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Do Not Disturb

Dick Maas / NL, DE, 1999 / 99 min.

Dick Maas’ first English-language film is full of his typical humour and Easter eggs. Comedic action flic featuring William Hurt and Jennifer Tilly, whose daughter witnesses a murder in Sodom and Gomorra i.e. Amsterdam.

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American pharmaceuticals manager Walter Richmond (William Hurt) is on a business trip in Amsterdam and has brought along his wife Cathryn (Jennifer Tilly) and their 10-year-old daughter Melissa, who is mute after an accident. The latter witnesses a murder near Hotel L'Europe. The assassin starts a wild chase even accessing rock star Billy Boy Manson’s apartment at the hotel through the lift shaft.

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Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul languageThis movie contains scenes of violence

Director

Dick Maas

Production year

1999

Country

NL, DE

Original title

Do Not Disturb

Length

99 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NONE or NLD

Format

DCP, 35mm

Part of

Dick Maas

In 2026, it will be forty years since the popular comedy Flodder shook up the film landscape. That same year, Dick Maas celebrates his 75th birthday — the perfect occasion for a look back at the work of the Dutch “king of genre,” who managed to draw millions of Dutch viewers to the cinema.

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