Summary
A drifting teen slips from petty crime into exploitation on the streets of Hamburg, courted by a self-serving journalist and a predatory pimp, before a doomed romance pushes him toward a desperate armed-robbery scheme he can’t outrun.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 68
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −22 min on the typical 106
typical 10684Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
Released
1974
January 30, 1974
52 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaActionLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more14 people
- CWCharly WierczejewskiWilli
- Eva MattesMonika
- Michael DegenFrank
- Hans-Michael RehbergHomosexueller
- Walter KohutTheo
- Witta Pohlseine Frau
- Edgar Bessenzweiter Polizist
- ESEva SchukardtAnna
- RBRudolf BrandGeisel
- FHFerdinand HenningPeter
- TWTilo WeberKommissar
- Alfred EdelChefredakteur
- HIHans IrlePolizist
- Paul BurianSozialarbeiter
Directing · 1
- Roland Klick Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Georg Althammer Writer
- Dacia Maraini Writer
- Jane Seitz Writer, Editor
Camera · 1
- Jost Vacano Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sibylle von Romatowski Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Udo Lindenberg Original Music Composer
- Marius Müller-Westernhagen Music
- Peter Hesslein Music
- Thomas Kukuck Sound
- Christian Dalchow Sound
- Werner Gieseler Sound
Art · 1
- Georg von Kieseritzky Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Erich L. Schmekel Makeup Artist
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