They Called Him Amigo
1959, German. Directed by Heiner Carow.
A refugee from a Nazi concentration camp is discovered by some boys in WWII Berlin. They provide him with food and help him to continue his flight. Later one of the boys, the son of a communist, is charged with theft, arrested and sent to a concentration camp.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Heiner CarowDirector
- Ernst-Georg SchwillRainer „Amigo“ Meister
- Angelika HurwiczMarta Meister
- Wilhelm Koch-HoogeWalter Meister
- Fred DürenPeter „Pepp“ Grosse
- Heinz SchubertDicker Gestapo-Mann
- Erich FranzCast
- Peter KalischCast
- Heinz SchröderCast
- Hans KleringCast
- Siegfried FommCast
- Nico TuroffBetrunkener
- Ursula DückerCast
Details
- Released
- 22 January 1959
- Original title
- Sie nannten ihn Amigo
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Wera Küchenmeister, Heiner Carow, Claus Küchenmeister
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They Called Him Amigo runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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They Called Him Amigo isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 January 1959. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked They Called Him Amigo, try I Am David, Woman in Gold, The German Lesson.
Who directed They Called Him Amigo?
They Called Him Amigo (1959) was directed by Heiner Carow and stars Ernst-Georg Schwill, Angelika Hurwicz, Wilhelm Koch-Hooge.