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Paragraph 175 of the German Civil Code still had sex between men down as a punishable offence. But there were also 'gay-haters' as Ambacher calls the men who hunted down and beat up gay men like him. It was a wonderful time as long as they were among themselves. Certainly by then, we'd formed a real clique: Freddie, Winnie, myself and a few other chaps Freddie had met in the sauna or in the clubs. Once, on Winnie's birthday, Freddie had a brand-new Mercedes Coupé delivered to him outside the bar, with a huge bow wrapped round it. He was also responsible for introducing Freddie to Bavarian cuisine. Winfried Kirchberger ran the Sebastianseck. This is where Freddie met his great love: Winnie. Not true, of course, says Ambacher – and at the next stop on the tour, at the Sebastiansplatz (square), he gives his version of the story. The film depicts the Munich period as a low point: Freddie at rock bottom surrounded by false friends. Last year, the film 'Bohemian Rhapsody', a biopic of Freddie Mercury, went on cinema release.

There were many times that I didn't leave until early morning, and I remember thinking: that was another crazy party, wasn't it?' Peter Ambacher

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'The windows at the Frisco were blacked out so that no one ever saw daylight. Most of the men were looking for a quick encounter in a cubicle or by the pool. You had to ring the bell and look straight into a camera. This used to be Fisherman’s, a sauna for gay men. Not far from the Isartor, in the valley, he scurries along number 48 to enter a narrow passage through a building. After walking along the pavement for a few hundred metres, Ambacher stops in front of an office complex. Today, he needs to take breaks along the way, rest for a while, the medications he's on leave him gasping for breath at times. He was in his late 20s, and went to every party he possibly could. Peter Ambacher becomes animated as he recalls the Glockenbach district back then. The rock star hopes that in Munich, he will be able to concentrate on his music in peace, without the constant interruption of autograph-hunters. At home in London, Mercury is often pursued by the paparazzi. 1979: Freddie Mercury, aged 33, is at the pinnacle of his career so far with Queen, having recorded singles like 'We will rock you', 'We are the Champions' and – most famously – 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.