Jailbreak in Hamburg

1971 film

Jailbreak in Hamburg

Directed by| Wolfgang Staudte
Written by|

* Fred Denger [de; fr; nds]
* George Hurdalek

Produced by|

* Walter Koppel
* Heinz Willeg

Starring|

* Horst Frank
* Christiane Krüger
* Heinz Reincke

Cinematography| Giorgio Tonti
Edited by| Renate Willeg [de]
Music by| Peter Schirmann [de]

Production
companies

* Allianz Filmproduktion
* Terra-Filmkunst
* Walter Koppel Film

Distributed by| Constantin Film

Release date

* 15 October 1971 (1971-10-15)

Running time

| 83 minutes
Country| West Germany
Language| German

Jailbreak in Hamburg (German: Fluchtweg St. Pauli) is a 1971 German thriller film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Horst Frank, Christiane Krüger, and Heinz Reincke.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Rothe. It was shot on location around Hamburg including on the Reeperbahn.[citation needed]

## Synopsis

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A dangerous prisoner escapes in a jailbreak and goes on the loose in Hamburg where he seeks assistance from his family.

## Cast

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* Horst Frank as Willy Jensen
* Christiane Krüger as Vera Jensen
* Heinz Reincke as Heinz Jensen
* Klaus Schwarzkopf as Kommisar Knudsen
* Siegurd Fitzek [de] as Timpe
* Heidy Bohlen as Liliane Berndorf
* Ulrich Beiger as Berndorf
* Andrea Rau as Maggy
* Gerhard Bormann [nds] as Löffler
* Ingeburg Kanstein [de] as Polizistin Fiedler
* Horst Hesslein [de] as Jimmy
* Harry Wolff as Mann
* Curt Timm [de] as Burkhardt

## References

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1. ^ BFI.org

## External links

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* Jailbreak in Hamburg at IMDb

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Films directed by Wolfgang Staudte

* Bravo Acrobat! (1943)
* The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
* The Adventures of Fridolin (1948)
* Rotation (1949)
* Second Hand Destiny (1949)
* The Staircase (1950)
* Poison in the Zoo (1952)
* Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)
* Leuchtfeuer (1954)
* Rose Bernd (1957)
* The Muzzle (1958)
* Escape from Sahara (1958)
* Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
* The Fair (1960)
* The Last Witness (1960)
* The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962)
* Destination Death (1964)
* Gentlemen in White Vests (1970)
* Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)

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