Comrade Krueger
(Kamerad Krüger)
GDR, 1988, 90 min, color/b&w
In German; no subtitles
Kamerad Krüger © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Heynowski, Walter |
Scheumann, Gerhard |
Heynowski, Walter |
Scheumann, Gerhard |
Radtke, Ilse |
Donth, Horst |
Hellmich, Peter |
Schwarz, Eberhard |
Niklaus, Walter |
DEFA Studio for Documentary Films |
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Synopsis
This documentary film uses a 1988 annual meeting of SS veterans in Bavaria to frame the context for examining the life of former SS Sergeant and meeting organizer, Walter Krüger. Acclaimed East German documentary filmmakers Walter Heynowski and Gerhard Scheumann interview Krüger at length about his deeds as an SS officer in a special unit for Hiter’s army. They comment on his pride and lack of remorse at his own biography by juxtaposing the interview with archive images of Nazi rule and World War II.
Awards
1988 | Golden Dove, Leipzig International Documentary and Short Film Week |