On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve (1954)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | On the Reeperbahn at half past midnight |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 111 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 (later reduced to 12) |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| script |
Gustav Kampendonk , Curt Johannes Braun |
| production | Kurt Ulrich |
| music | Herbert Trantow |
| camera | Kurt Schulz |
| cut | Ingrid Wacker |
| occupation | |
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On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve, there is a German feature film with Hans Albers in the lead role. It was created in 1954 under the direction of Wolfgang Liebeneiner in the UFA studios in Berlin-Tempelhof . The production company was Berolina-Film GmbH in West Berlin . The alternative title of the film is Reeperbahn bei Nacht .
action
Years later, seaman Hannes Wedderkamp returns to his home town of Hamburg , where he wants to retire. There he meets Pitter Breuer again, an old friend who is doing extremely badly on business with his gallop hall on the Reeperbahn . The cheerful Hannes gives Pitter a helping hand and he manages to fill the orphaned restaurant with guests within a short time. Hannes also wants to invest the money he has saved in a revue to transform the colorless gallop hall into a gold mine.
Hannes is impressed by Anni, Pitter Breuer's adult daughter. Anni, however, loves the shipowner's son Jürgen Brandstetter. His father, Brandstetter senior, does not want to know anything about an improper connection between his son and the daughter of a bar owner. However, he changed his attitude when he met Anni's father personally. In addition, Pitter Hannes reveals that Hannes is Anni's biological father, but that Pitter always pretended to be a father to her. This leads to a falling out between the friends.
Left to his own devices, Pitter enters into an illegal deal with Bilek in order to secure the expensive renovation of the restaurant. Bilek plans to lift a submarine loaded with Nazi gold out of the Baltic Sea . Anni tells Hannes that Pitter got involved with the unscrupulous Bilek. He suspects his friend's life is in danger and does everything in his power to ultimately save him. After the reconciliation, Hannes hurries back to the harbor during Anni's engagement party without his daughter knowing the truth.
background
The film was produced in the Berlin-Tempelhof studio. Outdoor recordings took place in the Port of Hamburg , in St. Pauli , on Helgoland , in Timmendorfer Strand , in Berlin and in Cuxhaven .
In addition to his performance as an actor , Hans Albers, who also performs as a singer , interprets the titles Auf der Reeperbahn at half past twelve , In a starry night at the harbor , Come on the swing, Luise , Little Seagull, fly to Helgoland , One more time to Bombay , There is a horse halter on the wall , it doesn't have to be Hawaii and love in the harbor is beautiful .
The title Auf der Reeperbahn at half past twelve was already composed and written by Ralph Arthur Roberts in 1912 for the play Bunt ist die Welt .
The first performance was on December 16, 1954 in Hamburg. The film was first shown on German television on March 5, 1973 at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF .
Remake
In 1969, directed by Rolf Olsen, the remake of the same name appeared , in which Curd Jürgens and Heinz Reincke played the leading roles.
Reviews
"Popular entertainment film about two tried and tested stars in the St. Pauli milieu, enriched with popular melodies and Reeperbahn romance."
“Musical folk piece, which is about the air of life on the notorious street in Hamburg and the well-known performances by Albers and Rühmann. Mixture of film St. Pauli and some reality. "
"A musical folk piece that has little to do with the people and little to do with the reality of Hamburg's sinful mile."
“In addition to the dramatic and touching story, it is the original locations that make the film a crowd favorite. With so much local color, some Hamburg fans go into raptures and countless Hanseatic people indulge in nostalgic feelings at every performance and hum the familiar melody along the sinful mile. "
literature
- Gregor Ball, Eberhard Spiess , Joe Hembus (eds.): Heinz Rühmann and his films. Goldmann, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-442-10213-8 .
Web links
- On the Reeperbahn at half past midnight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve at filmportal.de
- Entry at der-blonde-hans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 13, 2015 .
- ↑ 6000 films. Critical notes from the cinema years 1945 to 1958. Handbook V of the Catholic film criticism, 3rd edition, Verlag Haus Altenberg, Düsseldorf 1963, p. 30.
- ↑ quoted from Manfred Hobsch: Love, Dance and 1000 Schlagerfilme. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin, p. 119.