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| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
| 1950 |
| Der Auftrag Höglers |
Gustav von Wangenheim |
Inge von Wangenheim, Fritz Tillmann |
Drama |
|
| Bürgermeister Anna |
Hans Müller |
Eva Rimski, Reinhard Kolldehoff |
Comedy |
|
| Familie Benthin |
Slatan Dudow, Richard Groschopp, Kurt Maetzig |
Maly Delschaft, Charlotte Ander |
Crime, drama |
|
| Für ein einiges, glückliches Vaterland |
Gerhard Klein |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Immer bereit |
Kurt Maetzig |
|
Documentary |
|
| Die Jungen vom Kranichsee |
Arthur Pohl |
Gunnar Möller, Monika Siemer |
Drama |
|
| Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute |
Hans Heinrich |
Petra Peters, Fritz Wagner |
Comedy |
Based on Jochen Klepper's book Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute |
| Das kalte Herz |
Paul Verhoeven |
Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker |
Fantasy |
|
| Maul- und Klauenseuche |
Gerhard Klein |
|
Documentary |
|
| The Merry Wives of Windsor |
Georg Wildhagen |
Sonja Ziemann, Camilla Spira |
Comedy, musical |
Based on William Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Der Rat der Götter |
Kurt Maetzig |
Paul Bildt, Eva Pflug |
Drama |
Awarded a special honorary diploma at the 1950 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Saure Wochen – frohe Feste |
Wolfgang Schleif |
Marianne Prenzel, Blandine Ebinger |
Comedy |
|
| Secrets of Nature |
Israel M. Berman, Boris Dolin |
|
Documentary, short |
Compilation of English-language versions of three Soviet and one East German short documentary |
| Semmelweis – Retter der Mütter |
Georg C. Klaren |
Karl Paryla, Käthe Braun |
Biography, drama |
Fictionalized biography of Ignaz Semmelweis |
| Tiergestalt |
Fritz Brunsch |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Der Weg nach oben |
Andrew Thorndike |
|
Documentary |
Won Best Documentary Film at the 1951 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| 1951 |
| Aladin |
Gerhard Klein |
|
Animation, short |
Based on Aladdin |
| Das Beil von Wandsbek |
Falk Harnack |
Erwin Geschonneck, Käthe Braun |
Drama |
Based on Arnold Zweig's novel Das Beil von Wandsbek |
| Corinna Schmidt |
Arthur Pohl |
Trude Hesterberg, Willy Kleinoschegg |
Drama |
Based on Theodor Fontane's novel Frau Jenny Treibel |
| Die letzte Heuer |
E. W. Fiedler, Hans Heinrich |
Inge Keller, Hans Klering |
Drama |
|
| Die Meere rufen |
Eduard Kubat |
Hans Klering, Käte Alving |
Drama |
|
| Modell Bianka |
Richard Groschopp |
Gerda Falk, Fritz Wagner |
Comedy |
|
| Die Sonnenbrucks |
Georg C. Klaren |
Käte Alving, Ursula Burg |
Drama |
Based on Leon Kruczkowski's play Niemcy |
| Unter dem Rauschen deiner Wimpern |
Gerhard Klein |
|
Animation |
|
| Der Untertan |
Wolfgang Staudte |
Werner Peters, Paul Esser |
Comedy, drama |
Based on Heinrich Mann's novel Der Untertan |
| Youth Sports Festival |
Andrew Thorndike, Dmitri Vasilyev |
|
Documentary, sports |
|
| Zugverkehr unregelmäßig |
Erich Freund |
Claus Holm, Inge Keller |
Crime |
|
| 1952 |
| Bauern erfüllen den Plan |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Blaue Wimpel im Sommerwind |
Herbert Ballmann |
|
Documentary |
|
| Frauenschicksale |
Slatan Dudow |
Sonja Sutter, Lotte Loebinger |
Drama |
|
| Freundschaft siegt |
Joris Ivens, Ivan Pyryev |
|
Documentary |
|
| Karriere in Paris |
Georg C. Klaren, Hans-Georg Rudolph |
Günther Ballier, Helmut Bautzmann |
Drama |
Based on Honoré de Balzac's novel Père Goriot |
| Roman einer jungen Ehe |
Kurt Maetzig |
Yvonne Merin, Hans-Peter Thielen |
Drama |
|
| Schatten über den Inseln |
Otto Meyer |
Erwin Geschonneck, Fritz Diez |
Drama |
|
| Sein großer Sieg |
