Movies

East German short documentary

Documentary about a youth work brigade working on the construction of a tower block in Berlin-Marzahn

At the freight yard of a small town in East Germany, a railcar loaded with Russian sparkling wine is causing a stir. Looters appear to have broken...

Rolf Jarschel’s passion are lighters of every kind. He owns the largest collection in Europe with over 3,000 items. From Phoenician oil lamps...

An intensive interview with the young protagonist Rainer about his non-conformist life is combined with scenes from his everyday life. The...

Photo model Monika Stange is found murdered in her apartment in a major West German city. Detectives Bentheim and Laube find rough diamonds hidden in...

A group of drummers from various backgrounds gather together for a special performance.

The GDR has concluded an important agreement with a friendly country in the Middle East, in which it undertakes to supply and install pumping...

The story of two Soviet chief engineers from Leningrad. Both are graduate engineers who have been in the German Democratic Republic for several...

Shortly before his retirement, Gustav Wanzka wants to return to his beloved profession as a teacher after years of working as a district school...

This short film is an animated interpretation of the Suite No. 4 by the music ensemble Bayon, which was founded in East Germany in 1971....

This color documentary reports on the winter sports resort of Oberhof in the Thuringian Forest. Vacationers and members of the FDGB, as well as...

TV documentary about Manfred Smolka, an officer of the GDR border troops who was executed in Leipzig on July 12, 1960. He had been ambushed after his...

A raven wishes to be an eagle and he imitates the proud bird. But when the eagle is punished because he killed a sheep, the raven has second thoughts.

Documentary on Annette Paduck's literature circle “ Schreibende Schüler”.

Documentary on the 1000-year-old town of Weimar. The film presents an example of the victory of humanist traditions over nazi brutality.

A little boy is supposed to take the trash can and the ashes to the basement. His friends are already waiting for him. They are already standing on...

Compilation film, tracing the political career of Dr. Hans Globke, allegedly a former Nazi, now Secretary of State in West Germany.