Screenplay: E.T.A. Hoffman

Direction Eckhart Schmidt

Cast Laurence Flaherty · Stella Vordemann · Sabrina Paravicini · John Karlsen

Direction Tatyana Ilina · Michael G. Johnson

Plot Based on E.T.A. Hoffman's classic story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouseking" is the tale of a spoiled prince who lives in a magnificent palace with his magician uncle, Drosselmeier.

Direction Friedrich Rochow · Michael Albrecht · Gerhard Behrendt · Peter Blümel

Cast Josef Skupa · Barbara Augustin · Annemarie Brodhagen · Ingeborg Fülfe

Plot The Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices.

Direction Brigitte Kirsten · Ralf Kirsten

Cast Benjamin Besson · Jaroslava Schallerová · Andrzej Kopiczynski · Milena Dvorská

Plot Young seminary student Franziskus (Benjamin Besson) has been ceremonially ordained. He wants to escape the harshness and injustice of the world and devote himself to the service of God in...

Direction Sergi Schaaff · Gerardo Miró · Jaime Picas · Esteve Duran

Cast Carlos Lucena · Alejandro Ulloa · Concha Bardem · Joan Borrás

Direction Sebastian Masuda

Direction Lamberto Bava · Mario Bava · Marcello Aliprandi · Giovanna Gagliardo

Cast Daria Nicolodi · Gabriele Ferzetti · Anna Nogara · Donato Placido

Direction Halina Bielinska

Cast Wienczyslaw Glinski · Barbara Wrzesinska · Elzbieta Zagubien · Leon Niemczyk

Direction Brian Large

Cast Plácido Domingo · Luciana Serra · Agnes Baltsa · Ileana Cotrubas

Direction Christine Edzard

Cast Miriam Margolyes · Heathcote Williams · Lotte Johnson · Benjamin Hall

Direction Edgar Reitz

Cast Hans Christian Blech · Catana Cayetano · Rolf Becker · Liane Hielscher

Plot The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

Direction Ron Meraska

Cast Dorothy Hamill · Robin Cousins · Lorne Greene · Ryan Broussard