''Homesick for St. Pauli'' (german: Heimweh nach St. Pauli) is a 1963

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directed by

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and starring

Freddy Quinn Freddy Quinn (born Franz Eugen Helmut Manfred Nidl; 27 September 1931) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity in the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. As Hans Albers had done two generations before him, Quinn ...

, Josef Albrecht and Ullrich Haupt. It was based on a musical by Lotar Olias and

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The film was one of the many foreign films that

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made in the 1960s, after becoming a star in the late 1950s in films like: ''

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'' (1956) and ''

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'' (1957). The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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took place in

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and Germany. The film was shot in Hamburg in mid-1963.Weekly Variety Magazine; 5 June 1963 issue; Page 15

Synopsis

A German singer who has enjoyed massive success in the United States returns to his hometown, the

St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; ) is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. ...

district of

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Cast

as Jimmy Jones * Josef Albrecht as Theo Steinemann * Ullrich Haupt as Bob Hartau *

Erna Sellmer Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer (19 June 1905 – 13 May 1983) was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series ''George'' about a St ...

as Mutter Steinemann * Beppo Brem as Seppl * Bill Ramsey as Jack *

as Evelyne * Christa Schindler as Rosie Becker *

Hein Riess Hein Riess (11 September 1913 – September 1993) was a German actor and folk singer. Riess was born in Hamburg-Eilbek. He was previously a sailor who began work as a cabin boy on ships and then became a professional singer, mainly of sea shan ...

as Kuddel * Heiner Holl as Manager Harry * Charles Palent as Rotkäppchen * Addi Münster as Wirt

References

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* 1963 films 1960s musical drama films German musical drama films West German films Films set in Hamburg Films set in New York City 1960s German-language films Films shot in Hamburg Films shot in New York City Films directed by Werner Jacobs Films about singers Films based on musicals Constantin Film films 1963 drama films 1960s German films {{musical-drama-film-stub