Franz Barrenstein |
Claus Holm, Eva Probst |
Drama |
|
| Das verurteilte Dorf |
Martin Hellberg |
Helga Göring, Günther Simon |
Drama |
Won a Peace Prize at the 1952 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Wilhelm Pieck – Das Leben unseres Präsidenten |
Andrew Thorndike |
|
Documentary |
|
| Wyscig pokoju – Warszawa-Berlin-Praga |
Joris Ivens |
|
Documentary |
East German-Polish co-production |
| 1953 |
| Anna Susanna |
Richard Nicolas |
Günther Simon, Peter Marx |
Drama, crime |
|
| Dorf im Herbst |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Geheimakten Solvay |
Martin Hellberg |
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge, Leny Marenbach |
Thriller |
|
| Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck |
Wolfgang Staudte |
Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus |
Children's, fantasy |
Based on Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale Little Muck |
| Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar |
Egon Monk |
Helene Weigel, Erwin Geschonneck |
Drama |
Live television production of Bertolt Brecht's play Señora Carrar's Rifles |
| Herren der Felder |
Walter Beck |
|
Documentary |
|
| Jacke wie Hose |
Eduard Kubat |
Irene Korb, Günther Simon |
Comedy |
|
| Das Kleine und das große Glück |
Martin Hellberg |
Bruno Atlas-Eising, Ilse Bastubbe |
Drama, romance |
|
| Ein Schritt weiter |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Die Störenfriede |
Wolfgang Schleif |
Edgar Bennert, Sonja Haacker |
Children's |
|
| Die Unbesiegbaren |
Arthur Pohl |
Alice Treff, Willy A. Kleinau |
Historical drama |
|
| Winterurlaub mit dem FDGB |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| 1954 |
| Alarm im Zirkus |
Gerhard Klein |
Erwin Geschonneck, Uwe-Jens Pape |
Crime |
|
| Carola Lamberti – Eine vom Zirkus |
Hans Müller |
Henny Porten, Horst Naumann |
Drama |
|
| Die Entscheidung des Tilman Riemenschneider |
Bodo von Schweykowski |
|
Biography |
Fictionalized television biography about Tilman Riemenschneider |
| Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse |
Kurt Maetzig |
Günther Simon, Hans-Peter Minetti |
Biography, drama |
First of a two-part fictionalized biography of Ernst Thälmann; won a Peace Prize at the 1954 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Der Fall Dr. Wagner |
Harald Mannl, Carl Balhaus (co-director) |
Harald Mannl, Johanna Endemann |
Crime |
|
| Forschen und Schaffen. Folge VI |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary |
|
| Gefährliche Fracht |
Gustav von Wangenheim |
Karl Block, Walter Brandt |
Adventure |
Won a Peace Prize at the 1954 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival |
| Das geheimnisvolle Wrack |
Herbert Ballmann |
Kurt Ulrich, Wilfried Ortmann |
Adventure |
|
| Hexen |
Helmut Spieß |
Lothar Blumhagen, Albert Garbe |
Comedy, drama |
|
| Kein Hüsung |
Arthur Pohl |
Fredy Barten, Ilse Bastubbe |
Drama |
Based on Fritz Reuter's narrative poem Kein Hüsung |
| Leuchtfeuer |
Wolfgang Staudte |
Leonhard Ritter, Horst Naumann |
Drama |
East German-Swedish co-production |
| Das Lied der Ströme |
Joop Huisken, Joris Ivens, Robert Ménégoz |
|
Documentary |
|
| Ludwig van Beethoven |
Max Jaap |
|
Documentary |
Documentary about the life of Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Pole Poppenspäler |
Arthur Pohl |
Heliane Bei, Heinz Höpner |
Children's, drama, fantasy |
Based on Theodor Storm's novella Pole Poppenspäler |
| Die Sieben vom Rhein |
Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike |
|
Documentary |
|
| Ein Strom fließt durch Deutschland |
Joachim Kunert |
|
Documentary |
|
| Stärker als die Nacht |
Slatan Dudow |
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge, Helga Göring |
