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1. First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
Unrated | 79 min | Sci-Fi
When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
Director: Kurt Maetzig | Stars: Yôko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe
Votes: 1,996
2. Bukow and König (1971– )
Crime, Drama
Stars: Peter Borgelt, Jürgen Frohriep, Wolfgang Winkler, Jaecki Schwarz
Votes: 273
3. Das singende, klingende Bäumchen (1957)
74 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A brave prince wants to win the heart of a stubborn princess by finding the singing, ringing tree for her. He finally locates it in the magical realm of an evil dwarf who offers him a deal:... See full summary »
Director: Francesco Stefani | Stars: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Richard Krüger
Votes: 501
4. Nackt unter Wölfen (1963)
100 min | Drama, War
As rumors reach them that the Allied armies are advancing on their concentration camp at Buchenwald, Polish prisoners renew their feeble hope for survival and freedom. When a group of ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Erwin Geschonneck, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Krystyn Wójcik, Fred Delmare
Votes: 565
5. Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1979)
70 min | Family, Fantasy
In an enchanted forest, the princely brothers Michael and Andreas get lost and are transformed, by a mountain spirit who jealously guards his underground treasure, into animals until the ... See full summary »
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Julie Juristová, Katrin Martin, Pavel Trávnícek, Bodo Wolf
Votes: 238
6. Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck (1953)
100 min | Family, Fantasy
An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Thomas Schmidt, Johannes Maus, Friedrich Richter, Trude Hesterberg
Votes: 377
7. Forbidden Love (1989)
86 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Helmut Dziuba | Stars: Julia Brendler, Hans-Peter Dahm, Gudrun Ritter, Heide Kipp
Votes: 126
8. Coming Out (I) (1989)
Unrated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident... See full summary »
Director: Heiner Carow | Stars: Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek
Votes: 1,235
9. Wolz - Leben und Verklärung eines deutschen Anarchisten (1974)
110 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Günter Reisch | Stars: Regimantas Adomaitis, Heidemarie Wenzel, Václav Kotva, Günter Wolf
Votes: 11
10. Sieben Sommersprossen (1978)
79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Teens in a holiday-camp. First love, first sex, first self-made theatre performance of "Romeo and Julliet" - quite interesting to have a look at the east-German youth in the seventies.
Director: Herrmann Zschoche | Stars: Kareen Schröter, Harald Rathmann, Christa Löser, Evelyn Opoczynski
Votes: 276
11. Frau Holle (1963)
59 min | Family, Fantasy
The widow has an ugly and lazy daughter, Pechmarie, and a beautiful and hard-working step-daughter, Goldmarie. Because Pechmarie is her real daughter, the widow clearly favors her and makes... See full summary »
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Mathilde Danegger, Karin Ugowski, Katharina Lind, Elfriede Florin
Votes: 106
12. Das kalte Herz (1950)
106 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Poverty prevents him from marrying Lisbeth, the girl he loves. When he comes across the Little Glass Man, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt, Paul Esser
Votes: 376
13. Jacob the Liar (1974)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Henry Hübchen, Blanche Kommerell
Votes: 948
14. Leichensache Zernik (1972)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Directors: Gerhard Klein, Helmut Nitzschke | Stars: Alexander Lang, Gert Gütschow, Norbert Christian, Kurt Böwe
Votes: 20
15. Snow White (1961)
63 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Hated by her jealous and bloodthirsty stepmother, Snow White flees a murder attempt and seeks shelter in the woods with seven kindly dwarfs. Feeling she is safe from harm, Snow White ... See full summary »
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Doris Weikow, Marianne Christina Schilling, Wolf-Dieter Panse, Harry Hindemith
Votes: 120
16. Eine schöne Bescherung (1984 TV Movie)
58 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Klaus-Peter Thiele, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Rabea Atrott, Reiko Blaschke
17. Im Staub der Sterne (1976)
95 min | Sci-Fi
After a six year journey, the Spaceship Cyrno lands on the planet TEM 4 from where they had received a call for help. Strangely enough, the Temers deny having sent this message. As ... See full summary »
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Alfred Struwe, Ekkehard Schall, Milan Beli
Votes: 296
18. Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (1985)
83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The tale of young Gritta who lives with her father, an unsuccessful inventor. When her new stepmother tries to put her away in a convent she discovers some dark secrets there.
Director: Jürgen Brauer | Stars: Nadja Klier, Hermann Beyer, Suher Saleh, Fred Delmare
Votes: 88
19. Wie heiratet man einen König (1969)
74 min | Family
Director: Rainer Simon | Stars: Cox Habbema, Eberhard Esche, Sigurd Schulz, Hannes Fischer
Votes: 48
20. Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste (1988 TV Movie)
135 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Opera singer Ludwig Löwenhaupt buys a living goose for his family's Christmas meal - but the entire family life is turned upside down when the youngest son gets convinced that the bird is able to talk.
