Gibbi West Germany

Gibbi West Germany

Gibbi West Germany

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Gibbi West Germany

1980

1h 28m

7.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jörg Pfennigwerth

Jörg Pfennigwerth

Gibbi

Eva-Maria Hagen

Eva-Maria Hagen

Gibbi's Mother

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Patient

Claus-Dieter Reents

Nurse

Kiev Stingl

Mother's Friend

Eric Burdon

Eric Burdon

Hotel Porter

Angelika Kulessa

Mo

Martin Kippenberger

Husband

Hans Noever

Doctor

Barbara Ossenkopp

Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Christel Buschmann
Written by: Christel Buschmann
Produced by: Eberhard Junkersdorf

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