Drama |
|
| 1955 |
| 52 Wochen sind ein Jahr |
Richard Groschopp |
Hans Wehrl, Lotte Loebinger |
Drama |
|
| Die Dresdner Philharmoniker |
Joachim Kunert |
|
Documentary |
|
| Einmal ist keinmal |
Konrad Wolf |
Horst Drinda, Brigitte Krause |
Comedy |
|
| Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse |
Kurt Maetzig |
Günther Simon, Hans-Peter Minetti |
Biography, drama |
Second of a two-part fictionalized biography of Ernst Thälmann; lead actor Günther Simon won Best Actor at the 1956 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for his appearance |
| Das Fräulein von Scuderi |
Eugen York |
Henny Porten, Willy A. Kleinau |
Crime, drama |
East German-Swedish co-production; based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella Mademoiselle de Scuderi |
| Hotelboy Ed Martin |
Karl-Heinz Bieber, Ernst Kahler |
Ulrich Thein, Katharina Matz |
Drama |
Based on Albert Maltz's play Merry-Go-Round |
| Der Kleine Häwelmann |
Rolf Cichon |
|
Animation, children's |
Based on Theodor Storm's tale Der Kleine Häwelmann |
| Martins Tagebuch |
Heiner Carow |
|
Documentary, short |
Won a Golden Dove at the 1956 International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film |
| Mein Kind |
Joris Ivens, Vladimir Pozner, Alfons Machalz |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder |
Wolfgang Staudte |
Helene Weigel, Simone Signoret |
Drama |
Based on Bertolt Brecht's play Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder; unfinished |
| Der Ochse von Kulm |
Martin Hellberg |
Thea Aichbichler, Ferdinand Anton |
Comedy |
|
| Ein Polterabend |
Curt Bois |
Fredy Barten, Barbara Berg |
Comedy |
|
| Rauschende Melodien |
E. W. Fiedler |
Erich Arnold, Jarmila Ksírová |
Operetta |
Based on Johann Strauss II's operetta Die Fledermaus |
| Robert Mayer – der Arzt aus Heilbronn |
Helmut Spieß |
Emil Stöhr, Gisela Uhlen |
Biography, drama |
Fictionalized biography of Julius Robert Mayer |
| Sommerliebe |
Franz Barrenstein |
Ricarda Benndorf, Maria Besendahl |
Comedy |
|
| Star mit fremden Federn |
Harald Mannl |
Werner Peters, Sonja Sutter |
Comedy |
|
| Der Teufel vom Mühlenberg |
Herbert Ballmann |
Eva Kotthaus, Hans-Peter Minetti |
Fantasy |
|
| Der Verschenkte Leutnant |
Wolfgang Luderer |
Friedrich Teitge |
|
Television film |
| Wer seine Frau lieb hat |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Albert Garbe, Leny Marenbach |
Comedy |
|
| Wohnkultur |
Joe Münch-Harris |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| 1956 |
| Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle |
Gérard Philipe, Joris Ivens |
Gérard Philipe, Jean Vilar |
Adventure, comedy |
French-East German co-production; based on Charles De Coster's novel The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak |
| Eine Berliner Romanze |
Gerhard Klein |
Annekathrin Bürger, Ulrich Thein |
Drama, romance |
|
| Besondere Kennzeichen: keine |
Joachim Kunert |
Erika Müller-Fürstenau, Christoph Engel |
Drama |
|
| Damals in Paris |
Carl Balhaus |
Gisela Trowe, Richard Lauffen |
Drama |
|
| Drei Mädchen im Endspiel |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Horst Naumann, Jochen Thomas |
Comedy |
|
| Du und mancher Kamerad |
Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike |
|
Documentary |
Banned in West Germany |
| Eisetüde |
Rolf Losansky |
|
Short |
|
| Die Fahrt nach Bamsdorf |
Konrad Petzold |
Erika Müller-Fürstenau, Charlotte Küter |
Children's short |
|
| Friedrich Schiller |
Max Jaap |
|
Documentary |
Documentary about the life of Friedrich Schiller |
| Genesung |
Konrad Wolf |
Karla Runkehl, Wolfgang Kieling |
Drama, romance |
|
| Der Hauptmann von Köln |
Slatan Dudow |
Rolf Ludwig, Erwin Geschonneck |
