---
title: 'The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugen York'
released: '1957-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-heart-of-st-pauli-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050505/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Heart of St. Pauli (1957)

1957 · 95 min · Music · Germany

Original title: Das Herz von St. Pauli

## Synopsis

The Heart of St. Pauli is a 1957 West German musical film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Hansjörg Felmy and Jürgen Wilke. The film is set in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg and was an attempt to capitalise on the success of Albers’ earlier starring role in Große Freiheit Nr. 7. It was made by the Hamburg-based studio Real Film and shot at the Wandsbek Studios and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugen York](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-york)
- **Screenplay:** [Kurt E. Walter](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-e-walter)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Jary](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jary)
- **Producer:** [Walter Koppel](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-koppel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ekkehard Kyrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/ekkehard-kyrath)
- **Editor:** [Alexandra Anatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-anatra)

## Cast

- [Ernst Waldow](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-waldow)
- [Elly Burgmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/elly-burgmer)
- [Hans Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-richter)
- [Josef Dahmen](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-dahmen)
- [Kurt Klopsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-klopsch)
- [Gert Fröbe](https://cinepixo.com/people/gert-frobe)
- [Hans Albers](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-albers)
- [Olga Limburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-limburg)
- [Erich Dunskus](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-dunskus)
- [Werner Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-peters)
- [Mady Rahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/mady-rahl)
- [Peer Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/peer-schmidt)
- [Gerti Daub](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerti-daub)
- [Hansjörg Felmy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansjorg-felmy)
- [Ludwig Linkmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-linkmann)

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