I don't know what my appeal is. I can see I've got blue eyes and don't look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I can't understand the fuss.

Proceeds of the book go to Hauer's Starfish Association. Set in South Africa the film was an action-drama with a focus on apartheid. The role made him famous in his native country and Hauer reprised his role for the 1975 German remake Floris von Rosemund.

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrʏtxər ˈulsə(n) ˈɦɔuər]; born 23 January 1944) is a Dutch actor writer and environmentalist. His career began in 1969 with the title role in the popular Dutch television series Floris.