Movies

  • 1966
    The Laughing Man

    The Laughing Man

    The Laughing Man

    6.81966HD

    Posing as West German journalists, East German documentary filmmakers Heynowski and Scheumann pay a visit to the notorious Nazi-turned-mercenary...

    The Laughing Man
  • 1967
    A Lord of Alexander Square

    A Lord of Alexander Square

    A Lord of Alexander Square

    6.51967HD

    Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again...

    A Lord of Alexander Square
  • 1974
    Für die Liebe noch zu mager

    Für die Liebe noch zu mager

    Für die Liebe noch zu mager

    5.51974HD

    At the textile company, everyone appreciates the work of 18-year-old Susanne, but nobody really considers her a woman—including Lutz, with whom...

    Für die Liebe noch zu mager
  • 1976
    Die Geschichte vom Fischer und seiner Frau

    Die Geschichte vom Fischer und seiner Frau

    Die Geschichte vom Fischer und seiner Frau

    01976HD

    A fisherman once caught a talking golden fish. He gave him his freedom and was allowed to make a wish in return. He asked for a boat, but this was...

    Die Geschichte vom Fischer und seiner Frau
  • 1988
    Die Lüge und der Tod

    Die Lüge und der Tod

    Die Lüge und der Tod

    01988HD

    Together with Stephan Hermlin, H&S examine two five-minute film documents in this film, which were shot in 1941 on behalf of the Gestapo. The...

    Die Lüge und der Tod
  • 1972
    Der Mann und das Mädchen

    Der Mann und das Mädchen

    Der Mann und das Mädchen

    01972HD

    A worker in his forties picks up a student on the highway in his car and is thus torn from his previous life. He learns to respect the attitudes and...

    Der Mann und das Mädchen
  • 1981
    Die Kolonie

    Die Kolonie

    Die Kolonie

    01981HD

    South America at the beginning of the 1980s. A man is on the run from a group of armed pursuers. He does not manage to escape and is shot down...

    Die Kolonie
  • 1974
    Ich war in Honolulu – wetten?

    Ich war in Honolulu – wetten?

    Ich war in Honolulu – wetten?

    01974HD

    Uwe is a chemistry student and works as an excavator driver on various construction sites at weekends. One weekend, he meets the nursery nurse Gabi....

    Ich war in Honolulu – wetten?
  • 1952
    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    01952HD

    Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working...

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten
  • 1972
    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    51972HD

    The King of Malabunt has won another war, after decorating himself and his three wooden marshals, he dismisses his army with a low wages. One of his...

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt
  • 1974
    Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

    61974HD

    This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’...

    Orpheus in the Underworld
  • 1969
    Verdacht auf einen Toten

    Verdacht auf einen Toten

    Verdacht auf einen Toten

    01969HD

    Dr. Roth, a respected veterinarian and head of a state-owned stud farm, had accepted papers from a man for safekeeping when he was 16 years old,...

    Verdacht auf einen Toten
  • 1980
    Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung

    Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung

    Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung

    01980HD

    A 40-minute German film from 1980.

    Plankton oder das Wunder der Anpassung
  • 1953
    The Story of Little Mook

    The Story of Little Mook

    The Story of Little Mook

    6.91953HD

    An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much...

    The Story of Little Mook
  • 1988
    Bruce Springsteen: Live in East Berlin

    Bruce Springsteen: Live in East Berlin

    Bruce Springsteen: Live in East Berlin

    01988HD

    In front of audience estimated to be 500,000, The Boss performs a historic show

    Bruce Springsteen: Live in East Berlin
  • 1989
    The Folklore of the Schleife Region

    The Folklore of the Schleife Region

    The Folklore of the Schleife Region

    01989HD

    A foray through the Sorbian customs of central Lusatia, made in the GDR. This classic work of documentary filmmaking covers the course of a year, in...

    The Folklore of the Schleife Region
  • 1962
    Die letzte Chance

    Die letzte Chance

    Die letzte Chance

    01962HD

    It is a fateful moment: during one of his concerts, Jewish pianist Klaus Seiser discovers Gestapo officer Dr. Becker in the audience. He had...

    Die letzte Chance
  • 1986
    Jorinde und Joringel

    Jorinde und Joringel

    Jorinde und Joringel

    71986HD

    The girl Jorinde and the foundling Joringel grow up sheltered in a farmer's cottage behind the moor, but the dense forest around them harbors deep...

    Jorinde und Joringel
  • 1979
    Die fernen Freunde nah

    Die fernen Freunde nah

    Die fernen Freunde nah

    01979HD

    Report on a trip of Vietnamese guests to the GDR to attend the premiere of the documentary film „The Iron Fortress“ about the history of...

    Die fernen Freunde nah
  • 1950
    Council of the Gods

    Council of the Gods

    Council of the Gods

    6.41950HD

    Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and...

    Council of the Gods