The Doctor of St. Pauli
{{Short description|1968 film}}
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{{Infobox film
|name = The Doctor of St. Pauli
|image = The Doctor of St. Pauli.jpg
|caption = German film poster
|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Der Arzt von St. Pauli}}
|director = Rolf Olsen
|writer = Rolf Olsen
|starring = {{ubl|Curd Jürgens|Horst Naumann|Christiane Rücker}}
|music = Erwin Halletz
|cinematography = Franz Xaver Lederle
|editing = Renate Willeg
|studio = Terra Film
|distributor = Constantin Film
|released = {{Film date|1968|9|20|df=yes}}
|runtime = 101 minutes
|country = West Germany
|language = German
}}
The Doctor of St. Pauli ({{langx|de|Der Arzt von St. Pauli}}) is a 1968 West German crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens, Horst Naumann, and Christiane Rücker.{{cite book|last=Mayer|first=Geoffrey|title=Historical Dictionary of Crime Films|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2012|location=Lanham, MD|page=169|isbn=978-0-8108-6769-7}}
Plot
In St Pauli, the red light district of Hamburg, a sympathetic Doctor helps treat the poor of the area. His villainous brother, by contrast, is associated with the rich and criminal.
Partial cast
{{Cast listing|
- Curd Jürgens as Dr. Jan Diffring
- Dieter Borsche as Pfarrer Feddersen
- Horst Naumann as Dr. Klaus Diffring
- Christiane Rücker as Margot Rau
- Heinz Reincke as Willi Nippes
- Marianne Hoffmann as Karin Steffen
- Fritz Wepper as Hein Jungermann
- Monika Zinnenberg as Gerda Heske
- Friedrich Schütter as Siegfried Gersum
- Suzanne Roquette as Elisabeth Langhoff
- Michael Conti as Helmut Weiher
- Astrid Fournell as Bärbel Harms
- Hans W. Hamacher as Kriminalrat Janson
- Claus Tinney as Partygast
- Carlo Liebmann as Lutz
- Karin-Ute Warstat as Ingrid Castell
- Peter Bach as Harry
- Manfred Reddemann as Benno
- Wolfgang Zerlett
- Ursula Dietz
- Britt Lindberg as Edeltraut
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0062680}}
- [https://ucm.one/en/street-of-sin The Doctor of St. Pauli] at UCM.ONE
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Category:Films directed by Rolf Olsen
Category:Constantin Film films
Category:Films scored by Erwin Halletz
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