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East Germany (German: Ostdeutschland, pronounced [ˈɔstˌdɔʏtʃlant]), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʁepuˈbliːk], DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". The economy of this country was centrally planned and state-owned. Although the GDR had to pay substantial war reparations to the Soviets, it became the most successful economy in the Eastern Bloc. Before its establishment, the country's territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces with the autonomy of the native communists following the Berlin Declaration abolishing German sovereignty in World War II. The Potsdam Agreement established the Soviet-occupied zone, bounded on the east by the Oder–Neisse line. It was a satellite state of the Soviet Union. The GDR was dominated by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), a communist party, from 1949 to 1989, before being democratized and liberalized under the impact of the Revolutions of 1989 against the communist states, facilitating East... ()
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Three Wishes for Cinderella(1973)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 22min | Fantasy, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 139 votes)

Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides her closest friend the owl. When she comes across three magical acorns, she's granted a single wish for each one of them.

Les Misérables(1958)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 30min | Drama, History
3.5/5 (with 41 votes)

Victor Hugo's monumental novel Les Miserables has been filmed so often that sometimes it's hard to tell one version from another. One of the best and most faithful adaptations is this 240-minute French production, starring Jean Gabin as the beleaguered Jean Valjean. Arrested for a petty crime, Valjean spends years 20 in the brutal French penal system. Even upon his release, his trail is dogged by relentless Inspector Javert. Valjean's efforts to create a new life for himself despite the omnipresence of Javert is meticulously detailed in this film, which utilizes several episodes from the Hugo original that had hitherto never been dramatized. Originally released as a single film, Les Miserables was usually offered as a two-parter outside of France.

Monolog für einen Taxifahrer(1990)

39min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Günter Stahnke

Viel Lärm um nichts(1964)

1h 40min | Drama, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.

Der Mann und sein Name(1983)

1h 32min | Drama

Based on a story by Anna Seghers.

Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben(1976)

1h 48min | Drama, History, Music
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.

Das letzte Wort(1971)

3h 26min | Drama

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Ach du meine Liebe(1984)

1h 26min | Drama, Comedy

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Georgi Kissimov - With Jaecki Schwarz, Franziska Troegner, Marianne Wünscher, Karin Ugowski, Simone von Zglinicki, Martina Servatius, ...

Pause für Wanzka(1990)

1h 37min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Vera Loebner

Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts(1973)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 36min | Drama, Comedy, Music
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful women. Two of his female admirers get him employed as a gardener at a castle. Yet he doesn't settle down for long, and moves on to his next temporary job as a customs officer. Finally, he travels to Italy where he joins the gang of Rinaldo Rinaldini and eventually meets the love of his life.

Der goldene Elefant(1975)

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Ernst Thälmann(1986)

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Das hölzerne Kälbchen(1961)

1h 6min | Kids & Family

On a pasture in a small village stand the cows and calves of the herder Bürle. Since many years, there is also a wooden calve standing among them. One day, all calves are stolen, even the wooden one. Although they are innocent, all poor villagers are brought to trial. Thereupon, the farmers join forces and discover who really is responsible for the theft.

Die eigene Haut(1974)

1h 38min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Celino Bleiweiß - With Willi Frohwein

Menschen von Budapest(1960)

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Der Aufstand der Fischer von St. Barbara(1988)

2h 2min | Drama, TV Movie

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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class(1955)

2h 20min | History, Drama
3.6/5 (with 2 votes)

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.

Trampen nach Norden(1977)

1h 16min | Adventure, TV Movie

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Wolfgang Hübner

First Spaceship on Venus(1960)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 19min | Science Fiction
2.3/5 (with 27 votes)

A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.

Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell(1979)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 34min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Christa Mühl

Mord ohne Sühne(1962)

1h 27min | Crime, Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Carl Balhaus

Feuer unter Deck(1982)

2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Otto Scheidel (Manfred Krug) has been captain of the Elbe steamer Jenissei for over twenty years, but his ship, the last of its kind, is going to be converted into a floating restaurant. Otto, whose his strong attachment to the ship has already cost him his relationship with his girlfriend Caramba (Renate Krößner), refuses to take another job and instead joins a railway construction brigade.

Oben fährt der große Wagen(1966)

1h 32min

- No description / details available yet. -

Klassenkameraden(1984)

1h 31min | Crime
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many years returning to the familiar places of his childhood, he hopes to meet again his old friends, especially Fred, Helmuth and Richard, with whom he had a close childhood friendship. When confronted with a murder shortly after his arrival and given the task of investigating it, he has the painful experience that his friends are involved in the case.

Orpheus steigt herab(1965)

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Forbidden Love(1990)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 26min | Romance / Love, Drama
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.

Der lange Weg zu Angerer(1989)

1h 35min | Drama

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Das wirkliche Blau(1986)

1h 26min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Die lieben Luder(1983)

1h 20min | Drama, Crime

- No description / details available yet. -

The Witches of Salem(1957)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 25min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 16 votes)

Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon befall Salem as fear and suspicion blur the lines of reality.

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