Reeperbahn

The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, the centre of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district. In German it is also called "die sündige Meile" ("the sinful mile"), or simply "der Kiez".

Movies, songs, etc.

The popular 1944 movie Große Freiheit Nr. 7 tells the story of a singer (played by Hans Albers) who works in a Reeperbahn club and falls in love with a girl played by Ilse Werner. Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann played in the 1954 movie Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins ("On the Reeperbahn at 12:30 am"). The title song, sung by Albers, is still popular to this day and can often be heard in Saint Pauli.

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1944 - Große Freiheit Nr. 7 - Hans Albers - Ilse Werner - Heinz Rühmann - 1954

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"Reeperbahn" is also the name of a Swedish 80's band, and a song by Tom Waits. It is also mentioned in the Elvis Costello song "Human Hands".

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Tom Waits - Elvis Costello

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