The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001)

Director:

Gerrit van Dijk

Writers:

William S. Burroughs (book)
Gerrit van Dijk (screenplay)
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Release Date:

2003 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Short

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

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

Directed by
Gerrit van Dijk

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William S. Burroughs		book "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script"
Michael Helmerhorst		screenplay
Gerrit van Dijk		screenplay

Produced by
Cilia van Dijk	....	producer

Film Editing by
Gerrit van Dijk

Sound Department
Michael Helmerhorst	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerrit van Dijk	....	rostrum camera

Animation Department
Gerrit van Dijk	....	key animator

Production Companies

• Cilia van Dijk Filmproduktie

Distributors

• A Million Movies a Minute (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

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Runtime:

Netherlands:24 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Company:

Cilia van Dijk Filmproduktie

Trivia:

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