The Fourth man = de Vierde Man

The Fourth Man is a supernatural erotic thriller with strong reminders of the work of directors such as De Palma, Bergman, Roeg, Bunuel and Hitchcock. The plot revolves around Gerard Reve, a writer noted for his inability to distinguish fiction from reality - who travels from Amsterdam to lecture to a rather provincial literary circle in a nearby town. He accepts an invitation to spend the night with a beautiful, rich widow. Reve’s voyeuristic attachment to the widow aided by his runaway imagination, leads him to the discovery of the widow’s mysterious past. Dubbed in English.

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Credits

director

Paul Verhoeven

producer

Rob Houwer

production company

Verenigde Nedelandsche Filmcompagnie

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places

Netherlands

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324883

Language

English

Audience classification

R (18+)

Subject categories

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Film noir

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Netherlands

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Supernatural

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Netherlands, 1983

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