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Gibbi West Germany
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Gibbi West Germany

1980-03-14 · 88 min · ★ 7.7

Drama

Gibbi Westgermany is the name of a former sailor with a Mick Jagger look—leather jacket over the bare chest—who roams the Hamburg neighborhood St. Pauli homeless. His destination is a snack bar in St. Pauli run by his mother. But it is not the safe haven he is looking for.

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Directors
Christel Buschmann
Production companies
WDR, Neue Bioskop Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jörg PfennigwerthJörg PfennigwerthGibbi
Eva-Maria HagenEva-Maria HagenGibbi's Mother
Günter MeisnerGünter MeisnerPatient
Claus-Dieter ReentsNurse
Kiev StinglMother's Friend
Eric BurdonEric BurdonHotel Porter
Angelika KulessaMo
Martin KippenbergerHusband
Hans NoeverDoctor
Barbara OssenkoppGirl
Martha SieversGrandmother
Soma WeissenseelJennifer
Rene Durand

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