Kit & Co.

The adventures of Kit Bellew and his friend Shorty during the gold fever at the end of the 19th cent

The Legend of Paul and Paula

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all aff

Love's Confusion

The film tells the love story of two young couples. According to their social ranks, construction wo

Bahnwärter Thiel

The film tells the tragic fate of railroad guard Thiel at the end of the 19th century. Thiel, who sp

Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht

Otto is turning 65 and a big celebration with relatives and friends is coming up. What does life bri

Jörg Ratgeb, Painter

On the eve of the German Peasants' Revolt, painter Joerg Ratgeb is occupied by a crisis of his own:

Apache

The story of Ulzana, an Apache chief who has reached a rapprochement with the local Mexican populati

Der Leutnant vom Schwanenkietz

The film describes the activity of an ABV of the People's Police in its section in East Berlin. A mi

Filmemacher

They are just 17 years old when Gaby and Eva receive the offer to play in a feature film that ambiti

Radiokiller

Enemy secret services from the West had used modern technology for the "cold war", i.e. the confront

Wedding Night In The Drizzle

This comedic musical tells the story of Gabi, a young hairdresser from the Baltic coast who desperat

Automärchen

This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plotlines centered around the employees of a car g

The Neighbours

A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with

Der Direktor

The school authorities want to read success stories in director Joachim Faber's reports. But they ca

Die Emser Depesche

Theme of this scenic documentation is the consistent preparation of the Franco-German War by Bismarc

Sun Seekers

A socialist story of "atoms for peace" and compulsory labor in an East German uranium mine under Sov

In Search of the Magical Bird

A fantasy story about the young boy Lutz who is looking, with two friends, for a missing magical bir

Ernst Thälmann

This elaborate two-part television film features a section from the life of communist worker leader

Anflug Alpha 1

Experiences and problems of an air squadron: Commander Milan has reached the age limit for pilots an

The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service a

Oben geblieben ist noch keiner

Willi Zubrodt is delegated by his department to a parachuting course at the GST. As he is not very d

Love at 16

Although at first Ina barely takes any notice of Matti, the two teenagers gradually fall in love at

Alma schafft alle

Four years have passed since Alma and Dr. Kröpelin got married. The home zoo in Groß-Klückow is thri

Icarus

Eight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get

Offiziere

Major Leska, who has proven himself as a troop officer in a tank battalion in complicated maneuvers,

Big Night and Big Day

Slovakian villagers towards the end of WW II are despairing as German troops fall back to their vill

Kai from the Box

Kai, a young boy, living in 1923 Berlin tries to convince an American businessman that he can market

The Singer

A story of Victor Jara - one of the most popular singers in Chile.

Die Grünstein-Variante

The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they

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Spurensucher

Our Best Man

The main character Otto, the "best man", is a copy of the illustrious Mister Bean. He takes on an ap

Ein Katzensprung

Young lieutenant Riedel, the leader of a motorized unit of NVA riflemen, is always concerned about h

Der Dieb von San Marengo

In San Marengo, master thief Cesare Giovanini’s heists leave local merchants profiting from hefty in

Das Versteck

One year has passed since Max and Wanda got their divorce. Max has come to the realization that he w

The Rabbit Is Me

Maria, a young student sees her brother Dieter going to prison for sedition against the state. She s

Black Panthers

Seventeen-year-old Martina has a paralyzing fear of heights, which prevents her from fulfilling her

The Ancient Coin

History teacher and coin collector Karl Schneider wants to track down an ancient coin while on vacat

Heroin

This East German movie was co-produced with studios in Hungary and Yugoslavia, with many interesting

Fahrt ins Blaue

Günter has completed his electrical engineering degree and returns to Berlin. His old foreman and hi

The Solo Sailor

Christine inherits a sailboat from her father, whom she barely knew. Christine is a divorced single

Aus meiner Kindheit

Ernst is a student in Hamburg around 1900 and leads a life like many other young people. In his free

Erster Verlust

In a German village in 1942, farmer Heinrich Marten is conscripted, leaving behind his wife Kathrin

Einfach Blumen aufs Dach

Mechanic Hannes Blaschke and his wife Maxi, who works as a bus driver, have just become happy parent

