At a French Fireside

Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldi

Die klugen Dinge

A young couple from the present day is transported by magic to a distant fairy-tale world. There the

Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht

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

Verwandte und Bekannte

Using the example of three generations of a Hamburg working class family, the rise of the working cl

Osceola

Florida, 1830 - Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved

Zement

Early 1921: a man is on his way home. Gleb Chumalov, regimental commander, worker and Hero of the Or

Pygmalion XII

In Frankfurt am Main, a red sports car crashes into a wall and bursts into flames along with the dri

Optimistische Tragödie

During the October Revolution in 1917 the Bolshevik Party appointed a woman commissioner of the “Fre

Im Spannungsfeld

Electronic data processing is an absolute must in the Information Age. Karl Hoppe, the director of a

Lachtauben weinen nicht

The film tells the story of the smelter brigade of a steel mill whose members are connected by a str

Weihnachtsgeschichten

The paths of many people cross before Christmas Eve. Each of them has their own special story to tel

Schulmeister Spitzbart

1831. A village schoolteacher Matthias Spitzbart dreams of the ideal school and writes a textbook on

Clausewitz - Lebensbild eines preußischen Generals

In November 1831, the 51-year-old Prussian Major General Carl von Clausewitz burns the first chapter

Carnations in Aspic

A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived i

Mein lieber Mann und ich

For her husband, who has become famous as an actor, Angelika is the go-to girl. For years, she stand

Nachtspiele

Two men and two women in a hotel.

Such Bienchen

Bienchen is a little girl who is very worried regarding the private life of her older brother.

Martin XIII.

The oceans seem to be the Nehls' second home. But there is one exception that Grandpa Nehl, alias Ma

Ernst Thälmann

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

The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes

Television adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale.

The Captain from Cologne

Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of

Gejagt bis zum Morgen

Drama about an impoverished family, a widowed mother and her two sons, trying to get by.

Pension Boulanka

A murder has been committed in "Pension Boulanka", a famous guesthouse for artists and circus people

Der Prozeß wird vertagt

In 1955, Michael Vierkant, a Jew who had emigrated during the Nazi era, returns from abroad to the F

Die Schönste

13-year old Thomas Berndorf, the son of the rich business man Alexander Berndorf, becomes friends wi

The Punch Bowl

It is the 65th birthday of Wilhelm Lehmann, foreman of a chemical company. All members of the large

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

The Rabbit Is Me

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

As Long as There’s Life in Me

This is part one of a two-part biopic about Karl Liebknecht. In 1914, Germany is arming itself for w

Anflug Alpha 1

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

Husaren in Berlin

Comedy about the "Husarenstreich", the 1757 Berlin raid during the Seven Years' War.

Ripe Cherries

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

The Light on the Gallows

Europe in 1793. For years, England and France have been at war with each other. Now, France sends th

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

Zeit der Störche

Susanne and Christian get to know each other during a wonderful week in summer - and fall in love. T

Anton the Magician

A flamboyant comedy about love, work and money—revealing that the "planned" economy produced some un

Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa

Russian soldier Grisha escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp in the spring of 1917. He is caugh

You and Nothing and Berlin

A story about Ulrike, a ten year old girl who is looking for a new father with energy and determinat

Die Galgenbrücke

In the wintry Baltics, a century is drawing to a close and with it the era of the old Junker aristoc

My Father Is Confused

Two young boys are trying to organize a wedding of the father of one of them and the mother of the s

Zugvogel am Sund

Ekke and Karsten are newcomers to the shipyard. Paddy claims to have heard it on Rügen radio. But th

Heiße Spuren

Ten-year-old Lutz Paschke, son of detective captain Paschke, is an enthusiastic but often overzealou

Mir nach, Canaillen

A wild story set in eighteenth-century Prussia. Alexander can do everything that a real devil of a f

Amor holt sich nasse Füße

A young woman does everything she can to catch the eye of her chosen one. In the end, she even goes

Kai from the Box

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

The Banner of Kryvyi Rih

In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kryvyi Rih, U

The Singer

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

Das hölzerne Kälbchen

On a pasture in a small village stand the cows and calves of the herder Bürle. Since many years, the

Der kleine und der große Klaus

The clever but poor farmer Klaus infuriates the rich big Klaus with his mischief. But little Klaus a

Our Best Man

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

Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...

Everything changes for fifteen-year-old Heinz Stielke, a fanatical member of the Hitler Youth, when

Das Idol von Mordassow

Mozglyakov, a young noble playboy, brings great "luck" to the small town of Mordassov: he brings the

Pinselheinrich

The television play by Werner Bernhardy depicts episodes from the life of Heinrich Zille as well as

Junges Gemüse

At a GDR farm, VEAB chief Amann bans cabbage in favor of cauliflower, enraging LPG accountant Gritt.

Der Baulöwe

The successful entertainment artist Ralf Keul must develop his land on the Baltic Sea or else ultima

On the Sunny Side

The story of the steel melter Martin Hoff, whose factory delegates him to a drama school, correspond

Am grauen Strand, am grauen Meer

An adaptation of Theodor Storm's novella "Hans and Heinz Kirch".

