Bernard Cornelis (Ben) Sombogaart (born 8 August 1947) is a Dutch

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and

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. His film '' Twin Sisters'' (2002) was nominated for the

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Filmography

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The Pocket-knife ''The Pocket-knife'' () is a 1992 Dutch children's film directed by Ben Sombogaart and written by Sjoerd Kuyper, based on his novel '' Het Zakmes''. The film won several awards, including a Golden Calf Best Director Award. Plot The story is abou ...

'' (''Het Zakmes'', 1992) *'' The Boy Who Stopped Talking'' (''De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte'', 1996) *''

The Flying Liftboy ''The Flying Liftboy'' () is a 1998 Dutch family adventure film directed by Ben Sombogaart and written and produced by Burny Bos, based on the 1953 Dutch children's book ''Abeltje'' by Annie M. G. Schmidt. It stars Rick van Gastel, Soraya Smith, ...

'' (''Abeltje'', 1998) *'' Twin Sisters'' (''De Tweeling'', 2002) *'' Tow Truck Pluck'' (''Pluk van de Petteflet'', 2004) *'' Crusade in Jeans'' (''Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek'', 2006) *''

Bride Flight ''Bride Flight'' is a 2008 romantic drama film about three women and one man from the Netherlands, who all start new lives in New Zealand. It starts with the victory of the KLM flight in the 1953 London to Christchurch air race. It was directe ...

'' (2008) *'' The Storm'' (''De Storm'', 2009) – film about

North Sea flood of 1953 The 1953 North Sea flood () was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding. The ...

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Isabelle Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

'' (2011) *''

Moordvrouw Moordvrouw is a Dutch television series broadcast by RTL 4 and in Flanders by VTM. Crew The creative director of the first season was Joram Lürsen. After the first season he was replaced by Gerd Jan van Dalen and Marcel Visbeen. Van Dalen ...

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In My Father's Garden ''In My Father's Garden'' () is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart. It was based on the book of the same name by Jan Siebelink. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Fo ...

'' (''Knielen Op Een Bed Violen'', 2016) *'' Rafaël'' (2018) *''

My Best Friend Anne Frank ''My Best Friend Anne Frank'' () is a 2021 Dutch biographical drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart. The film tells the story of the friendship between Hanneli Goslar and Anne Frank and the story is told from Goslar's perspective. The film is ba ...

'' (''Mijn Beste Vriendin Anne Frank'', 2021) * ''Tegendraads'' (2024)

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* 1947 births Living people Dutch film directors Mass media people from Amsterdam Golden Calf winners {{netherlands-film-director-stub