''Sperrbezirk'' is a 1966

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comedy

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directed by

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and starring

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and Guido Baumann. It is adapted from a story by

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. The film was also known as ''Sperrbezirk, das Geschäft mit der Unmoral'' (Sperrbezirk, the business of immorality).

Plot

Young and attractive Ann works in a

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drive-in cinema. One day, she meets an eloquent and charming

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, Bernie Kallmann, who Ann quickly falls in love with. Unknown to Ann, Bernie's apparent attraction towards her, as with many other women, is because Kallmann is a

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and a significant member of the ring that controls all prostitution in the city. When Bernie knows Ann's feelings for sure, he persuades her to work on the streets a prostitute. Bernie makes a big mistake, he falls in love with Ann. Now Kallmann, after he has pushed his beau into prostitution, tries to get Ann out of it. This causes massive conflicts with the rest of the pimp gang. Kallmann has to pay for the rediscovery of his humanity with his own life.

Cast

... Bernie Kallmann *

... Ann * Guido Baumann ... Detlev Rhombus *

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... Klipitzki *

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... Blue Eyed *

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... Jolly *

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... Inspector Wagner *

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... Police President * Christian Rode ... Fopper * Helga Zeckra ... Detta * Ursula van der Wielen ... Dora *

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-Fein ... Baroness *

... Napoleon *

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... Nossy *

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... Schameczco

Reviews

Tremper himself described Sperrbezirk as "A gruesome story of an naive country girl, which becomes a hooker out of love." The ''Lexikon des internationalen Films'' summed the film up as "a draw between mischief, brutality and speculation fluctuating

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. The implied dispute with prostitution is merely inadequate camouflage."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0061009 1966 films German thriller films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Will Tremper Films about prostitution in Germany Films based on short fiction 1960s thriller films 1966 drama films 1960s German films