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1963 film

Homesick for St. Pauli

Directed by	Werner Jacobs
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk Lotar Olias
Produced by	Wolf C. Hartwig Ludwig Spitaler
Starring	Freddy Quinn Jayne Mansfield Ullrich Haupt
Cinematography	Heinz Pehlke
Edited by	Klaus Dudenhöfer
Music by	Lotar Olias
Production company	Rapid Film
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	29 August 1963 (1963-08-29)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Homesick for St. Pauli (German: Heimweh nach St. Pauli) is a 1963 German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Freddy Quinn, Josef Albrecht and Ullrich Haupt. It was based on a musical by Lotar Olias and Gustav Kampendonk

The film was one of the many foreign films that Jayne Mansfield 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 art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. Location shooting took place in New York and Germany. The film was shot in Hamburg in mid-1963.

Synopsis

A German singer who has enjoyed massive success in the United States returns to his hometown, the St. Pauli district of Hamburg.

Cast

Freddy Quinn as Jimmy Jones
Josef Albrecht as Theo Steinemann
Ullrich Haupt as Bob Hartau
Erna Sellmer as Mutter Steinemann
Beppo Brem as Seppl
Bill Ramsey as Jack
Jayne Mansfield as Evelyne
Christa Schindler as Rosie Becker
Hein Riess as Kuddel
Heiner Holl as Manager Harry
Charles Palent as Rotkäppchen
Addi Münster as Wirt

References

Rolf Aurich, "Heinz Pehlke - Kameramann" CineGraph, Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film. Retrieved March 12, 2012 (in German)
"BFI | Film & TV Database | HEIMWEH NACH ST. PAULI (1963)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
Weekly Variety Magazine; 5 June 1963 issue; Page 15

External links

Homesick for St. Pauli at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Werner Jacobs
The Blue and White Lion (1952) Street Serenade (1953) Guitars of Love (1954) André and Ursula (1955) Santa Lucia (1956) San Salvatore (1956) The Beggar Student (1956) The Simple Girl (1957) The Count of Luxemburg (1957) Munchhausen in Africa (1958) The Star of Santa Clara (1958) Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959) A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959) Conny and Peter Make Music (1960) The White Horse Inn (1960) Mariandl (1961) Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962) Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962) Mariandl's Homecoming (1962) The Merry Widow (1962) The Model Boy (1963) Homesick for St. Pauli (1963) ...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963) Help, My Bride Steals (1964) In Bed by Eight (1965) Heidi (1965) Aunt Frieda (1965) The Sinful Village (1966) Onkel Filser (1966) Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967) When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967) The Heathens of Kummerow (1967) Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968) Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968) Charley's Uncle (1969) Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969) Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969) What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970) Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970) Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971) Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971) Our Willi Is the Best (1971) Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972) My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972) Old Barge, Young Love (1973) The Flying Classroom (1973) Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974) Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974) Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

Films directed by Werner Jacobs

The Blue and White Lion (1952)
Street Serenade (1953)
Guitars of Love (1954)
André and Ursula (1955)
Santa Lucia (1956)
San Salvatore (1956)
The Beggar Student (1956)
The Simple Girl (1957)
The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
Munchhausen in Africa (1958)
The Star of Santa Clara (1958)
Here I Am, Here I Stay (1959)
A Summer You Will Never Forget (1959)
Conny and Peter Make Music (1960)
The White Horse Inn (1960)
Mariandl (1961)
Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962)
Freddy and the Song of the South Pacific (1962)
Mariandl's Homecoming (1962)
The Merry Widow (1962)
The Model Boy (1963)
Homesick for St. Pauli (1963)
...denn die Musik und die Liebe in Tirol (1963)
Help, My Bride Steals (1964)
In Bed by Eight (1965)
Heidi (1965)
Aunt Frieda (1965)
The Sinful Village (1966)
Onkel Filser (1966)
Murderers Club of Brooklyn (1967)
When Ludwig Goes on Manoeuvres (1967)
The Heathens of Kummerow (1967)
Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)
Zum Teufel mit der Penne (1968)
Charley's Uncle (1969)
Heintje: A Heart Goes on a Journey (1969)
Hurra, die Schule brennt! (1969)
What Is the Matter with Willi? (1970)
Heintje - Mein bester Freund (1970)
Twenty Girls and the Teachers (1971)
Morgen fällt die Schule aus (1971)
Our Willi Is the Best (1971)
Willi Manages the Whole Thing (1972)
My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972)
Old Barge, Young Love (1973)
The Flying Classroom (1973)
Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer (1974)
Auch ich war nur ein mittelmäßiger Schüler(1974)
Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974)

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