Draw Me Like One of your German Criminals: Arno Funke, Germany's Greatest Extortionist

Ridiculous Crime

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True Crime, Comedy, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Aspiring artist Arno Funke, aka Dagobert, just wanted to make a living doing what he loved. And he did, for a time, because in addition to art he loved bombs and extortion plots, and weird contraptions. His antics captivated a nation and made for great headlines, but those kind of capers just can't last. Luckily, the artist in him prevailed and he was able to delight and captivate the public in a legal way after all.

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