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Schultze gets the Blues

Deutschland 2002/2003 Spielfilm

Schultze gets the Blues

Schultze gets the Blues tells the story of Schultze, a man who has spent his whole life in a small town in Sachsen-Anhalt near the river Saale. Schultze′s life, divided between work and the pub, the allotment, folk music and fishing, is rudely interrupted when he and his mates Manfred and Juergen lose their jobs. As entropy sets in and maintaining the daily routine deteriorates into a farce, Schultze discovers a life on the other side of the hill.

From his polka-powered accordion, the amateur musician coaxes the fiery zydeco music of the Southern States, which threatens to disrupt the respectable anniversary celebration of his local music club. Faced with the choice of sliding back into the old ways or ending up as the local freak, Schultze makes a decision which will take him deep into the swamps and bayous of Louisiana ... and back again ...

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Michael Schorr

Screenplay

  • Michael Schorr

Director of photography

  • Axel Schneppat

Editing

  • Tina Hillmann

Music

  • Thomas Wittenbecher

Cast

  • Horst Krause
    Schultze
  • Harald Warmbrunn
    Jürgen
  • Karl-Fred Müller
    Manfred
  • Rosemarie Deibel
    Frau Lorant
  • Wilhelmine Horschig
    Lisa
  • Anne V. Angelle
    Aretha
  • Ursula Schucht
    Jürgens Frau
  • Hannelore Schubert
    Manfreds Frau
  • Annegret Fritz
    Wirtin
  • Wolfgang Boos
    Schrankenwärter

Production company

  • Filmkombinat GmbH & Co. KG (Dresden)

Producer

  • Jens Körner
  • Thomas Riedel
  • Oliver Niemeier

Alle Credits

Director

  • Michael Schorr

Assistant director

  • Christian Stollwerk

Screenplay

  • Michael Schorr

Director of photography

  • Axel Schneppat

Assistant camera

  • Ralf Hahmann

Optical effects

  • Moser + Rosie (Berlin) (Titel)

Still photography

  • Grit Schwerdtfeger

Lighting design

  • Daniel Klaucke

Production design

  • Natascha Tagwerk

Prop master

  • Sabin Enste

Title

  • Moser + Rosie (Berlin)

Make-up artist

  • Lara Feldmann

Costume design

  • Constanze Hagedorn

Editing

  • Tina Hillmann

Assistant editor

  • Rudi Zieglmeier
  • Milenka Nawka

Sound

  • Dirk Niemeier

Sound assistant

  • Sebastian Kleinloh
  • Ansgar Frerich

Audio mixing

  • Christian Lerch

Casting

  • Karen Wendland

Music

  • Thomas Wittenbecher

Music performer

  • Jackie Caillier & The Cajun Cousins
  • Zydeko Force

Cast

  • Horst Krause
    Schultze
  • Harald Warmbrunn
    Jürgen
  • Karl-Fred Müller
    Manfred
  • Rosemarie Deibel
    Frau Lorant
  • Wilhelmine Horschig
    Lisa
  • Anne V. Angelle
    Aretha
  • Ursula Schucht
    Jürgens Frau
  • Hannelore Schubert
    Manfreds Frau
  • Annegret Fritz
    Wirtin
  • Wolfgang Boos
    Schrankenwärter
  • Leo Fischer
    Leiter des Musikclubs
  • Loni Frank
    Mutter Schultze
  • Elke Rümmler
    Pflegerin
  • Ansgar Frerich
    Moderator
  • Hans-Peter Rößiger
    Arzt
  • Volker Rößiger
    Priester
  • Elton "Bee" Cormier
    Fiedler
  • Marylou Poolman
    1. Seniorin
  • Ilse Holtmann
    2. Seniorin
  • Eva Bodnar
    3. Seniorin
  • Gunnar Schlafmann
    Kochshow-Moderator
  • Alozia St. Julien
    Josephine
  • Kerry Christensen
    Jodler
  • Erwin Meinicke
    1. Skatspieler
  • Hans Hohmann
    2. Skatspieler
  • Siegfried Zimmermann
    3. Skatspieler
  • Raimond Darilek
    1. Domino-Spieler
  • Freddie Hirsch
    2. Domino-Spieler
  • Chris Pilat
    3. Domino-Spieler
  • Richard Gaerkner
    4. Domino-Spieler
  • Frances Pilat
    Bardame
  • Charles Pilat
    Barkeeper
  • Marie Bourque
    Tanzpartnerin
  • Kirk Guidry
    Kapitän Dirk
  • Danielle Krause
    Shareen
  • Ralph-Peter Borchert
    Reisebürochef

Production company

  • Filmkombinat GmbH & Co. KG (Dresden)

in co-production with

  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz)

Producer

  • Jens Körner
  • Thomas Riedel
  • Oliver Niemeier

Producer (TV)

  • Claudia Tronnier

Unit production manager

  • Jens Körner
  • Oliver Niemeier

Location manager

  • Daniela Barsch

Original distributor

  • United International Pictures GmbH (UIP) (Frankfurt am Main)

Funding

  • Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM) (Leipzig)
  • Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (Potsdam)
  • Kulturelle Filmförderung Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film (Wiesbaden)

Shoot

    • 16.09.2002 - 17.11.2002: Sachsen-Anhalt, Lousiana, Texas
Duration:
3111 m, 114 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 08.01.2004, 96550, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 22.10.2003, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 22.04.2004;
TV-Erstsendung: 03.10.2006, ZDF

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Schultze gets the Blues

Versions

Original

Duration:
3111 m, 114 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 08.01.2004, 96550, ohne Altersbeschränkung / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 22.10.2003, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 22.04.2004;
TV-Erstsendung: 03.10.2006, ZDF

Awards

Deutscher Filmpreis 2004
  • Lola, Bestes Szenenbild
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