A Prayer for My Hammer - Hans Billian Loves
Literally translated from German, the phrase means "A Pious Sigh for my Hammer" (or more colloquially, "A Quick Prayer for my Tool" ). It is a title so wonderfully absurd, so deeply embedded in the specific brand of late-60s/early-70s German erotic comedy (the Lustspiel ), that you cannot help but hit play. Stossgebet fur meinen Hammer -Hans Billian- Lov...
After a thorough search of film archives, literary databases (including the German National Bibliography), and Hans Billian’s credited filmography (1950s–1970s), for a title called “Stossgebet fur meinen Hammer” (translated: “Short Prayer for my Hammer” ) can be found. A Prayer for My Hammer - Hans Billian
Shot in Color with a 4:3 aspect ratio and Mono sound mix. Shot in Color with a 4:3 aspect ratio and Mono sound mix
Do not expect high art. Expect grainy 16mm film, badly looped dialogue, mustaches, wood-paneled rooms, and a genuine, bizarre sincerity that only Hans Billian could muster.
Since this is a niche piece of vintage erotic cinema history, here is a blog post written from the perspective of a film historian/cult collector.
Billian recognized that in the modern world, the sacred had fled the cathedrals and taken up residence in the garage. If God won't listen to a prayer for salvation, maybe he'll listen to a prayer for a hammer that doesn't slip and smash your thumb.