Der Al Capone vom Donaumoos

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 62 min
  • Premiere: 1986. October 28.

The autobiographical portrait of Theo Berger, who gained notoriety as the king of burglaries and escapes and spent most of his life in prison. His criminal career includes over 150 crimes committed since the age of 18. Theo Berger was sentenced twice to 15 years and twice to preventive detention. The film was made during his parole, which he received after contracting leukemia. But less than six months after filming was completed, Theo Berger was arrested again. Unprepared for a life in freedom, he was involved in a bank robbery. He was sentenced to a further 12 years in prison.

Discover

Detlev Kügow

Narrator (voice)

Camera

Petra Vonhausen

Still Photographer

Ludolph Weyer

Director of Photography

Jan Betke

Assistant Camera

Crew

Frank Niepel

Legal Services

Directing

Editing

Reinhard Hauff

Archival Footage Coordinator

Production

Cornel Faltin

Researcher

Meinrada Pfitzner

Production Secretary

Harald Kißling

Production Accountant

Petra Vonhausen

Unit Manager

Isolde Herbrich

Production Assistant

Katja Naumann

Production Manager

Sound

Alfred Lohmaier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Theo Berger

Writer

Camera

Petra Vonhausen

Still Photographer

Ludolph Weyer

Director of Photography

Jan Betke

Assistant Camera

Crew

Frank Niepel

Legal Services

Directing

Editing

Reinhard Hauff

Archival Footage Coordinator

Production

Cornel Faltin

Researcher

Meinrada Pfitzner

Production Secretary

Harald Kißling

Production Accountant

Petra Vonhausen

Unit Manager

Isolde Herbrich

Production Assistant

Katja Naumann

Production Manager

Sound

Alfred Lohmaier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Theo Berger

Writer