Docks of Hamburg

Docks of Hamburg
Directed byErich Waschneck
Written by
Produced byAlfred Zeisler
Starring
CinematographyFriedl Behn-Grund
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 10 October 1928 (1928-10-10)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Docks of Hamburg or The Carmen of St. Pauli (German: Die Carmen von St. Pauli) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Jugo, Willy Fritsch, and Fritz Rasp.[1] It was made by UFA at their Babelsberg Studio with location shooting in Hamburg. Art direction was by Alfred Junge. The film was released in the United States in 1930.

Premise

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A merchant sailor catches a thief at the port, who turns out to be attractive young woman. She works in a St. Pauli beer hall and is not averse to smuggling. He becomes involved with her, and gets sucked into a life of crime.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock, p. 180.

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Töteberg, Michael, eds. (1994) [1992]. Das Ufa-Buch: Kunst und Krisen, Stars und Regisseure, Wirtschaft und Politik (in German). Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins. ISBN 978-3-86150-065-0.
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