Soundtrack: Wilhelm Neef

Direction Kurt Maetzig

Cast Yvonne Merin · Hans-Peter Thielen · Willy A. Kleinau · Hilde Sessak

Synopsis Story of a Young Couple (1952) follows a newlywed pair of actors navigating the complexities of life in Cold War Berlin before the construction of the Berlin Wall. Agnes is stationed in East Berlin for a film project, while her...

Direction Josef Mach

Cast Gojko Mitic · Jirí Vrstála · Rolf Römer · Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Synopsis The Sons of Great Bear (1966) unfolds against the backdrop of American settlers' encroachment on Lakota territory. The narrative begins with Tokei-ihto observing the brutal murder of his father by Red Fox, who seeks to exploit the tribe's gold reserves....

Direction Egon Günther

Cast Stephan Jahnke · Gerry Wolff · Manfred Krug · Daisy Granados

Synopsis When You Grow Up, Dear Adam (1965) follows the adventures of a young boy named Adam who is gifted a peculiar flashlight. This flashlight possesses extraordinary abilities, as it causes anyone it illuminates who tells a lie to levitate into...

Direction Konrad Petzold

Cast Armin Mueller-Stahl · Gojko Mitic · Annekathrin Bürger · Krystyna Mikolajewska

Direction Slatan Dudow

Cast Rolf Ludwig · Erwin Geschonneck · Else Wolz · Christel Bodenstein

Synopsis The Captain from Cologne (1956) follows the story of Hans Albert Hauptmann, an unemployed waiter who stumbles upon a gathering of former Wehrmacht soldiers in Cologne, West Germany. Mistaken for a high-ranking Nazi officer believed to have returned from exile...

Direction Kurt Maetzig

Cast Günther Simon · Hans-Peter Minetti · Erich Franz · Erika Dunkelmann

Direction Kurt Maetzig · Günter Reisch

Cast Günther Simon · Raimund Schelcher · Ulrich Thein · Rainer Adler

Synopsis The Sailor's Song (1958) unfolds against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution's victory in late 1917. Engineers like Henne Lobke and stokers such as Jens Kasten align with the Russians, disarming their officers to prevent the sinking of a Russian...

Direction Kurt Maetzig

Cast Günther Simon · Hans-Peter Minetti · Karla Runkehl · Hans Wehrl

Direction Günter Jordan

Direction Konrad Petzold

Cast Gojko Mitic · Horst Schulze · Iurie Darie · Karin Ugowski

Direction Kurt Maetzig

Cast Raimund Schelcher · Erika Dunkelmann · Karla Runkehl · Erwin Geschonneck

Synopsis Castles and Cottages (1957) follows the life of Anton, a devoted servant who has spent his entire life working for a count, ultimately leading to his physical impairment and earning him the nickname "Crooked Anton." Post-war, the count's land is...

Direction Gerhard Klein

Cast Angelica Domröse · Erika Dunkelmann · Gerd Ehlers · Hans Finohr

Synopsis Sonntagsfahrer (1963) follows the journey of a group of seven individuals as they attempt to navigate from Leipzig to Berlin. Their trip is fraught with various challenges and unexpected diversions, testing their resolve and adaptability.