The Laughing Man (1966)

Name: The Laughing Man
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1966-02-09

1h 6m

Running Time

February 9, 1966
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Network & Production Companies

Plot.

Posing as West German journalists, East German documentary filmmakers Heynowski and Scheumann pay a visit to the notorious Nazi-turned-mercenary Siegfried “Kongo” Müller, pump him with booze, and get him to talk about his life and war campaigns in Africa.

Where to Watch.

No streaming offers found

Cast & Crew.

Siegfried Müller

Self

Hermann Herlinghaus

Narrator (voice)

Jochen Stoff

Producer

Traute Wischnewski

Editor

Walter Heynowski

Director / Writer

Gerhard Scheumann

Director / Writer

Peter Hellmich

Cinematography

Horst Donth

Cinematography

Details.

Release Date
February 9, 1966

Original Name
Der lachende Mann - Bekenntnisse eines Mörders

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 6m

Filming Locations
Munich, Germany

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-25

This Movie Is About.

world war ii

biography

confession of crime

Wiki.

The Laughing Man – Confessions of a Murderer (German: Der lachende Mann – Bekenntnisse eines Mörders), commonly referred to as The Laughing Man is an East German film released in 1966. The film was directed by Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann.