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Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
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Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel

Oct 25, 2004

Ein bisschen Luft unter die Flügel
2004 60 min 1 vues
Founded in 1954 as the “Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst”, today's “Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen” is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The documentary traces the history of the university. Graduates of the school have their say and excerpts of student films from five decades are presented.
Documentary
Januskopf
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Januskopf

Sep 01, 1972

Januskopf
1972 95 min 1 vues
World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being used to harm humanity, he immigrates to the USA in 1933 in protest against Nazi racial politics.
Drama
Preludio 11
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Preludio 11

Mar 19, 1964

Preludio 11
1964 86 min 1 vues
Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in Florida, a plot is afoot. Under the command of an American officer, four Cubans ex-patriots and a Guatemalan land on the Cuban coast to prepare a US invasion of the island. Daniela's superior, the corrupt Cuban officer Palomino, is secretly helping the invaders and the young woman becomes entangled in the intrigue.
War
An französischen Kaminen
8.5

An französischen Kaminen

Sep 17, 1962

An französischen Kaminen
1962 99 min 1 vues
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to demolish the ruins of a local church, in which civilians were murdered by the German occupation forces at 1944. A local journalist who researches the event discovers that West German General Rucker ordered the massacre, but he is mysteriously murdered. Klaus defies his commanding officer Siebert, who instructs him to steal the documents indicting Rucker, and hands the evidence over to Jeanne.
Drama
L'étoile du silence
4.7

L'étoile du silence

Feb 26, 1960

L'étoile du silence
1960 79 min 73 vues
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace, since the West German High Command wishes the French to forget the atrocities that were committed during the Second World War. Klaus falls in love with Jeanne, the daughter of the local mayor. He discovers that his commanders intend to demolish the ruins of a local church, in which civilians were murdered by the German occupation forces at 1944. A local journalist who researches the event discovers that West German General Rucker ordered the massacre, but he is mysteriously murdered. Klaus defies his commanding officer Siebert, who instructs him to steal the documents indicting Rucker, and hands the evidence over to Jeanne.
Science Fiction
Das Kaninchen bin ich
6.7

Das Kaninchen bin ich

Oct 25, 1965

Das Kaninchen bin ich
1965 110 min 11 vues
Maria, a young student sees her brother Dieter going to prison for sedition against the state. She starts an affair with Paul, a judge who turns out to be the one who sentenced her brother, which eventually leads to a confrontation.
Drama
Les Quadrilles Multicolores
6.5

Les Quadrilles Multicolores

Jul 08, 1949

Les Quadrilles Multicolores
1949 100 min 4 vues
A moving saga focusing on the women in a family that spans three generations and almost 70 years of German history, from the Wilhelmine period through the end of WWII. This film shows that it takes a combination of hard work, political consciousness and family work in tandem to face the tragedies of war, economic hardship and death.
History
Das Mädchen auf dem Brett
5

Das Mädchen auf dem Brett

Feb 16, 1967

Das Mädchen auf dem Brett
1967 95 min 2 vues
The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of her team colleague Claudia, expectations are accordingly high. However, when she misses the one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist her team fails to gain victory. Suddenly, the question arises if she is in fact good enough.
Drama
Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse
5.1

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse

Mar 09, 1954

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse
1954 124 min 8 vues
This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, Ernst Thälmann is an unwilling soldier serving on the western front. As the revolutionary movement at home is threatened by the betrayal of the Social Democrats and fissures in the working class, Thälmann calls on his fellow soldiers to put down their weapons and unite with the workers in the communist struggle at home. Thälmann’s qualms about which side he is fighting on continue, but when the local police attempt to prevent a shipment of provisions and supplies from reaching the people in Petrograd, he intervenes and the ship is unloaded. With this moment of clarity, Thälmann continues to follow his political convictions and joins the workers at the Hamburg uprising in October 1923.
History
Familie Benthin
5.9

Familie Benthin

Sep 07, 1950

Familie Benthin
1950 98 min 5 vues
The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German police catch on quickly, however, and Gustav is arrested. The small band of smugglers disperses, with Gustav’s chauffer Peter Naumann fleeing to the West and his sister choosing the East after struggling to find work and lodging in the West.
Drama
Der Rat der Götter
6.4

Der Rat der Götter

May 12, 1950

Der Rat der Götter
1950 110 min 6 vues
Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.
Drama
Mariage dans l'ombre
7.1

Mariage dans l'ombre

Oct 03, 1947

Mariage dans l'ombre
1947 99 min 5 vues
Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a tortuous political transformation and maturation process. Eventually, he adopts political neutrality and closes his eyes to the fact that the poison being produced in his factory is being used in the extermination camps. Standing before the judges at the Nuremberg trials, he must face the fact that he is implicated in the deaths of millions in the gas chambers of the concentration camps.
Drama
Schlösser und Katen
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Schlösser und Katen

Feb 09, 1957

Schlösser und Katen
1957 203 min 1 vues
Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
Drama
Roman einer jungen Ehe
1

Roman einer jungen Ehe

Jan 18, 1952

Roman einer jungen Ehe
1952 102 min 1 vues
A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. This young marriage is in danger of breaking up as they vehemently defend their diametrically opposed views. The way they see politics, art and the world differs extremely.
Drama
Mann gegen Mann
7

Mann gegen Mann

Dec 21, 1975

Mann gegen Mann
1975 106 min 1 vues
Robert and Michael meet on their return from captivity. They discover that they are both married to the same woman: After Robert was pronounced dead, Michael married Anna. The decision about the future is left to chance.
Drama
Septemberliebe
1

