Dutch actor Rutger Hauer will make his directorial debut next year with "Changing Fortunes," a biopic on the life of the Dutch banker Wally van Hall, who was responsible for saving the lives of 80,000 families during World War II. Hauer said Tuesday that he was very impressed and moved when he heard about this unknown piece of history, which ends with the betrayal of van Hall 90 days before the end of the war. "Basically he was responsible for the biggest bank fraud in European history, which involved $600 million, only to save as many lives as possible," Hauer told Dutch promotional agency Holland Film.

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