Frans Weisz

Frans Weisz (23 July 1938 – 7 December 2025) was a Dutch movie director. He directed more than 30 movies from 1964 until 2020. His 1975 movie Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His film Havinck was shown during the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 1993 movie The Betrayed was a candidate at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.

During the Holocaust, Weisz's was able to escape the Nazis, but his parents were captured and transported to Auschwitz concentration camp. His mother survived, while his father died.Frans Weisz zat ondergedoken toen de soldaten binnenvielen, KRO-NCRV, 27 January 2020

Weisz died from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on 7 December 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the age of 87.

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