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St. Pauli Report (1971)

92 min · Crime, Raunchy comedy

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Directors

Jürgen Roland, Walter Boos

Cast

Helen Vita, Günther Jerschke, Rudolf Schündler, Hans Putz, Jürgen Roland, Rena Bergen, Uwe Carstens, Rene Durand, Eva Gelb, Horst Hesslein, Edgar Hoppe, Uschi Karnat, Michael Korrontay, Ulli Kinalzik, Renate Schubert

A documentary-style portrait presents everyday life in Hamburg-St. Pauli through episodes, commentary, and interviews.

The story

In several episodes, Jürgen Roland presents everyday life in Hamburg-St. Pauli, focusing mostly on its criminal side. He comments on the scenes and conducts interviews himself, shaping the film as a series of observations rather than a single continuous storyline. The article notes that the film includes a range of criminal and street-life subjects, including a police officer’s murder, a robbery, brawls, prostitution, and a prison escapee.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

In several episodes, Jürgen Roland depicts everyday life—mostly criminal—in Hamburg-St. Pauli, while also providing commentary on the scenes and conducting interviews himself. Among other things, the film shows the murder of a police officer, a robbery, brawls, prostitution, and a prison escapee. Jürgen Roland is said to have remarked of this film, “Reality is much worse.”

Genres

Crime, Raunchy comedy

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