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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Kommando 52 |
| Production Date | 1965 |
| Country of Production | GDR (German Democratic Republic) |
| Duration | 00:34:32 |
| Production Company | DEFA |
| Film Subject Era | 1954-1975 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Summary | Documentary on mercenaries in the Congo during the Congo Crisis. Focuses on the activities of the Kommando 52 unit comprised of German and French mercenaries under the command of Siegfried Müller. [WARNING: distressing images of torture, execution and dead bodies] |
| Subjects | Photography; Journalism; Bolsheviks; Mercenaries; Nazism; Second World War (1939-1945); Eastern Front (Second World War); Army; Communism; Military; Luftwaffe; Education; Air force; Weapons; Death; Executions; Colonialism; Torture; Rebellion; Destruction of property; Looting; Religion; Catholicism; Mass murder; Politics; Wars; Political parties and movements |
| Director | Heynowski, Walter |
| Contributors |
Documentation: Hellmich, Peter Photography: Donth, Horst, Billhardt, Thomas Editor: Wischnewski, Traute Consultant: Voigt, Peter, Nolle, Peter, Goldschmidt, Hans, Stoff, Jochen |
| People | Tshombe, Moise (1919-1969); Lumumba, Patrice (1925-1961); Müller, Siegfried (1920-1983) |
| Places | Congo; South Africa; North Africa; Germany; Munich; West Germany (FDR); German Democratic Republic (GDR) |
| Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
| Sound | Sound |
| Colour Format | Black and White |
| Film Format | 16mm Comb BW pos |
| Language | English (Narrator) |
| Module | Wars & Revolutions |
| BFI Identifier | N-507185 |
| Copyright | The British Film Institute |