Director: Bodo Fürneisen | Stars: Dietrich Körner, Barbara Dittus, Käthe Reichel, Peter Bause
Votes: 28
21. Sleeping Beauty (1971)
71 min | Family, Fantasy
The King and Queen plan an opulent feast to celebrate the birth of their long-awaited child, Dornröschen. They invite not only the members of the court, but also the fairies, so that they ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Juliane Korén, Vera Oelschlegel, Helmut Schreiber, Burkhard Mann
Votes: 64
22. Die Legende von Paul und Paula (1973)
105 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. ... See full summary »
Director: Heiner Carow | Stars: Angelica Domröse, Winfried Glatzeder, Heidemarie Wenzel, Fred Delmare
Votes: 815
23. Frühstück im Bett (1983 TV Movie)
Director: Eberhard Schäfer | Stars: Micaela Kreißler, Petra Strowjasiewicz, Jürgen Trott, Alfred Struwe
Votes: 7
24. Das Feuerzeug (1959)
83 min | Drama, Fantasy
A young soldier discovers three chests of copper, silver and gold and an old tinder-box in the hollow of an old oak tree. He is now rich. But he squanders the money until it is all gone. ... See full summary »
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Rolf Ludwig, Heinz Schubert, Rolf Defrank, Hannes Fischer
Votes: 129
25. Ich war neunzehn (1968)
115 min | Biography, Drama, War
April 1945: Gregor Hecker, 19 years of age, reaches the outskirts of Berlin as part of the Red Army's scouting team. Having fled Germany with his family when he was eight, he is confronted ... See full summary »
Director: Konrad Wolf | Stars: Jaecki Schwarz, Vasiliy Livanov, Aleksey Eybozhenko, Galina Polskikh
Votes: 612
26. Chingachgook, die grosse Schlange (1967)
92 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director: Richard Groschopp | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Rolf Römer, Helmut Schreiber, Jürgen Frohriep
Votes: 223
27. Die Geschichte von der Gänseprinzessin und ihrem treuen Pferd Falada (1989)
79 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Konrad Petzold | Stars: Dana Morávková, Michaela Kuklová, Eberhard Mellies, Regina Beyer
Votes: 81
28. Solo Sunny (1980)
100 min | Drama, Music
Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and her life ... See full summary »
Directors: Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase | Stars: Renate Krößner, Alexander Lang, Dieter Montag, Heide Kipp
Votes: 360
29. Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965–1991)
75 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Peter Przybylski, Erhard Köster, Karin Ugowski, Ernst-Georg Schwill
Votes: 5
30. Die Söhne der großen Bärin (1966)
92 min | Western
Although the Indians were assured their lands adjacent to the Black Hills by contract, the Whites want to expel them. Meanwhile, gold has been discovered there and the unscrupulous settler,... See full summary »
Director: Josef Mach | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Jirí Vrstála, Rolf Römer, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Votes: 223
31. Aschenbrödel (1976 TV Movie)
Fantasy
Director: Alexander Wikarski | Stars: Kaspar Eichel, Hans-Joachim Frank, Simone Frost, Klaus Gehrke
Votes: 6
32. Die vertauschte Königin (1984)
74 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Dieter Scharfenberg | Stars: Ursula Karusseit, Kurt Böwe, Klaus Piontek, Christian Steyer
Votes: 19
33. The Architects (1990)
95 min | Drama
The architect Daniel Brenner is in his late thirties when he receives his first challenging and lucrative commission: to design a cultural center for a satellite town in East-Berlin. He ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Kahane | Stars: Kurt Naumann, Rita Feldmeier, Uta Eisold, Jürgen Watzke
Votes: 169
34. Apachen (1973)
94 min | Western
Directed by Gottfried Kolditz, this action-packed Eurowestern is based loosely on the legend of heroic Apache warrior Ulzana.
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Milan Beli, Colea Rautu, Leon Niemczyk
Votes: 243
35. Hans Röckle und der Teufel (1974)
75 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Hans Kratzert | Stars: Rolf Hoppe, Peter Aust, Simone von Zglinicki, Matthias Günther
Votes: 48
36. Spur der Steine (1966)
139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A film about living and working conditons in the GDR of the 60's Includes a little lovestory of course.
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Jutta Hoffmann, Eberhard Esche
Votes: 640
37. König Drosselbart (1965)
74 min | Fantasy
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger, Evamaria Heyse
Votes: 137
38. Die goldene Gans (1964)
67 min | Family, Fantasy
Klaus lives with his two brothers Kunz and Franz in a little village. Together, they ply their trade as cobblers in a small workshop. But the workload rests mainly on the shoulders of ... See full summary »
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Kaspar Eichel, Uwe-Detlev Jessen, Peter Dommisch, Gerd E. