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Field name | Value |
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Title | The Laughing Man |
Production Date | 1967 |
Country of Production | GDR (German Democratic Republic) |
Duration | 01:04:47 |
Production Company | DEFA |
Film Subject Era | 1954-1975 |
Genre | Interview |
Summary | An interview with Siegfried Müller, also known as 'Congo Müller', who is questioned by the film makers about his military career and his political views. [WARNING: contains distressing images of dead bodies.] |
Subjects | Military; Soldiers; Second World War (1939-1945); Anti-Communism; Nazism; Prisoners of war; NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation); Training; Guerrilla warfare; Racism; Politics; Government; Torture; Death; Entertainment; Medals (military); Vietnam War (1955-1975); Wars |
Director | Scheumann, Gerhard; Heynowski, Walter |
Contributors |
Camera: Hellmich, Peter Montage: Wischnewski, Traute Photography: Donth, Horst Collaborator: Voigt, Peter Assistant: Petersen, Peter Producer: Stoff, Jochen |
People | Müller, Siegfried (1920-1983); Tshombe, Moise (1919-1969); Lübke, Heinrich (1894-1972); Sese Seko, Mobutu (1930-1997); Mellenthin, Friedrich von (1904-1997) |
Places | USA (United States of America); West Germany (FDR); Bavaria; Congo; South Africa; North Africa; Leopoldville (Kinshasa); South Vietnam; Vietnam; Germany |
Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
Sound | Sound |
Colour Format | Black and White |
Film Format | 16mm Comb BW pos |
Language | English (Narrator); English (Subtitles); German (Interviewee) |
Module | Wars & Revolutions |
BFI Identifier | N-507297 |
Copyright | The British Film Institute |