Rubens (film)

Rubens (Dutch: Rubens, schilder en diplomaat) is a 1977 Belgian drama film directed by Roland Verhavert.^[1] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Rubens
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Directed by	Roland Verhavert
Written by	Hugo Claus
Produced by	Jörg A. Eggers
Starring	Johan Leysen
Cinematography	Walter Kindler
Release date	2 October 1977 (1977-10-02)
Running time	260 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	Dutch

Cast

• Eddy Asselbergs as Olivares
• Robert Borremans as Velasquez
• Eddie Brugman as Peter Pourbus
• Domien De Gruyter as Nicolaas II Rockox
• Johan Leysen as Rubens
• Ann Petersen as Marie de Medicis
• Hugo Van Den Berghe as Adriaen Brouwer
• Frans Van den Brande as Hertog van Lerma
• Joris Van den Eynde as Filips
• André van den Heuvel as Caravaggio
• Martin Van Zundert as Richelieu
• Lucas Vandervost as Jacob Jordaens

See also

• List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Rubens". citwf. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

• Rubens at IMDb