Ripe Cherries

Helmut Kamp, the construction brigade leader, a man no longer young, life immediately confronted sev

Susan, Dear Susan

Suse works as a truck driver on a major construction site. The young woman has a hard life behind he

Seine Hoheit – Genosse Prinz

Kasper Mai, an export merchant and comrade with a “clean” record, discovers he is the prince of Hohe

Her Third

In this East German film, the third one in The Third is Margit's third lover. After her mother's dea

Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod

In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia

Dangerous Games

1934, Germany. The ten-year-old Peter lives in a small town with his parents. His father, an undergr

Die Stunde der Töchter

A life-threatening heart attack confines Richard Roth to the hospital bed. There, Richard, who is in

DEFA Disko 77

A film gala featuring a colorfully mixed program of musical numbers, along with the most popular art

Severino

After a ten-year absence, Severino returns to his tribe, the Manzeneros, who live on the edge of the

Sabine Wulff

Sabine Wulff is almost 18 when she is released from the juvenile detention center. She doesn't want

Komödianten-Emil

The early 1930s in Berlin. Cabaret artist Emil Damaschke wants to entertain people with his program

The Warning

The action takes place in Moscow, Berlin and Vienna in years 1932 and 1933, a time when the great Bu

Meine Frau Inge und meine Frau Schmidt

One day, the happily married Karl Lehmann is asked by his single colleague, Mrs. Schmidt, for an unu

Lot's Wife

The marriage of Katrin and Richard Lot has become a routine. She has a career and he, as a Marine of

Reportage 57

The film centers on the story of newlyweds Inga and Heinz. Heinz works in the western sector of Berl

Ein Sommertag macht keine Liebe

During a weekend spent on the island Hiddensee, the snobbish high school student Jan, who has just b

Stories of That Night

Four directors - four styles - four episodes, all relating the events of a single night which has en

Brot und Rosen

At the VII Party Congress of the SED, a delegate tells a reporter his life story: 18-year-old return

Der Streit um des Esels Schatten

The philosopher Democritus has a toothache, so a dentist from ancient Abdera sets off for his house.

Die Entscheidung des Dr. Ahrendt

Film by Frank Vogel.

Schwarzes Gold

East German television film.

Visa für Ocantros

In the troubled state of Ocantros, the prime minister is assassinated. Martin Katrup, who is respons

Die Heimkehr des Joachim Ott

After a long period as a prisoner of war, Joachim Ott returns home to find that his wife is now livi

Coming Out

Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumb

The Sons of Great Bear

As American settlers encroach on the lands of the Lakota people, Tokei-ihto witnesses the murder of

Verlobung in Hullerbusch

In 1960, farmer Walter Wagemühl learns from the West that his life is coming to an end. In order to

Mord an Rathenau

Germany 1922 during the Weimar Republic: Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau signs the Treaty of Rapal

The Goose-Girl at the Fountain

A young blacksmith, searching for happiness in a series of dreams, realizes that he must find a reje

The Blue Helmet

A story about funny adventures young boy Mirco and a drillers blue helmet.

Rückkehr als Toter

Boatman Ahrens from Hamburg has a sense of justice when it comes to finding a missing girl. He goes

Das Stacheltier - Wildweststory

Reporters tell lies about East Germany.

Hallo, Taxi!

The story of a philanderer behind the wheel of a cab, who gets into a series of hilarious but also a

Frühstück im Bett

Vera Urban is on a ski holiday with her children. Her two admirers - the sailor Winter and Savings B

Schwester Agnes

Sister Agnes helps in all situations and does not only make friends. She has just fallen out with th

Androcles and the Lion

Rome at the time of the persecution of Christians: Androclus, a poor tailor, frees a lion in the for

Albert Einstein

Two part movie about Einstein's escape from Germany in 1932 and his influence in the invention of th

Irrlicht und Feuer

Jürgen Fohrmann works as a hauer underground. In the course of the coal crisis, his mine closes - he

Flucht ins Schweigen

During construction work in a small town in Thuringia, the burial of an unidentified man in an SS un

The Boss Will Be Here at Noon

A dead body is found in a burning car on the Berlin-Leipzig highway. The police investigate: Murder.