On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve (1969)

Movie
Original title	On the Reeperbahn at half past midnight
Country of production	Federal Republic of Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1969
length	106 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Rolf Olsen
script	Rolf Olsen
production	Allianz Film ( Heinz Willeg ), ; Terra Filmkunst
music	Erwin Halletz
camera	Heinz Hölscher
cut	Renate Willeg
occupation
	Curd Jürgens : Hannes Teversen; Heinz Reincke : Pitter; Jutta d'Arcy : Antje; Heidi Kabel : Martha; Horst Naumann : Bobowsky; Fritz Tillmann : Christoph Lauritz; Diana Körner : Karin Lauritz; Fritz Wepper : Till Schippmann; Klaus-Hagen Latwesen : Karl Seibold; Birch Bruck : Doris Mertens; Erik Schumann : Teddy; Friedrich Schütter : Bruno Schultze; Konrad Georg : Kriminalrat Krause; Manfred Reddemann : Daschke; Karl-Otto Alberty : Priemel; Dieter Wilken : Harry; Gabriele Scharon : Uschi Putzkohl; Joachim Richert : Alf; Jürgen Lier : Uwe; Reiner Brönneke : Klaus Boltrup; René Genesis : Bailiff; Gerda-Maria Jürgens : Mrs. Harmsen; Bruno Vahl-Berg : Vadder Harms; Rolf Olsen : Tourist on Heligoland; Peter William Koch : Double for Hannes Teversen;

On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve is a German feature film somewhere between a crime film and a film drama , which was made in 1969 under the direction of Rolf Olsen . The color film, which is a remake of the film of the same name from 1954 , premiered on September 19, 1969 in the City Cinema in Hamburg .

action

St. Pauli , Hamburg : During the night several rockers break into a pharmacy. When the owner surprises the perpetrators, he is killed in cold blood. One of the burglars delivers the loot for cash to a stranger in a bar on the Reeperbahn . The next day, a certain Hannes Teversen was released early from prison after eight years. The former captain and former partner of the Transatlanta shipping company used to have a relationship with the wife of his partner. In the intoxication he supposedly strangled the woman. At least this is the official version after the then evidence process in which a certain Bobowsky, the Chief Petty Officer Bruno Schultze and Teversens former partner Christoph Lauritz testified as witnesses. The then investigating Kriminalrat Krause asked Teversen into his office to warn him against acts of revenge. But Teversen still protests his innocence and has resolved to convict the real perpetrator or the real perpetrators.

Hannes meets his old friend Pitter on the Große Freiheit . The former sailor runs the legendary hippodrome with his sister Martha and daughter Antje , which is as good as broke due to the high protection money demands of the Schultze gang. Teversen is just in time to abruptly end a visit from the brutal thugs. Hannes' former girlfriend Doris Mertens, who is now involved in prostitution , is with Teddy, of all people, one of the leaders of the crooks. Bruno Schultze and Christoph Lauritz have long since found out that Teversen is free again.

Antje's friend Karl Seibold is dissatisfied with his mother's work in his mother's bakery. He finally wants to prove himself to Antje and the rockers with whom he sometimes clashes. Hannes Teversen, who temporarily lives with his friend Pitter, tries in vain to hire his former shipping company. He then visits his former business partner Lauritz, who is now dependent on the windy businessman Bobowsky. Lauritz rejects any guilt and even offers Teversen money to keep him silent. Teversen declines with thanks because his only concern is the law and his rehabilitation.

Meanwhile, Pitter has to pledge the horses of the hippodrome, which particularly shakes Antje. Although Karl also takes care of her, Antje seeks consolation mainly from the much older Hannes. He is also impressed by the young woman, gives her flowers and buys back the seized horses. Hannes has no idea that Antje is his biological daughter. Despite the urging of his sister Martha, Pitter does not dare to tell Hannes the truth. His fear of ultimately losing both is too great. At night Karl is forced by the rockers to break into a pharmacy. After Karl has triggered the alarm system, there is a spectacular escape in which he is shot by the police. He happens to end up with Hannes Teversen, who helps the young man and learns that Bruno Schultze, of all people, was behind the break-ins of the rocker gang.

