnant women on their quest to have an abortion. Some got pregnant by accident, others were raped. Sure to offend anti-abortionists, pro-lifers, feminists and chauvinists alike. The portions of the movie that deal with European folk remedies to pregnancy are especially interesting.

In Trouble

1971

High Heels, Real Love poster
5.8

A bored company owner decides to find out what it is like to be one of his workers. During his "transformation" he falls in love with a cafeteria worker. When his alter ego "The Boss" makes an inappropriate comment to his would-be girlfriend, the worker challenges his "Boss" to a Duel.

High Heels, Real Love

1981

The Bitter Herb poster
6.6

This film is about the Jewish girl Sara and the ruin of her family during World War II. Her parents have to live in the Jewish ghetto in Amsterdam, but later they are arrested and deported. Sara decides to flee with her brother and his girlfriend to Palestine. Based on the book by Marga Minco.

The Bitter Herb

1985

The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) poster
7.1

Oliver B. Bumble finds an egg that, it turns out, has a cute little dragon in it. However, this dragon grows huge each time it gets excited or upset. As this causes a lot of problems, Bumble has to face a difficult dilemma.

The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)

1983

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria poster
6.7

Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people's suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard.

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

1969

o.k. poster
6.6

A five-man US fireteam dig in at the Bon Song Valley (represented by the Bavarian forest) to await the end of the Easter truce with the Vietnamese. A Vietnamese girl passes by and the team rape and kill her. One refuses to take part and escapes to report the incident, but it is dismissed by his superior.

o.k.

1970

The Rage of the Whole World poster
4.6

In Raging of the whole world are the turbulent early years of Alexander Goudveyl central. The story of Alexander's childhood is also the history of an era, the fifties and sixties, and a never solved murder case. Murder goes back to an authentic incident: in 1956, right before Christmas, a policeman was shot in broad daylight in Maassluis during a large-scale evangelistic campaign. The film also plays a failed escape attempt with a herring trawler involved in the turbulent days of May 1940.

The Rage of the Whole World

2006

The Rage of the Whole World poster
4.6

In Raging of the whole world are the turbulent early years of Alexander Goudveyl central. The story of Alexander's childhood is also the history of an era, the fifties and sixties, and a never solved murder case. Murder goes back to an authentic incident: in 1956, right before Christmas, a policeman was shot in broad daylight in Maassluis during a large-scale evangelistic campaign. The film also plays a failed escape attempt with a herring trawler involved in the turbulent days of May 1940.

The Rage of the Whole World

2006

The Merman poster
4.0

Tony is really handsome, but he smells. A scientist gives him a potion that should get rid of his fishy smell. Unfortunately, there are some serious side effects.

The Merman

1996

The Merman poster
4.0

Tony is really handsome, but he smells. A scientist gives him a potion that should get rid of his fishy smell. Unfortunately, there are some serious side effects.

The Merman

1996

The Generous Lover poster
4.9

A comedy based on two novels by Marjan Berk about a smooth-talking artist with love problems. He is in love but is pursued by former lovers.

The Generous Lover

1990

The Generous Lover poster
4.9

A comedy based on two novels by Marjan Berk about a smooth-talking artist with love problems. He is in love but is pursued by former lovers.

The Generous Lover

1990

Burning Love poster
5.2

A young painter takes up French lessons with an elder lady to ensure he’ll get a grant for a French arts institute. That way he meets Anna, a beautiful married woman nursing the lady’s old father, and falls in love with her.

Burning Love

1983

Burning Love poster
5.2

A young painter takes up French lessons with an elder lady to ensure he’ll get a grant for a French arts institute. That way he meets Anna, a beautiful married woman nursing the lady’s old father, and falls in love with her.

Burning Love

1983

No artwork available
8.0

A documentary about Germany's last emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Majestät brauchen Sonne

1999

Tattoo poster
6.8

A well-off couple adopt a 16-year-old boy from an orphanage in West Berlin, but their attempts to help him assimilate into his new surroundings fail. The repressive tolerance of the well-educated adoptive parents is just too much for the mischievous young boy.

Tattoo

1967

Galaxy poster
6.5

In a future world devoid of men, three young women order two men to come to them and ask them which of them they would prefer.

Galaxy

1967

Little Vampire poster
6.5

In a german suburb a babysitter is too busy with her own teenage business and leaves a boy with his little sister alone. Then the girl is missing. The only way the family and society are able to deal with the horror is to ignore it and hide the truth in the closet.

Little Vampire

1968

Angel Baby poster
3.6

A girl travels from her hometown in upper Bavaria to Munich in order to lose her virginity.

Angel Baby

1968

Anmeldung poster
6.5

An elderly lady joins an old peoples' home, but while filling in the form is lost in memories of the past.

Anmeldung

1964

Anmeldung poster
6.5

An elderly lady joins an old peoples' home, but while filling in the form is lost in memories of the past.

Anmeldung

1964

Als Je Verliefd Wordt poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Als Je Verliefd Wordt

2012

No artwork available
NR

A rich man's daughter seduces migrant workers.

Ferien

1962

No artwork available
NR

A rich man's daughter seduces migrant workers.

Ferien

1962

Madeleine, Madeleine poster
9.0

Confusion results when a young man walking through a park joins in a game of tennis.

Madeleine, Madeleine

1963

Hütet eure Töchter! poster
8.0

A film consisting of seven episodes directed by young West German filmmakers, some of whom were signatories of the famous Oberhausen Manifesto. The film focuses on the sometimes highly dramatic fates of young girls.

Hütet eure Töchter!

1964

Hütet eure Töchter! poster
8.0

A film consisting of seven episodes directed by young West German filmmakers, some of whom were signatories of the famous Oberhausen Manifesto. The film focuses on the sometimes highly dramatic fates of young girls.

Hütet eure Töchter!

1964

Carrot and Stick poster
6.0

Dressman turns bank robber to afford the lifestyle he wants.

Carrot and Stick

1968