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{{Infobox film
| name = Große Freiheit Nr. 7
| name = Große Freiheit Nr. 7
| image = Grfreiheitnr7poster.jpg
| image = Große Freiheit Nr. 7 poster.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Helmut Käutner]]
| director = [[Helmut Käutner]]
| producer = [[Hans Tost]]
| producer = [[Hans Tost]]
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| cinematography = [[Werner Krien]]
| cinematography = [[Werner Krien]]
| editing = [[Anneliese Schönnenbeck]]
| editing = [[Anneliese Schönnenbeck]]
| studio =
| studio = [[Terra Film]]
| distributor = Deutsche Filmvertriebs (DFV)
| distributor = Deutsche Filmvertriebs (DFV)
| released = {{film date|1944|12|15|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1944|12|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = {{Film Nazi Germany}}
| country = Nazi Germany
| language = German
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'''''Große Freiheit Nr. 7''''' ('''''Great Freedom No. 7''''') is a 1944 German [[musical film|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.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
'''''Große Freiheit Nr. 7''''' (English: '''''Great Freedom No. 7''''') is a 1944 German [[musical film|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.
The film is also known as '''''Port of Freedom''''' in the United Kingdom.

It was shot at the [[Tempelhof Studios|Tempelhof]] and [[Babelsberg Studios]] in [[Berlin]], and [[location filming|on location]] in [[Hamburg]] and [[Prague]].


== Plot summary ==
== Plot summary ==
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The film tells the story of the blond "singing sailor" Hannes Kröger (played by [[Hans Albers]]) who works in a St. Pauli club - address: Große Freiheit 7 - and falls in love with a girl played by [[Ilse Werner]]. But he acts too slowly and she falls in love with his rival Willem ([[Hans Söhnker]]) and Hannes returns to the sea.
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The film tells the story of the blond "singing sailor" Hannes Kröger (played by [[Hans Albers]]) who works in a Reeperbahn club and falls in love with a girl played by [[Ilse Werner]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
* Hans Albers - "Auf der Reeperbahn"
* Hans Albers – "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" - [[On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (song)]]
* Hilde Hildebrand - "Beim ersten Mal, da tut's noch weh"
* Hilde Hildebrand – "Beim ersten Mal, da tut's noch weh"
* Hans Albers - "[[La Paloma]]"
* Hans Albers – "[[La Paloma]]"
* Hans Albers - "Nein, ich kann Dich nicht vergessen"
* Hans Albers – "Nein, ich kann Dich nicht vergessen"
* Hans Albers - "Schön ist die Liebe im Hafen"
* Hans Albers – "Schön ist die Liebe im Hafen"
* Hans Albers - "Was kann es denn schöneres geben"
* Hans Albers – "Was kann es denn schöneres geben"
* Hans Albers - "Wenn ein Seemann mal nach Hamburg kommt"
* Hans Albers – "Wenn ein Seemann mal nach Hamburg kommt"


== Production ==
== Production ==
Due to the threat of [[Allied bombing]] raids to [[Hamburg Harbour]] and to the [[Universum Film AG|Ufa]] studios in [[Berlin]]'s Neu[[babelsberg]] and [[Tempelhof]] when it was made in 1943 (May to November), most of the movie was shot in [[Prague]]'s [[Barrandov Studios]] by [[Helmut Käutner]], as the first [[Agfa]] colorfilm by Terra. For a scene with a boat trip in Hamburg harbour warships had to be covered up. {{fact}}
Due to the threat of [[Allied bombing of Germany|Allied bombing]] raids to [[Hamburg Harbour]] and to the [[Universum Film AG|Ufa]] studios in [[Berlin]]'s Neu[[babelsberg]] and [[Tempelhof]] when it was made in 1943 (May to November), most of the movie was shot in [[Prague]]'s [[Barrandov Studios]] by [[Helmut Käutner]], as the first [[Agfa]] colorfilm by Terra. Portions were filmed aboard the four-masted [[barque]] ''[[Kruzenshtern (ship)|Padua]]''. For a scene with a boat trip in Hamburg harbour warships had to be covered up. {{citation needed|date=March 2012}}


