Amok

Amok

14 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 1985

The desperate private war of a Vietnam veteran of the US Army. The Film explores the biggest amok run in the history of the USA at that point of time. The story of a mass murder in San Diego on July 18 1984 is told by showing reports of a local TV station. It turns out that the amok was partly caused by traumatic experiences during the Vietnam War.

Amok

14 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 1985

Amok
The desperate private war of a Vietnam veteran of the US Army. The Film explores the biggest amok run in the history of the USA at that point of time. The story of a mass murder in San Diego on July 18 1984 is told by showing reports of a local TV station. It turns out that the amok was partly caused by traumatic experiences during the Vietnam War.
Producers DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Original title Amok
Directors Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski
Writers Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski

Cast

Gerhard Scheumann

as Narrator (voice)

Jürgen Hentsch

as Narrator (voice)