The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001)

1920s mobster Dutch Schultz's dying words presented in the abstract.

Director:

Gerrit van Dijk

Writers:

William S. Burroughs (book), Michael Helmerhorst (screenplay),

Stars:

Rutger Hauer, Wigbolt Kruyver, Huub van der Lubbe

Cast

Cast overview:
Rutger Hauer	...	Dutch Schultz (voice)
Wigbolt Kruyver	...	Dutch Schultz (as Wigbolt Kruijver)
Huub van der Lubbe	...	Charles "Charlie the Bug" Workman, the Killer
Maarten Wansink	...	Frank Fredericks, the Bartender
Henri Kalb	...	Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman, the Bookkeeper (as Henry Kalb)
Peter Drost	...	Abe Landau, Gangster
Jaap Postma	...	Bernard "Lulu" Rosenkrantz, Gangster
Stef van der Eijnden	...	King Lou, the Cook (as Stef van den Eynden)
Bram Kwekkeboom	...	Driver
Michael Helmerhorst	...	Historian

Storyline

In 1935, mobster Dutch Schultz was using the bathroom at the Palace chophouse in New York when Charles "Charlie the Bug" Workman walked into the back room and shot dead three of Schultz's associates: bookkeeper Otto "Abbadabba" Berman, number one henchman Abe Landau, and bodyguard Bernard "Lulu" Rosenkrantz. Schultz was still standing at the urinal in shock when Workman strolled in and shot him below the heart. When paramedics arrived, Schultz had dragged himself out and was sitting bleeding at his table. For the next twenty hours, police stenographers recorded his unbelievable death, as he rambled a few thousand bizarre words before finally muttering something unintelligable and then dying. This film is an abstract representation of what Schultz was trying to say.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | Short

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

2003 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Dutch Schultzin viimeiset sanat

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cilia van Dijk Filmproduktie

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cartoon segments are done in rotoscope, a technique created by drawing each frame over film of actors acting out the scene.

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