I'm Laughing to Keep from Crying
This portrait shows Black cartoonist Oliver Harrington from New York, who fled to the GDR. For his political drawings, he drew on worldly anecdotes and his love of storytelling. Director Hans Hattop later taught videography at the University of Film and Television.
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Hans Rudolf Hattop Director · Egbert Lipowski Screenplay
First release January 1, 1982 · Produced in XG · Languages English, German
Production
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen der DDR
Production
XG
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Languages
Original title
Ich lache, um nicht zu weinen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 21, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Sehsüchte