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> De Vierde Man
... aka 4th Man, The (USA: video box title)
... aka Fourth Man, The (USA)

Country: The Netherlands, 1983
Runtime: 104 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Language: Dutch
Summary
Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers) won international acclaim for this sexy, gory film noir. Christine (Renée Soutendijk) is a three time widow with a mysterious past and a new lover, Herman (Thom Hoffman). Enter Gerard Reve (Jeroen Krabbé), the bisexual writer of several controversial novels. Unable to resist the alluring Christine, he also finds himself attracted to Herman. Unfortunately he always begins to believe that the deaths of Christine's past husbands were not accidental and that he and Herman may also be living on borrowed time. But is Christine a killer, or is Gerard merely coming undone?
Source: rottentomatoes.com
Cast
Jeroen Krabbé .... Gerard Reve
Renée Soutendijk .... Christine Halsslag
Thom Hoffman .... Herman
Dolf de Vries .... Dr. de Vries
Geert de Jong .... Ria
Hans Veerman .... Undertaker
Hero Muller .... Josefs
Caroline de Beus .... Adrienne
Reinout Bussemaker .... First husband
Erik J. Meijer .... Second husband
Ursul de Geer .... Third husband
Filip Bolluyt .... Surfer
Hedda Lornie .... Saleswoman bookshop
Paul Nygaard .... Violinist
Guus van der Made .... Train waiter
Crew
Writing credits: Gerard Reve (novel) and
Gerard Soeteman (screenplay)
Original music by Loek Dikker
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Production Companies
Rob Houwer's Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompanie (NL)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA)
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Taglines
Christine may have murdered three husbands. Now she is involved with a nightmare plagued writer and the handsome young man he lusts for. Will one of them become the fourth man?
Trivia
Review by Latti
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