Documentary · East Germany · 1976 · 1h 1m

Devil's Island

Die Teufelsinsel

Director

Walter Heynowski Gerhard Scheumann

Cast

Klaus Bergatt as Sonja Stokowy as

Crew

Traute Wischnewski — Editor Ilse Radtke — Editor Walter Heynowski — Writer Gerhard Scheumann — Writer

Synopsis

Le Quang Vinh, a revolutionary student leader, was arrested in Saigon in August 1961. A show trial and death sentence followed. World-wide protests altered it to “life imprisonment” on Con Son, the Devil’s Island. The humiliating “Tiger-Cages” and the methods of torture are shown.

Key Collaborators

Walter Heynowski Director Gerhard Scheumann Director Traute Wischnewski Editor Ilse Radtke Editor Walter Heynowski Writer Gerhard Scheumann Writer

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