After a night of partying with Pitter, Hannes and Antje drive to Helgoland , where they almost get closer. Only after their return does Pitter inform his friend about his relationship with Antje. Pitter recognized her as his daughter back then after Hannes left her mother. Even after her mother's death, Pitter let Antje believe that he was her father. Contrary to Pitter's fears, Hannes continues to stand by him. All the more he is now determined to take action against the people who once put him behind bars. To keep his friends out of business, Teversen secretly moves into a boarding house. Doris Mertens manages to find Hannes in order to warn him. A short time later, she is strangled by Bruno Schultze. Lauritz and Bobowsky have the plan to blame Teversen for this murder too. As Kriminalrat Krause soon discovered, they overlooked an important detail. With the help of Karl Seibold, Hannes can lure the now confessed Schultze, the rockers and other crooks onto an old boat and call the police. Then the actual murderer, Christoph Lauritz, can also be found. In the end, Hannes Teversen has his honor again and goes to sea as a captain - not without his friend Pitter.

History of origin

prehistory

The film The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968) proved to be a great success for the film distributor Constantin Film and for the production companies Allianz Film and Terra-Filmkunst. Constantin boss Waldfried Barthel and executive producer Heinz Willeg planned another St. Pauli film with Curd Jürgens in the leading role for the following year . The established director and screenwriter Rolf Olsen was commissioned to create a contemporary remake of the 1954 film Auf der Reeperbahn at half past twelve.

production

West portal of the Fuhlsbüttel correctional facility

The shooting of the color film, which was produced in the widescreen format 1: 1.66, began on June 3, 1969. Until July 1969, the film was filmed at original locations in Hamburg and on the island of Helgoland . Filming locations included the Fuhlsbüttel correctional facility , the former Hamburg police headquarters , the Planten un Blomen park and the Reeperbahn and its surroundings. The bakery that can be seen in the film was in the Hamburger Berg 6 building . The film structures were by Ernst H. Albrecht . Elisabeth Schewe was responsible for the costumes. Fritz Wepper was dubbed by Thomas Danneberg .

music

Single On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve by Curd Juergens, 1970

Erwin Halletz wrote the film music . He used the melodies of three hits that were also sung by Curd Jürgens and Heinz Reincke in the film:

One night in St. Pauli
On the Reeperbahn at half past twelve (music and text: Ralph Arthur Roberts )
Little Seagull, fly to Helgoland (Music: Jim Cowler , Text: Bruno Balz )

The last two tracks appeared a little later on a single ( Ariola 14 478 AT).

background

This film sailed in the wake of the so-called St. Pauli films, which were produced to a considerable extent from 1967 to 1971 - often directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens in the leading role.

As in his When it gets night on the Reeperbahn , Olsen also made use of a recurring cast of actors. Heinz Reincke, Fritz Wepper, Erik Schumann, Friedrich Schütter and Konrad Georg were involved in both films. Georg embodied, as in the previous Olsen-Reissers In Frankfurt the Nights are Hot (1966) and When Night Gets on the Reeperbahn (1967), a thoroughly honest police superintendent who was strongly oriented towards his popular TV series character Kommissar Freytag .

reception

publication

The FSK released the film on September 4, 1969, from 16 years of age. The premiere took place on September 19, 1969 in the presence of the actors Curd Jürgens, Horst Naumann , Diana Körner as well as the director Rolf Olsen and the producer Heinz Willeg in the City-Kino in Hamburg. As part of this premiere, the previous film The Doctor of St. Pauli was awarded the Golden Screen for more than three million cinema-goers within one year .

The remake did not achieve the popularity of the original with Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann . But the commercial success was again very satisfactory. Constantin Film and Allianz Film announced two St. Pauli films with Curd Jürgens for 1970 : The Hourly Hotel in St. Pauli and The Pastor of St. Pauli .

Reviews

This section consists only of a cunning collection of quotes from movie reviews. Instead, a summary of the reception of the film should be provided as continuous text, which can also include striking quotations, see also the explanations in the film format .

“Despite the color, Rolf Olsen (script and direction) brought a black and white St. Pauli onto the screen as a leitmotif for Ralph Arthur Roberts' song: there are only criminals or noble souls. He didn't skimp on tension and emotion in a commercial mix, but neither on good actors who know their roles. "

- Hamburger Abendblatt