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San Salvatore (1955)

San Salvatore poster
Directed by
Werner Jacobs
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates personal struggles and relationships in post-war Germany. The story unfolds through interactions in Hamburg and Switzerland.

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What happens

San Salvatore is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Dieter Borsche, Antje Weisgerber and Will Quadflieg. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Location filming took place in the St. Pauli district and Lugano in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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