Comedy |
|
| Heimliche Ehen |
Gustav von Wangenheim |
Paul Heidemann, Gerd Michael Henneberg |
Comedy |
|
| Junges Gemüse |
Günter Reisch |
Herbert Richter, Angela Brunner |
Comedy |
|
| Mich dürstet |
Karl Paryla |
Edwin Marian, Isabell Carenato |
Drama, war |
Based on Walter Gorrish's short story Um Spaniens Freiheit |
| Die Millionen der Yvette |
Martin Hellberg |
Josephine Back, Wolf Kaiser |
Drama |
|
| Mit Oswald in der Oper |
Gottfried Kolditz |
Günther Haack, Werner Berndt |
|
|
| Der Richter von Zalamea |
Martin Hellberg |
Hans-Joachim Büttner, Gudrun Schmidt |
Drama |
Based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca's play The Mayor of Zalamea |
| Das Tapfere Schneiderlein |
Helmut Spieß |
Kurt Schmidtchen, Christel Bodenstein |
Fantasy |
Based on the German fairy tale The Brave Little Taylor |
| Der Teufelskreis |
Carl Balhaus |
Jochen Brockmann, Kurt Steingraf |
Historical drama |
|
| Thomas Müntzer |
Martin Hellberg |
Wolfgang Stumpf, Margarete Taudte |
Biography, drama |
Fictionalized biography of Thomas Müntzer |
| Das Traumschiff |
Herbert Ballmann |
Gisela Uhlen, Günther Simon |
Children's |
|
| Treffpunkt Aimée |
Horst Reinecke |
Renate Küster, Günther Simon |
Crime |
|
| Von nun ab, Herr Kunze |
Gottfried Kolditz |
Charlotte Brummerhoff, Norbert Christian |
Short |
|
| Zar und Zimmermann |
Hans Müller |
Willy A. Kleinau, Bert Fortell |
Comedy, musical |
Based on Albert Lortzing's opera Zar und Zimmermann |
| Zwischenfall in Benderath |
János Veiczi |
Uwe-Jens Pape, Inge Huber |
Drama |
|
| 1957 |
| Alter Kahn und junge Liebe |
Hans Heinrich |
Alfred Maack, Erika Dunkelmann |
Romance |
|
| An der Via Egnatia – Historisches und Heutiges über Stadt und Messe |
Karl Gass |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser |
Gerhard Klein |
Ekkehard Schall, Ilse Pagé |
Crime |
|
| Betrogen bis zum jüngsten Tag |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Rudolf Ulrich, Wolfgang Kieling |
Drama |
Entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival |
| Bärenburger Schnurre |
Ralf Kirsten |
Paul Heidemann, Axel Dietrich |
Children's |
|
| Der Fackelträger |
Johannes Knittel |
Hermann Kiessner, Loni Michelis |
Drama |
|
| Fridericus Rex – elfter Teil |
Frank Beyer |
Paul R. Henker, Heinz Kammer |
Short |
|
| Gejagt bis zum Morgen |
Joachim Hasler |
Manja Behrens, Raimund Schelcher |
Drama |
Based on Ludwig Turek's novel Ein Prolet erzählt |
| Hellas ohne Götter |
Karl Gass |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Katzgraben |
Max Jaap, Manfred Wekwerth |
Friedrich Gnaß, Angelika Hurwicz |
Drama |
Television film, based on the play Katzgraben by Erwin Strittmatter |
| Kindergymnastik |
Rolf Losansky |
|
Short |
|
| Lissy |
Konrad Wolf |
Sonja Sutter, Horst Drinda |
Drama |
Based on Franz Carl Weiskopf's novel Die Versuchung |
| Mazurka der Liebe |
Hans Müller |
Bert Fortell, Albert Garbe |
Operetta |
Based on Carl Millöcker's operetta Der Bettelstudent |
| Polonia-Ekspreß |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Alice Graf, Horst Schön |
Drama |
|
| Rivalen am Steuer |
Ernst Wilhelm Fiedler |
Johannes Arpe, Hermann Belitz |
Romance, sports |
|
| Schlösser und Katen |
Kurt Maetzig |
Raimund Schelcher, Erika Dunkelmann |
Drama |
|
| Die Schönste |
Ernesto Remani |
Willy A. Kleinau, Ursula Burg |
Drama |
Banned and not shown publicly until 2002 |
| Sheriff Teddy |
Heiner Carow |
Käte Alving, Rudolf Christoph |
Children's |
|
| Das singende, klingende Bäumchen |
Francesco Stefani |
Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt |
Children's |
Purchased and shown as a television series in Great Britain by the BBC |
| Skimeister von morgen |
Ralf Kirsten |
