Set in Hamburg's “Hell's Kitchen,” a waterfront milieu of gangsters, pimps, dealers and prostitutes, the story follows the attempts of an ex-seaman first to insinuate himself into the scene, and then to extricate himself from it. He becomes a small-time pimp, sending his naive girlfriend out onto the streets thinking she is financing their middle-class future. When he becomes involved with an old pal, Nil, he increases his criminal portfolio. But when he steals Nil's girlfriend and things heat up, he leaves for his sister's middle-class home in Berlin, where his attempts to fit in are doomed from the start. Returning to Hamburg, he starts a rapid decline that delivers him into the waiting arms of Nil, whose revenge is merciless.
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Cast
42 people
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Knut
Known for
The Tunnel
Mostly Martha
Katja Rupé
Heinke
Known for
Daniel, the Wizard
Walter Bockmayer
Known for
In a Year with 13 Moons
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
Charly
Known for
Lili Marleen
Scene of the Crime
Felix Hock
Tana Schanzara
Known for
If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
Brigitte Janner
Ditte
Known for
23
Peter Greiner
Christoph Eichhorn
Julian
Also in
Peter the Great
The Magic Mountain
Kirsten Dene
Ms. Rau
Also in
Kolossale Liebe
Jenseits von Federn
Friedrich Schoenfelder
Juweller
Known for
Otto – The New Movie
Back to Gaya
Hella von Sinnen
Known for
Killer Condom
The Vexxer
Walter Bockmayer Director · Rolf Bührmann Director Hans Eppendorfer Writer
United States release April 22, 1983 · Produced in Germany · Production Neue Filmproduktion, NFP
Production
Entenproduktion
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Neue Filmproduktion
Production
NFP
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Philippines · January 1, 1983
Manila International Film Festival premiere
Germany · April 22, 1983
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 1983
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