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| Directed by | Georg Tressler |
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| Cinematography | Heinz Pehlke |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Flaum |
| Music by | Martin Böttcher |
| Production company | Interwest |
| Distributed by | Union-Film Distributors Corporation of America (US) |
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| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Teenage Wolfpack (German: Die Halbstarken) is a 1956 German crime drama film directed by Georg Tressler. The film is also known as Wolfpack in the United Kingdom. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin
Plot summary
The drama of a youthful triangle among gang leader Freddy (Horst Buchholz), his brother Jan (Christian Doermer), and bad girl Cissy (Karin Baal), in one of the first screen portrayals of juvenile delinquency in post-war West Germany.
Cast
- Horst Buchholz (credited as Henry Bookholt in the US release) as Freddy Borchert
- Karin Baal as Sissy Bohl
- Christian Doermer as Jan Borchert
- Jo Herbst as Günther
- Viktoria von Ballasko as Mutter Borchert
- Stanislav Ledinek as Antonio Garezzo
- Mario Ahrens as Mario
- Manfred Hoffmann as Klaus
- Hans-Joachim Ketzlin as Willi
- Kalle Gaffkus as Kudde
- Wolfgang Heyer as Woelfi
- Paul Wagner as Vater Borchert
- Eduard Wandrey as Pepe Garezzo
- Friedrich Joloff as Theo
- Ruth Mueller as Rita
- Egon Vogel as Prillinger
- Gudrun Kruger
- Ingrid Kirsch
- Oskar Lindner
- Marion Lebens
- Editha Horn
- Heinz Palm
- Paul Bladschun
Soundtrack
- Mister Martin's Band - "In Chicago"
- Mister Martin's Band - "Sissy Blues"
- Mister Martin's Band - "Mister Martin's Hop"
- Mister Martin's Band - "Swing Party"
External links
- Teenage Wolfpack at IMDb
- Teenage Wolfpack is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (English dialogue)
- Die Halbstarken is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive (German dialogue)
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