Movies

An adaptation based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Observations of everyday life in Krakow.

The mayor of a medieval town has the forest on a hilltop cleared and builds a lookout tower for his citizens. However, they only use the structure to...

The film depicts the everyday lives of children in Nicaragua in three episodes.

Young people discuss life problems such as moving into their first apartment, but also how to shape their own future.

The Bitterfeld lignite combine includes a large number of lignite plants, open-cast mines, power stations and briquette factories. The film presents...

Documentary about a military manoever involving all the armies of the Warsaw Pact.

One day the meadow king notices that the grass has grown so high that he can no longer see over it. He investigates and finds out that the sheep have...

This film describes a yearning for beauty and gentleness. The philosopher Lothar Kühne was especially concerned with how we live and build. He...

GDR documentary reflecting Vietnamese women's lives in wartime. It focuses on fishing co­operatives, an artillery unit, teachers, children, and a...

Die Konzessionen des Mister Urquhart (The Concessions of Mr. Urquhart) (1961) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew Thorndike, Annelie...

Die Prüfung (The Examination) (1952) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew Thorndike. Running at approximately 35 minutes, the film...

The first puppet animation film in the GDR shows the fairy tale about the quarrels of an unequal pair of animals, which is well-known in both German...

East German animated film.

An overview of fascist tendencies in post-war western Germany, illustrated by various events and everyday examples, backed up with numerous...