They Called Him Amigo
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A refugee from a Nazi concentration camp is discovered by some boys in WWII Berlin. They provide him with food and help him to continue his flight. Later one of the boys, the son of a communist, is charged with theft, arrested and sent to a concentration camp.
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Cast
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Ernst-Georg Schwill
Rainer „Amigo“ Meister
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Angelika Hurwicz
Marta Meister
Also in
Abschied
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
Ilse Peters
Heiner Carow
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Walter Meister
Also in
Karl Marx. Early Years
People with Wings
Helmut Bergmann
Claus Küchenmeister
Irrer Häftling
Also in
The Russians Are Coming
Fred Düren
Peter „Pepp“ Grosse
Also in
Solo Sunny
Der kleine und der große Klaus
Kurt Schwaen
Wera Küchenmeister
Heinz Schubert
Dicker Gestapo-Mann
Known for
The Counterfeiters
Funeral in Berlin
Erich Franz
Also in
New Year’s Eve Punch
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
Heiner Carow Director · Claus Küchenmeister Writer Wera Küchenmeister Writer
First release January 22, 1959 · Produced in XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG
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Original title
Sie nannten ihn Amigo
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 22, 1959
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
March 27, 1959 · TV · West Germany
Hungary
January 24, 1959 · Theatrical
Russia
May 6, 1961
Russia
May 6, 1961 · Theatrical
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