Rainer Brettschneider, Eberhard Gast |
Drama, sports |
|
| Les Sorcières de Salem |
Raymond Rouleau |
Simone Signoret, Yves Montand |
Historical drama |
French-East German co-production; based on Arthur Miller's play The Crucible |
| Spielbank-Affäre |
Arthur Pohl |
Gertrud Kückelmann, Jan Hendriks |
Crime |
East German-Swedish co-production |
| Spur in die Nacht |
Günter Reisch |
Annekathrin Bürger, Kurt Dunkelmann |
Drama |
|
| Tanz in der Galerie |
Gottfried Kolditz |
Wolf Kaiser, Liselotte Köster |
Short |
|
| Tinko |
Herbert Ballmann |
Josef Sieber, Lisa Wehn |
Drama |
|
| Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht |
Kurt Maetzig |
Eva-Maria Hagen, Horst Kube |
Comedy |
|
| Die Windrose |
Joris Ivens, Yannick Bellon, Alberto Cavalcanti, Sergei Gerasimov, Gillo Pontecorvo, Alex Viany |
Yves Montand, Simone Signoret |
Docudrama |
|
| Wo Du hin gehst |
Martin Hellberg |
Wolfgang Stumpf, Gisela Trowe |
Historical drama, romance |
|
| Zwei Mütter |
Frank Beyer |
Françoise Spira, Helga Göring |
Drama, war |
|
| Zwischen Himmel und Erde |
Karl Gass |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| 1958 |
| Abenteuer in Bamsdorf |
Konrad Petzold |
Charlotte Küter, Bernd Kuss |
Adventure, children's |
|
| Sonnensucher |
Konrad Wolf |
Ulrike Germer, Günther Simon |
Drama |
Banned and not shown publicly until 1972 |
| Emilia Galotti |
Martin Hellberg |
Karin Hübner, Hans-Peter Thielen |
Historical drama, romance |
Based on Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's play Emilia Galotti |
| Die Feststellung |
Herbert Fischer |
William Adelt, Ilse Bastubbe |
Drama |
|
| Fiete im Netz |
Siegfried Hartmann |
Ulrike Brunn, Peter Festersen |
Children's |
|
| Geschichte vom armen Hassan |
Gerhard Klein |
Ekkehard Schall, Erwin Geschonneck |
Children's |
|
| Geschwader Fledermaus |
Erich Engel |
Wolfgang Heinz, Christine Laszar |
Drama, war |
|
| Insel der Rosen |
Karl Gass |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Klotz am Bein |
Frank Vogel |
Horst Drinda, Christel Bodenstein |
Comedy |
|
| Das Lied der Matrosen |
Kurt Maetzig, Günter Reisch |
Hilmar Trate, Raimund Schelcher |
Historical drama |
Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival |
| Der Lotterieschwede |
Joachim Kunert |
Erwin Geschonneck, Sonja Sutter |
Drama |
Based on Martin Andersen Nexø's novella Lotterisvensken |
| Meine Frau macht Musik |
Hans Heinrich |
Lore Fritsch, Günther Simon |
Musical |
|
| Les Misérables |
Jean-Paul Le Chanois |
Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier |
Drama |
French-East German-Italian co-production; based on Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables |
| Die Mutter |
Manfred Wekwerth |
Helene Weigel, Fred Düren |
Drama |
Based on Maxim Gorky's novel Mother |
| Ein Mädchen von 16 ½ |
Carl Balhaus |
Nana Osten, Hartmut Reck |
Drama |
|
| Nur eine Frau |
Carl Balhaus |
Karla Runkehl, Rudolf Grabow |
Biography, drama |
Fictionalized biography of Louise Otto-Peters |
| Piloten, Propeller und Turbinen |
Jürgen Thierlein |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Der Prozeß wird vertagt |
Herbert Ballmann |
Raimund Schelcher, Gerhard Bienert |
Drama |
|
| Reifender Sommer |
Horst Reinecke |
Willy A. Kleinau, Gisela Uhlen |
Drama |
|
| Rocník 21 |
Václav Gajer |
Eva Kotthaus, Luděk Munzar |
Drama |
|
| Sie kannten sich alle |
Richard Groschopp |
Horst Drinda, Sonja Sutter |
Crime |
|
| Tatort Berlin |
Joachim Kunert |
Hartmut Reck, Annegret Golding |
Crime |
|
| Tilman Riemenschneider |
Helmut Spieß |
Emil Stöhr, Gerd Michael Henneberg |
Biography |
Fictionalized biography of Tilman Riemenschneider |
| Unternehmen Teutonenschwert |
Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike |
|
