 who was more  successful (he managed to transfer nine or ten barrels to a  cigarette company in Dresden) but did not experience as many  adventures (for instance, he did not travel down the Elbe on an  American boat or sleep with any woman on his trip). Scriptwriter  Hans Oliva read about Hartmanns experience in a newspaper which  also reported, incorrectly, that the man had died while on his trip.  To everyones great surprise, Hartmann contacted DEFA