Gibbi Westgermany is the name of a former sailor with a Mick Jagger look—leather jacket over the bare chest—who roams the Hamburg neighborhood St. Pauli homeless. His destination is a snack bar in St. Pauli run by his mother. But it is not the safe haven he is looking for.
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Cast
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Jörg Pfennigwerth
Gibbi
Also in
The Bite
Comeback
Eva-Maria Hagen
Gibbi's Mother
Known for
Lore
The Silent Star
Wolf-Dietrich Brücker
Christel Buschmann
Günter Meisner
Patient
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
In a Glass Cage
Eberhard Junkersdorf
Claus-Dieter Reents
Nurse
Also in
The Woman Who Powders Herself
Marienhof
Kiev Stingl
Mother's Friend
Also in
Der Ort der Handlung
Ordinary Sentence
Eric Burdon
Hotel Porter
Also in
The Doors
Calling All Earthlings
Rosalia di Kulessa
Lili
Angelika Kulessa
Mo
Also in
Paule Pauländer
Notwehr
Martin Kippenberger
Husband
Also in
Ticket of No Return
Christel Buschmann Director · Frank Brühne Cinematographer Jane Seitz Editor
United States release October 1, 1980 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German
Production
WDR
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Neue Bioskop Film
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Bioskop Film
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Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI)
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · March 14, 1980
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1980
Chicago International Film Festival
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