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Der König von St. Pauli

1998 · 1 season

A gritty, slow-burning crime drama set in Hamburg's nightlife underworld, heavy with debts, rivalries and moral compromise.

Created by
Dieter Wedel
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Oliver Hasenfratz, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Sonja Kirchberger
Overview
Rudi, who operates a striptease club in St Pauli, incurs immense gambling debts. The situation gets worse when his rival Graf, a fishmonger, enters the scene.

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Created by
Dieter Wedel
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Oliver Hasenfratz, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Sonja Kirchberger
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • crime
    • power
    • greed
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Created by
    Dieter Wedel
    Written by
    Dieter Wedel, Alexander Adolph, Hans Eppendorfer
    Starring
    Oliver Hasenfratz, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Sonja Kirchberger, Henry Hübchen, Heinz Hoenig, Hilmar Thate, Hans Korte, Karoline Eichhorn
    Music
    Harold Faltermeyer
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes
    Network
    SAT.1
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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