The Laughing Man
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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.].
Credits
Scheumann, Gerhard; Heynowski, Walter (director); Peter Hellmich (camera); Traute Wischnewski (montage); Horst Donth (photography); Peter Voigt (collaborator); Peter Petersen (assistant); Jochen Stoff (producer)
Complete catalog record
Original source: Reproduction of: GDR (German Democratic Republic), 1967. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-507297. | Contributors: Hellmich, Peter; Wischnewski, Traute; Donth, Horst; Voigt, Peter; Petersen, Peter; Stoff, Jochen. | Production Company: DEFA.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 1:04:47) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Mercenary troops -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Interviews | Political and social views | Mercenary troops | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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 | USA (United States of America) | West Germany (FDR) | Bavaria | Congo | South Africa | North Africa | Leopoldville (Kinshasa) | South Vietnam | Vietnam | Germany | Müller, Siegfried (1920-1983) | Tshombe, Moise (1919-1969) | Lübke, Heinrich (1894-1972) | Sese Seko, Mobutu (1930-1997) | Mellenthin, Friedrich von (1904-1997) | Interview | 1954-1975 | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 -- Interviews | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 -- Political and social views | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 | Webcast
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 1:04:47) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Mercenary troops -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Interviews | Political and social views | Mercenary troops | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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 | USA (United States of America) | West Germany (FDR) | Bavaria | Congo | South Africa | North Africa | Leopoldville (Kinshasa) | South Vietnam | Vietnam | Germany | Müller, Siegfried (1920-1983) | Tshombe, Moise (1919-1969) | Lübke, Heinrich (1894-1972) | Sese Seko, Mobutu (1930-1997) | Mellenthin, Friedrich von (1904-1997) | Interview | 1954-1975 | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 -- Interviews | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 -- Political and social views | Müller, Siegfried, 1920-1983 | Webcast
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10