Documentary |
|
| 1959 |
| 10 Jahre DDR in Filmdokumenten 1949–1959 |
Bruno Kleberg |
|
Documentary |
|
| Alte Liebe, Eine |
Frank Beyer |
Gisela May, Erich Franz |
Drama |
|
| Bevor der Blitz einschlägt |
Richard Groschopp |
Christine Lazar, Horst Drinda |
Comedy |
|
| Brücke zwischen gestern und morgen |
Fred Mahr |
Antje Ruge, Rudolf Ulrich |
Drama |
Television film |
| Claudia |
Walter Beck |
Maria Besendahl, Erich Fritze |
Drama |
|
| Die Dame und der Blinde |
Hans-Erich Korbschmitt |
Albert Hetterle, Inge Keller |
|
Television film |
| Das Feuerzeug |
Siegfried Hartmann |
Rolf Ludwig, Heinz Schubert |
Fantasy |
|
| Ehesache Lorenz |
Joachim Kunert |
Manja Behrens, Martin Flörchinger |
Drama |
|
| Erich Kubak |
Karl Plintzner |
Helga Göring, Hans-Edgar Stecher |
Drama |
|
| General |
|
|
|
|
| Im Sonderauftrag |
Heinz Thiel |
Hans-Peter Minetti, Rolf Ludwig |
Adventure |
|
| Zu jeder Stunde |
Heinz Thiel |
Rolf Stövesand, Erika Radtke |
Drama |
Released in 1960 |
| Kabale und Liebe |
Martin Hellberg |
Wolf Kaiser, Otto Mellies |
Historical drama |
Based on Friedrich Schiller's play Intrigue and Love |
| Kapitäne bleiben an Bord |
Martin Hellberg |
Johannes Arpe, Christel Bodenstein |
Adventure |
|
| Der Kleine Kuno |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Margit Schaumäker, Rudolf Ulrich |
Children's |
|
| Maibowle |
Günter Reisch |
Erich Franz, Albert Hetterle |
Comedy |
|
| Martin Andersen Nexö |
Joachim Kunert |
|
Documentary, short |
|
| Musterknaben |
Johannes Knittel |
Hartmut Reck, Rolf Herricht |
Romantic comedy |
|
| Natürlich die Nelli |
Konrad Petzold |
Evamaria Bath, Wolfgang Lippert |
Children's |
|
| Die Premiere fällt aus |
Kurt Jung-Alsen |
Christine Laszar, Hans Geissler |
Crime |
|
| Reportage 57 |
János Veiczi |
Annekathrin Bürger, Willi Schrade |
Drama |
|
| SAS 181 antwortet nicht |
Carl Balhaus |
Ulrich Thein, Otmar Richter |
Adventure |
|
| Senta auf Abwegen |
Martin Hellberg |
Günther Simon, Karin Buchali |
|
|
| Sie nannten ihn Amigo |
Heiner Carow |
Ernst-Georg Schwill, Angelica Hurwicz |
Historical drama |
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| Simplon-Tunnel |
Gottfried Kolditz |
Johannes Arpe, Brigitte Krause |
Drama |
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| Soldat und Sportler |
Rolf Losansky |
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Short |
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| Sterne |
Konrad Wolf |
Sasha Krusharska, Jürgen Frohriep |
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Bulgarian-East German co-production; won the Special Jury Prize at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival |
| Die Stiere des Hidalgo |
Karl Gass |
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Documentary, short |
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| Der verlorene Ball |
Kurt Weiler |
Erika Dunkelmann, Uschi Wenske |
Children's, short |
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| Verwirrung der Liebe |
Slatan Dudow |
Angelica Domröse, Annekathrin Bürger |
Romantic comedy |
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| Vom mutigen Hans |
Katja Georgi, Klaus Georgi |
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Animation, short |
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| Ware für Katalonien |
Richard Groschopp |
Wilfried Ortmann, Fritz Diez |
Crime |
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| Weißes Blut |
Gottfried Kolditz |
Christine Laszar, Jürgen Frohriep |
Drama |
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| Wie die Wilden |
Ruth Heucke-Langenscheidt |
Jutta Auerbach, Brigitte Krause |
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Television film |
