Jürgen Böttcher Movies

  • 1967
    The Secretary

    The Secretary

    The Secretary

    61967HD

    Presentation of a commited State Party secretary at the Chemicals Combine in Buna. A former miner and small farmer rises to a leading political...

    The Secretary
  • 1984
    Shunters

    Shunters

    Shunters

    71984HD

    A shunter's job is to slow down, link, and unlink train wagons at a central station. The film documents - without any commentary - the working hours...

    Shunters
  • 1981
    Postcards III; Woman at the Clavichord

    Postcards III; Woman at the Clavichord

    Postcards III; Woman at the Clavichord

    01981HD

    With films including the 'rubble woman' portrait Martha, the three-part experimental film cycle Potter's Stier, Venus nach Giorgione and Frau am...

    Postcards III; Woman at the Clavichord
  • 1972

    "Sweeping Up" - A Demonstration

    "Sweeping Up" - A Demonstration

    61972HD

    Documenting a May Day demonstration in West Berlin in 1972

  • 1985
    A Brief Visit with Hermann Glöckner

    A Brief Visit with Hermann Glöckner

    A Brief Visit with Hermann Glöckner

    01985HD

    This film portraits the artist and model-builder Hermann Gloeckner, who was born in Dresden in 1889. Even at the age of 96 he is still drawing with...

    A Brief Visit with Hermann Glöckner
  • 1968
    Zoo Film

    Zoo Film

    Zoo Film

    01968HD

    This black and white documentary film reports from the Berlin Zoo, located in the Friedrichsfelde district of the Lichtenberg district, was opened in...

    Zoo Film
  • 1962
    In the Pergamom Museum

    In the Pergamom Museum

    In the Pergamom Museum

    01962HD

    A cinematic visit to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The camera usually observes the visitors and paints their views on scenes of the ensemble of...

    In the Pergamom Museum
  • 1974
    Who Loves the Earth

    Who Loves the Earth

    Who Loves the Earth

    5.51974HD

    A DEFA documentary celebrating the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in East Berlin in the summer of 1973. Blending reportage with...

    Who Loves the Earth
  • 1962
    Furnace Builders

    Furnace Builders

    Furnace Builders

    5.51962HD

    At the Eisenhüttenkombinat Ost an der Oder, a new blast furnace is being moved to replace a burnt-out one. 2000 tons have to be moved 18 meters:...

    Furnace Builders
  • 1963
    Stars

    Stars

    Stars

    6.21963HD

    This black and white documentary film reports on a brigade of women, they are the "stars" of a Berlin light bulb factory. What is striking is the...

    Stars
  • 1965
    Barefoot and Without a Hat

    Barefoot and Without a Hat

    Barefoot and Without a Hat

    5.51965HD

    Summertime in Prerow at the Baltic Sea. A cheerful film with the spirit of the sixties.

    Barefoot and Without a Hat
  • 1972
    Laundresses

    Laundresses

    Laundresses

    61972HD

    In this film about apprentices of the Rewatex laundry, Böttcher once again turns to the focal concern of almost all his films the attempt to...

    Laundresses
  • 1967
    Wir waren in Karl-Marx-Stadt

    Wir waren in Karl-Marx-Stadt

    Wir waren in Karl-Marx-Stadt

    01967HD

    Film report about the meeting of the youth organization of the GDR (FDJ = Freie Deutsche Jugend) with guests from 57 countries as well as the 8th...

    Wir waren in Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • 2001
    Konzert im Freien

    Konzert im Freien

    Konzert im Freien

    02001HD

    History and art in Berlin's new center. Like a fossil, the Marx-Engels-Forum, a large, ambitious monument project of the GDR, adorns a central...

    Konzert im Freien
  • 2001
    Gebrochene Glut

    Gebrochene Glut

    Gebrochene Glut

    02001HD

    Grabe's film about his friend, fellow filmmaker, and painter Jürgen Böttcher aka Strawalde.

    Gebrochene Glut
  • 1961
    Three of Many

    Three of Many

    Three of Many

    01961HD

    Böttchers film showcases three young workers who learn how to paint, draw, and make sculptures out of stone. The film generated a storm of...

    Three of Many
  • 1990
    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher

    01990HD

    Interview with Jürgen Böttcher about his filmmaking practice conducted and directed by Christoph Hübner

    Documentary filmmaking: Christoph Hübner talks with Jürgen Böttcher
  • 1970
    Dialogue with Lenin

    Dialogue with Lenin

    Dialogue with Lenin

    01970HD

    Documentary focusing on socialism and East German industry and labour, including a script of Lenin's most famous writings and speeches.

    Dialogue with Lenin
  • 1991
    Strawalde und Penck malen ein Bild

    Strawalde und Penck malen ein Bild

    Strawalde und Penck malen ein Bild

    01991HD

    Strawalde und Penck malen ein Bild
  • 2015
    Eye Witness Interviews: Jürgen Böttcher

    Eye Witness Interviews: Jürgen Böttcher

    Eye Witness Interviews: Jürgen Böttcher

    02015HD

    In this interview with contemporary witnesses, painter and director Jürgen Böttcher talks about some stages of his professional career....

    Eye Witness Interviews: Jürgen Böttcher