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Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944)

Große Freiheit Nr. 7 poster
Directed by
Helmut Käutner
Genre
drama film, musical film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
6
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sailor returns to his hometown of Hamburg and becomes involved in a love triangle with two women. The story takes place in the nightlife district of St. Pauli. It is a musical drama that follows his emotional struggles.

melancholicromanticmusicalbittersweetatmosphericnostalgiclongingslow-paced

What happens

Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (English: Great Freedom No. 7) is a 1944 German musical drama film directed by Helmut Käutner. It was named after Große Freiheit (grand freedom), a street next to Hamburg's Reeperbahn road in the St. Pauli red light district. The film is also known as Port of Freedom in the United Kingdom. It was shot at the Tempelhof and Babelsberg Studios in Berlin, and on location in Hamburg and Prague. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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