Verhoeven turns his hand to a tragic romantic drama with Turkish Delight, based on the book of the same name by Jan Wolkers. Voted as the best Dutch film of all time, the film was phenomenally ...

Verhoeven's second movie, 1973's Turkish Delight, stars Rutger Hauer as a sculptor whose erotically charged relationship with bratty rich girl Monique Van de Ven breaks all the rules not already ...

Why It's Controversial: Directed by Paul Verhoeven in his Dutch period (when he actually made decent films), Turkish Delight is a tragic Erotic Drama starring Rutger Hauer and Monique van de Ven ...

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Houwer Film/Kobal/Shutterstock (5871076a) Rutger Hauer Turkish Delight – 1973 Director: Paul Verhoeven Rob Houwer Film NETHERLANDS Film Portrait ...