Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Willem Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen (Arnhem, 13 November 1957 – Amsterdam, 27 September 2005) was a Dutch film director.

Born in Arnhem, the son of Nicolaas Jan van de Sande Bakhuyzen, he made his acting debut in the 1986 Academy Award-winning movie The Assault.

His 2001 art film Touch, and his 2002 television movie The Enclave were nominated for an Emmy Award.

Van de Sande Bakhuyzen died from cancer in Amsterdam in 2005, aged 47, the day before the premiere of his movie Life!.

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