Amsterdamned
Sign in to saveAmsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch crime thriller with slasher film elements directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke. The plot revolves around a serial killer who uses the famed canals of the Amsterdam to murder random people, one of which involves a detective's girlfriend linked to the murders.
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6.3A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.
Released: 1988-02-11114 minDir: Dick MaasAction, Horror, Thriller
Cast
- Huub Stapel as Eric Visser
- Monique van de Ven as Laura
- Serge-Henri Valcke as Vermeer
- Lou Landré as Chef
- Tatum Dagelet as Anneke Visser
- Jaap Stobbe as Taxi Driver
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Amsterdamned
- Film.image
- Amsterdamned ver2.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Dick Maas
- Film.writer
- Dick Maas
- Film.music
- Dick Maas
- Film.cinematography
- Marc Felperlaan
- Film.editing
- Hans van Dongen
- Film.studio
- First Floor Features
- Film.distributor
- Concorde Film
- Film.runtime
- 105 minutes
- Film.country
- Netherlands
- Film.language
- Dutch
Key dates
- Published
- 25 November 1988
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- slasher film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Dutch
- Director
- Dick Maas
- Screenwriter
- Dick Maas
- Composer
- Dick Maas
- Producer
- Dick Maas
- Narrative location
- Amsterdam
- Duration
- +108
- FilmAffinity ID
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
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- Release
- Reception
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- Sequel
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Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch crime thriller with slasher film elements directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke. The plot revolves around a serial killer who uses the famed canals of the Amsterdam to murder random people, one of which involves a detective's girlfriend linked to the murders.
== Plot == The film opens with a point-of-view shot, as a murderer surveys Amsterdam's canals at night. He slips into the back of a Chinese restaurant, steals a butcher's knife, and stalks his first victim, a prostitute. After she fights off a cab driver, the killer stabs her and drags her body into the water, watched by a bag lady. The next morning, a tour boat collides with her corpse, horrifying the passengers.