In 1956 Karin Baal and Horst Buchholz became idols thanks to the movie Die Halbstarken. That same year Bill Haley & His Comets' song Rock Around The Clock reached #1 in the German Pop charts.
The success of Die Halbstarken in 1956 catapulted Karin Baal and Horst Buchholz to idol status, while Bill Haley & His Comets' song Rock Around The Clock was a chart-topper in Germany that same year.