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[File:Grfreiheitnr7poster.jpg|thumbnail|150px|postwar theatrical release poster]]
Nazi propaganda minister [[Joseph Goebbels]] was dissatisfied, and demanded many changes to make the film more "German", for instance by renaming the lead role from ''Jonny'' (as in Albers' earlier hit song "[[Good bye, Jonny]]") to ''Hannes''. After a year of editing, the movie was banned anyway in Nazi Germany on 12 December 1944,<ref>Also wird die "Große Freiheit Nr. 7" für den Rest des Krieges verboten.
Nazi propaganda minister [[Joseph Goebbels]] was dissatisfied, and demanded many changes to make the film more "German", for instance by renaming the lead role from ''Jonny'' (as in Albers' earlier hit song "[[Good bye, Jonny]]") to ''Hannes''. After a year of editing, the movie was banned anyway in Nazi Germany on 12 December 1944,<ref>Also wird die "Große Freiheit Nr. 7" für den Rest des Krieges verboten.
- [http://www.wdr.de/themen/kultur/stichtag/2004/12/15.jhtml WDR.de]</ref><ref>Der Film wurde 1944 von der Filmprüfstelle für die Aufführung in Deutschland verboten.[http://web.archive.org/web/20071226234728/http://www.deutscher-tonfilm.de/gfn71.html]</ref> and was only shown outside of the [[Nazi Germany|Großdeutsches Reich]] proper, with the premiere on 15 December 1944 in Prague (then a [[Reichsprotektorat]]). It remained banned in Nazi Germany, opening on 6 September 1945 in [[Berlin]]'s ''Filmbühne Wien'' after the Allied victory.
– [http://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag412~_mon-122004_tag-15122004.html WDR.de]</ref><ref>Der Film wurde 1944 von der Filmprüfstelle für die Aufführung in Deutschland verboten.{{cite web|url=http://www.deutscher-tonfilm.de/gfn71.html |title=Große Freiheit Nr. 7 |access-date=1 June 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226234728/http://www.deutscher-tonfilm.de/gfn71.html |archive-date=26 December 2007 }}</ref> and was only shown outside of the [[Nazi Germany|Großdeutsches Reich]] proper, with the premiere on 15 December 1944 in occupied Prague (then a [[Reichsprotektorat]]). It remained banned in Nazi Germany, opening on 6 September 1945 in [[Berlin]]'s ''Filmbühne Wien'' after the Allied victory.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* Rüdiger Bloemeke: "La Paloma - Das Jahrhundertlied". 158 Seiten, über 30 Seiten Farb- und Schwarzweiß-Abbildungen. Voodoo-Verlag, Hamburg 2005
* Rüdiger Bloemeke: "La Paloma – Das Jahrhundertlied". 158 Seiten, über 30 Seiten Farb- und Schwarzweiß-Abbildungen. Voodoo-Verlag, Hamburg 2005


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0036882}}
*{{IMDb title|0036882}}
* [https://archive.org/details/1944GrosseFreiheitNr.7 ''Große Freiheit Nr. 7''] Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek
*{{Internet Archive film|GrosseFreiheitNr.7SeemannsfilmMitHansAlbers}}
*[http://www.filmportal.de/df/23/Uebersicht,,,,,,,,E99576F9B6C4408E995F8D046ADDE999,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html Große Freiheit Nr. 7]
*[http://www.filmportal.de/df/23/Uebersicht,,,,,,,,E99576F9B6C4408E995F8D046ADDE999,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html Große Freiheit Nr. 7]
*http://www.der-blonde-hans.de/albers10a.htm
*http://www.der-blonde-hans.de/albers10a.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715020202/http://www.der-blonde-hans.de/albers10a.htm |date=15 July 2013 }}


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Latest revision as of 17:53, 27 August 2024

Große Freiheit Nr. 7
Directed byHelmut Käutner
Written byHelmut Käutner and
Richard Nicolas
Produced byHans Tost
StarringHans Albers
CinematographyWerner Krien
Edited byAnneliese Schönnenbeck
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs (DFV)
Release date
  • 15 December 1944 (1944-12-15)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryNazi Germany
LanguageGerman

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.

Plot summary

[edit]

The film tells the story of the blond "singing sailor" Hannes Kröger (played by Hans Albers) who works in a St. Pauli club - address: Große Freiheit 7 - and falls in love with a girl played by Ilse Werner. But he acts too slowly and she falls in love with his rival Willem (Hans Söhnker) and Hannes returns to the sea.

Cast

[edit]

Soundtrack

[edit]
  • Hans Albers – "Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins" - On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (song)
  • Hilde Hildebrand – "Beim ersten Mal, da tut's noch weh"
  • Hans Albers – "La Paloma"
  • Hans Albers – "Nein, ich kann Dich nicht vergessen"
  • Hans Albers – "Schön ist die Liebe im Hafen"
  • Hans Albers – "Was kann es denn schöneres geben"
  • Hans Albers – "Wenn ein Seemann mal nach Hamburg kommt"

Production

[edit]

Due to the threat of Allied bombing raids to Hamburg Harbour and to the Ufa studios in Berlin's Neubabelsberg and Tempelhof when it was made in 1943 (May to November), most of the movie was shot in Prague's Barrandov Studios by Helmut Käutner, as the first Agfa colorfilm by Terra. Portions were filmed aboard the four-masted barque Padua. For a scene with a boat trip in Hamburg harbour warships had to be covered up. [citation needed]

Reception

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postwar theatrical release poster

Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels was dissatisfied, and demanded many changes to make the film more "German", for instance by renaming the lead role from Jonny (as in Albers' earlier hit song "Good bye, Jonny") to Hannes. After a year of editing, the movie was banned anyway in Nazi Germany on 12 December 1944,[1][2] and was only shown outside of the Großdeutsches Reich proper, with the premiere on 15 December 1944 in occupied Prague (then a Reichsprotektorat). It remained banned in Nazi Germany, opening on 6 September 1945 in Berlin's Filmbühne Wien after the Allied victory.

References

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  1. ^ Also wird die "Große Freiheit Nr. 7" für den Rest des Krieges verboten. – WDR.de
  2. ^ Der Film wurde 1944 von der Filmprüfstelle für die Aufführung in Deutschland verboten."Große Freiheit Nr. 7". Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • Rüdiger Bloemeke: "La Paloma – Das Jahrhundertlied". 158 Seiten, über 30 Seiten Farb- und Schwarzweiß-Abbildungen. Voodoo-Verlag, Hamburg 2005
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