The Laughing Man
7.2
“Confessions Of A Murderer”
Posing as West German journalists, East German documentary filmmakers Heynowski and Scheumann pay a visit to the notorious Nazi-turned-mercenary Siegfried “Kongo” Müller, pump him with booze, and get him to talk about his life and war campaigns in Africa.
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Walter Heynowski Director · Gerhard Scheumann Director Traute Wischnewski Editor
First release February 9, 1966 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
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DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
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Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
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VEB DEFA Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
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XG · Germany
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Original title
Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · February 9, 1966
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