
A contribution to the international film series popular in the late 1960s, which shed light on girl trafficking and striptease, pimping and scams, on "great love at 70" and "smaller versions at 50." The speculative sensationalist story assumes that good-looking young women are being seen off at the quay in Hamburg, supposedly to go on a dance tour of the Middle East.
Directed by Erwin C. Dietrich, Hinterhöfe der Liebe leans on a strong ensemble — Ev Brunell, Peter Capra, Brigitte Frank — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1968.
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A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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