Percival Rubens
South African film director, screenwriter and film producer
About Percival Rubens
Lived 1929 – 2009 (aged 79). Percival Rubens was a South African film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Percival Rubens (Krugersdorp, 29 December 1928 – Johannesburg, 13 June 2009) was a South African film director and scriptwriter.
Filmography Films The Boy and the Mountain (short) (1958) The Foster Gang (screenplay with Lee Marcus) (1964) The Long Red Shadow (screenplay with Lee Marcus) (1968) Strangers at Sunrise (screenplay with Lee Marcus) (1969), Mister Kingstreet’s War / Heroes Die Hard (screenplay with George Harding) (1971) Die Saboteurs (1974) Mighty Man (1978) The Demon (also screenwriter)) (1979) Survival Zone (screenplay with Eric Brown) (1982) Hostage (with Hanro Möhr) (1987) Zone / Okavango (1989) Sweet Murder (also screenwriter) (1990).
Awards
Posthumous Golden Horn Lifetime Achievement Award for Direction from SAFTA in 2010.
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Who was Percival Rubens?
South African film director, screenwriter and film producer
When was Percival Rubens born?
Percival Rubens was born on 29 December 1929 in Krugersdorp.
When did Percival Rubens die?
Percival Rubens died on 13 June 2009 in Johannesburg.
What was Percival Rubens's occupation?
Percival Rubens was a film director, screenwriter and film producer.
What nationality was Percival Rubens?
Percival Rubens was South African.
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