Septemberliebe

Feb 01, 1961

Septemberliebe
1961 78 min 1 vues
Leading chemist Hans Schramm is betrothed to Hanna, but falls in love with her younger sister Franka. The two attempt to repress their feelings, but eventually begin an affair. When Hans is extorted by a group of West German agents, who demand to know about his secret work, he is gripped by panic and decides the only way out is to flee to the West …
Drama
Das Lied der Matrosen
6.5

Das Lied der Matrosen

Nov 09, 1958

Das Lied der Matrosen
1958 125 min 6 vues
A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.
History
Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
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Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy

Aug 23, 1961

Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
1961 88 min 1 vues
An American military plane takes six people, who have taken part in a NATO maneuver, from Tripoli to Oslo. Among them are the British Captain Loy and the United States Air Force Corporal Doris Graves. During the flight, the two become closer, and they regret that the trip will end that evening. But everything turns out differently. The flight captain has received orders to pick up an agent at a German NATO airport, who is to be dropped off again on a Soviet island …
Drama
Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
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Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog

Oct 26, 1967

Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
1967 108 min 1 vues
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski (Erwin Geschonneck) publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Drama
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
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Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse

Oct 06, 1955

Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
1955 140 min 6 vues
This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere on Germany’s western front, Ernst Thälmann, age twenty-four, is calling on his fellow soldiers to put down their guns and join him in the communist struggle at home. When Hamburg’s Police Commissioner blocks a much-needed food shipment to the workers of Petrograd, Ernst battles to see it allowed through. Until his murder on August 18, 1944, Ernst remained true to his political convictions in the face of many setbacks.
History
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
7

Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse

Oct 06, 1955

Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
1955 140 min 6 vues
This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere on Germany’s western front, Ernst Thälmann, age twenty-four, is calling on his fellow soldiers to put down their guns and join him in the communist struggle at home. When Hamburg’s Police Commissioner blocks a much-needed food shipment to the workers of Petrograd, Ernst battles to see it allowed through. Until his murder on August 18, 1944, Ernst remained true to his political convictions in the face of many setbacks.
History
Schlösser und Katen
1

Schlösser und Katen

Feb 09, 1957

Schlösser und Katen
1957 203 min 1 vues
Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of the count gets divided amongst the farmers, Anton receives a piece and hopes to be able to work freely. But an old debt and intrigue keep Anton and his family from finding peace. The farmers of the village begin to discover their own power when Annegret, Anton's daughter, leaves. Is a new beginning possible for Anton? This film paints an impressive panorama of the development of a minor village in Mecklenburg from the end of the war to the uprising of 17 June 1953.
Drama
Einheit SPD – KPD
5

Einheit SPD – KPD

May 01, 1946

Einheit SPD – KPD
1946 20 min 2 vues
Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that would lead to the creation of the Socialist Unity Party that would rule the soon-to-be-created East Germany until 1989.
Documentary
Das Kaninchen bin ich
6.7

Das Kaninchen bin ich

Oct 25, 1965

Das Kaninchen bin ich
1965 110 min 11 vues
Maria, a young student sees her brother Dieter going to prison for sedition against the state. She starts an affair with Paul, a judge who turns out to be the one who sentenced her brother, which eventually leads to a confrontation.
Drama
Immer bereit
10

Immer bereit

Jul 20, 1950

Immer bereit
1950 66 min 1 vues
Documentary (in colour) about the first youth meeting (Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend) in East Berlin in 1950.
Documentary
Berlin im Aufbau
7.5

Berlin im Aufbau

Dec 01, 1946

Berlin im Aufbau
1946 22 min 1 vues
Documentary short about the rebuilding of Berlin in 1946 from a Soviet perspective, showcasing the social changes that have taken place since the fall of Hitler and of Jews working side-by-side with non-Jewish counterparts.
Documentary
Mann gegen Mann
7

Mann gegen Mann

Dec 21, 1975

Mann gegen Mann
1975 106 min 1 vues
Robert and Michael meet on their return from captivity. They discover that they are both married to the same woman: After Robert was pronounced dead, Michael married Anna. The decision about the future is left to chance.
Drama
Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
1

Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy

Aug 23, 1961

Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy
1961 88 min 1 vues
An American military plane takes six people, who have taken part in a NATO maneuver, from Tripoli to Oslo. Among them are the British Captain Loy and the United States Air Force Corporal Doris Graves. During the flight, the two become closer, and they regret that the trip will end that evening. But everything turns out differently. The flight captain has received orders to pick up an agent at a German NATO airport, who is to be dropped off again on a Soviet island …
Drama
Roman einer jungen Ehe
1

Roman einer jungen Ehe

Jan 18, 1952

Roman einer jungen Ehe
1952 102 min 1 vues
A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. This young marriage is in danger of breaking up as they vehemently defend their diametrically opposed views. The way they see politics, art and the world differs extremely.
Drama
Die Sonnenbrucks
1

Die Sonnenbrucks

Mar 01, 1951

Die Sonnenbrucks
1951 99 min 1 vues
Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does not change him. He does not betray Peters, who has escaped from a concentration camp, but that is already enough for him. But after the war Sonnenrbruck gets into a conflict of conscience. He thought that science was finally free of politics again only to find the opposite happening at his university in Göttingen. A medical congress in the GDR brings him together with Peters, who is working on a major research contract there. Sonnenbruck decides to visit Peters.
Drama