Due to a lack of money, Hamburg pub owner Jonny Jensen brings two partners on board. As soon as the contract is finalized, the ex-sea bear is almost struck by a blow: the shady duo want to turn his quaint harbour bar "Herz von St. Pauli" into a demimonde pub with lingerie shows. Jonny can't let that happen!

Things may not be fast at the German post office, but they're a lot of fun: postal supervisor Max Sparwein knows a thing or two about it, because he really can't complain about boring and monotonous service on his tour through the city. This is also the experience of journalist Mara Schönwetter, who accompanies him on his walks up and down the stairs to write a report.

Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.

Musician Peter Karmann, whose main profession is teaching Asian languages, goes on a grand tour of Africa with a ballet troupe. Unfortunately, the well-behaved Peter looks very much like the notorious smuggling baron Jack Castillo. As soon as he arrives in Tangier, he soon ends up in captivity. Rescue comes in the form of the beautiful and clever Marcella, who is madly in love with Peter.

The archangel Gabriel is sent to earth to announce the end of the decaying human race with his trumpet. But even angels have feelings...

Julia Martens is a wrongly convicted murderess who is released from prison after thirteen years. She begins a new career as a chanson singer and her now grown-up son, who has been told that his mother is dead, has no idea who Julia Martens really is. One day he is suspected of murder and Julia intervenes.

After years of silence, Thomas reunites with his great love, Petra, and is devastated: She has married his best friend, Christoph. Thomas remains friendly but secretly schemes to denigrate Christoph as a criminal and thus reclaim the woman he loves.

A police commissioner investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspector.

A young man and woman meet on a bridge, both about to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and recount to each other their experiences.

The story of the Battle of Stalingrad from the perspective of a Panzer commander and an officer in a penal battalion.