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

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directed by

Werner Jacobs Werner Jacobs (1909–1999) was a German film director and editor. He was born in Berlin on the 24 April 1909. He is best known for his contributions to Modebummel (1951), Der Stern von Santa Clara (1958) and André und Ursula (1955). Selected fi ...

and starring Freddy Quinn,

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and Ullrich Haupt. It was based on a musical by

Lotar Olias Lotar Olias (1913–1990) was a German composer who worked on numerous film scores. He composed the tune of the 1953 song ''You, You, You''.Tyler p.452 Selected filmography * ''Artists' Blood'' (1949) * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1952) * ''That Ca ...

and Gustav Kampendonk The film was one of the many foreign films that

Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and ''Playboy'' Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Man ...

made in the 1960s, after becoming a star in the late 1950s in films like: '' The Girl Can't Help It'' (1956) and '' Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' (1957). The film's sets were designed by the

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s Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.

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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 district of

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

Cast

* Freddy Quinn as Jimmy Jones *

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 Beppo Brem (11 March 1906 in Munich, German Empire – September 5, 1990 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor, who was in over 200 film and television productions between 1932 and 1990. He often played stereotypically Bavarian characte ...

as Seppl * Bill Ramsey as Jack *

as Evelyne *

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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 *

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as Manager Harry *

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as Rotkäppchen *

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as Wirt

References

External links

* 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