They Called Him Amigo

They Called Him Amigo

63 mins | Drama | Jan. 22, 1959

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.

They Called Him Amigo

63 mins | Drama | Jan. 22, 1959

They Called Him Amigo
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.
Producers DEFA
Original title Sie nannten ihn Amigo
Directors Heiner Carow
Writers Wera Küchenmeister, Claus Küchenmeister, Heiner Carow

Cast

Ernst-Georg Schwill

as Rainer „Amigo“ Meister

Angelika Hurwicz

as Marta Meister

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

as Walter Meister

Fred Düren

as Peter „Pepp“ Grosse

Heinz Schubert

as Dicker Gestapo-Mann