Schultze Gets the Blues

Movie · Comedy · Drama

Schultze gets the blues" tells the story of Schultze. Schultze has spent his whole life in a small town in Saxon-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 Jürgen 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, America.

2005 · 1h 53m
  • 74%
Starring Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn, Karl-Fred Muller
Director Michael Schorr

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Cast & Crew

  • Horst Krause
    Schultze
  • H‌W
    Harald Warmbrunn
    Jurgen
  • K‌M
    Karl-Fred Muller
    Manfred
  • U‌S
    Ursula Schucht
    Jurgen's wife
  • H‌S
    Hannelore Schubert
    Manfred's wife
  • W‌B
    Wolfgang Boos
    Gatekeeper
  • R‌D
    Rosemarie Deibel
    Frau Lorant
  • W‌H
    Wilhelmine Horschig
    Lisa
  • A‌S
    Alozia St. Julien
    Josephine
  • A‌V
    Anne V. Angelle
    Aretha
  • L‌F
    Leo Fischer
    Head of Music Club

About

Schultze Gets the Blues

Comedy

Schultze gets the blues" tells the story of Schultze. Schultze has spent his whole life in a small town in Saxon-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 Jürgen 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, America.

74%

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Average 7
Reviews 61
Fresh 45
Rotten 16

Information

Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
2005
Run Time
1 hr 53 min
Rated
PG For mild language.
Region of Origin
Germany
© 2004 Paramount Classics, a Division of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, German, German (Germany)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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