Chirurgus Johann Paul Schroth

Johann Paul Schroth is a 20-year-old barber's apprentice who breaks out of the barber-surgeon's trad

The Beautiful Lurette

The beautiful and charming laundress Lurette is a well sought-after young woman in Ludwig XV’s Paris

Frau Venus und ihr Teufel

Hans Müller finds himself on a trip in Thüringen, accompanied by his loving female friend, Moritz. H

Reise ins Ehebett

The captain of a ship of the merchant navy is always on the move because of his job – and has a diff

Heroin

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

The Owl Paula

A young boy is getting ready to start school and can't wait till September 1st.

Long Roads - Secret Love

Long-haul driver Hannes picks up a young hitchhiker, Herb, who had a falling-out with his parents af

Addio, piccola mia

Last years in the Life of german Dramatican Georg Büchner. Around the year 1830 he and his fellow st

Dr. Sommer II

The story of a young, idealistic doctor and his on-the-job training as a rookie surgeon. Dr. Heiner

Einfach Blumen aufs Dach

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

Aber Doktor

Dentist Dr. Franke's selfless willingness to help is much appreciated by neighbors and acquaintances

Kit & Co.

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

Black Rusks

The November Revolution of 1918 in Germany, famine and social upheaval evoke a response from the you

Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell

The "Astoria", an English luxury liner, collides with a freighter shortly before the end of its voya

Dach überm Kopf

Karoline Gluth is approaching forty, has an 18-year-old son who is studying and is therefore indepen

Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod

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

Der Spiegel des großen Magus

The evil and powerful King Magus brutally subjugates the people of his kingdom. Anyone who does not

Die Stunde der Töchter

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

White Cloud Carolin

It's no big secret that twelve-year-old Hannes is in love with his classmate Carolin, who he compare

Moritz in der Litfaßsäule

No one has any time for Moritz. And at school, things are not exactly the greatest either. Moritz ru

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

Einer vom Rummel

19-year old Benjamin, called Ben, works as a cashier on the fairground und is impressing girls with

Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt

Five young, pretty female athletes are training for an international skydiving contest. From heaven

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.

White Wolves

Farsighted Falcon, chief of the Lakota, seeks refuge in the Black Hills with his wife Blue Hair and

Love's Confusion

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

White Blood

The military officer Manfred von der Lohe has just been on a training course in the USA. During atom

Steinzeitballade

The Dream of Captain Loy

An American military plane takes six people, who have taken part in a NATO maneuver, from Tripoli to

Kuttel

Young Kuttel belongs to a group of working-class children who live in Berlin at the beginning of the

The Girl on the Diving Board

The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When s

Flucht ins Schweigen

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

People with Wings

This film continues the story of radio operator Ludwig Bartuschek from “The Sailor’s Song”. Near the

Zauber um Zinnober

The magician of the court feels offended by princely arbitrariness and senses for revenge. For this,

Rotfuchs

Letter carrier Eva is in her late twenties, unmarried and the mother of a twelve-year-old son. She f

The Sailor's Song

A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of

Im Sonderauftrag

A warship returning from a training exercise was tasked with apprehending an unknown schooner that h

The Goose-Girl at the Fountain

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

Rauhreif

In 1960, 400,000 farmers are forced to join the LPG. After the forced collectivization, Thomas, son

Sun Seekers

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

Preludio 11

Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revol

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

Der Mann von der Cap Arcona

1982: East German actor Erwin Gregorek travels to Hamburg to shoot screen tests for a film about the

Androcles and the Lion

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

Godfather Death

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, t

The Master Thief

A master thief returns home. There he is threatened with the gallows if he fails to solve the tasks

Ach du meine Liebe

Detlev, a single insurance clerk in his 30s, is kept dependent by his loving and caring mother and l

Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?

A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler

Er ging allein

A small town in West Germany. Material for an exhibition with documents from the Nazi era was stolen

Tote reden nicht

After Elmers, the head of the publishing house, is reported missing, his son-in-law Jürgen Brandt is

Ein Mann, der sterben muß

Unknown assailants threaten the life of British scientist Dr. Ronald Fergusson. Only by chance does

The Dove on the Roof

Three people from very different walks of life meet at a large construction site. Young, unmarried,

Mord ohne Sühne

Based on an authentic case from the 1920s. The head country constable Heinz Lippert arrests the Poli

Irrlicht und Feuer

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

Das verhexte Fischerdorf

Mauritius Halbermann, nicknamed "Mauts", works as an advertising manager for Gravo-Druck, a state-ow

Sunday's Child Sometimes Runs Wild

10-year-old Kathy Montag moves to a big city in Brandenburg. Before that, she lived in the Harz Moun

The Prince Beyond the Seven Seas

The merchant's daughter Constanze, begs her father to ask a lion for a favor. Her father approaches

Pianke

The story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family during WWII.

Zum Beispiel Josef

Josef Neumann has always been an outsider to society, and at the age of 30, he has already lived an

Bahnwärter Thiel

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

The Mercedes Man File

A professional intelligence officer Ingmar Ross, an employee of one of the embassies, is tasked with