They Called Him Amigo
(Sie nannten ihn Amigo)
GDR, 1958, 60 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles
Sie nannten ihn Amigo © DEFA-Stiftung, Hans Bernd Baxmann
Credits:
| Carow, Heiner |
| Carow, Heiner |
| Küchenmeister, Claus |
| Küchenmeister, Wera |
| Schmidt-Schwarze, Eleonore |
| Peters, Ilse |
| Bergmann, Helmut |
| Schiller, Willy |
| Gründel, Dorit |
| Schwaen, Kurt |
| Düren, Fred |
| Franz, Erich |
| Fromm, Siegfried |
| Hurwicz, Angelika |
| Kalisch, Peter |
| Klering, Hans |
| Koch-Hooge, Wilhelm |
| Schröder, Heinz |
| Schubert, Heinz |
| Schwill, Ernst-Georg |
| DEFA Studio for Feature Films |
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Synopsis
A glaring poster in front of the house states "Wanted - Escaped murderer and robber! 5000 Marks Reward!" Rainer, known as Amigo, spots a man wearing a convict's uniform with a red sign on it, in a junk shed. He now knows exactly who is being hunted: a political prisoner from a concentration camp.
The year is 1939, and Amigo is aware of the danger that helping such people entails. One day, the thirteen year-old boy is himself taken off to a concentration camp.
Awards
| 1959 | Bronze Medal, Film Festival of the Vienna Festival of Youth and Students |
| 1959 | Heinrich Greif Prize, Class 1 (Helmut Bergmann, Heiner Carow, Claus Küchenmeister, Wera Küchenmeister) |
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