Käutner’s first film portrays a world of sailors and prostitutes who spend their time in a bar on the Street of Great Freedoms in Hamburg. An entertainer who works in the bar, because of a promise he made, takes care of his deceased brother’s former lover. Soon, he falls in love with a girl who prefers a young harbor worker. This film was banned in Germany by the Nazi government because of its unflattering portrayal of German sailors and girls.
PROGRAME ARCHIVE: FILM
Great Freedom No. 7
Große Freiheit Nr. 7, feature film, 1944
DIRECTED BY: Helmut Käutner
CAST:
Hans Albers (Hannes Kroeger),
Ilse Werner (Gisa Häuptlein),
Hans Söhnker (Willem),
Hilde Hildebrand (Anita),
Gustav Knuth (Fiete)
SCRIPT:
Helmut Käutner,
Richard Nicolas
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Werner Krien
Synopsis:
16 mm, color, 109 min