Amok (movie)

Amok (movie)

  • Production country: East Germany
  • Producer: Gerhard Scheumann , Walter Heynowski
  • Production companies: DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 9/6/1985
  • Run time: 14 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Gerhard Scheumann

Gerhard Scheumann

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

Details
Jürgen Hentsch

Jürgen Hentsch

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

Details