Underplayed Gems

The Priest of St. Pauli (1970)

The Priest of St. Pauli poster
Original title
Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli
Directed by
Rolf Olsen
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
16
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A priest works in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, dealing with the lives and problems of the local people. The film follows his efforts to help those around him.

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What happens

The Priest of St. Pauli (German: Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli) is a 1970 West German drama film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Curd Jürgens. Two years earlier they had made the similarly-themed The Doctor of St. Pauli together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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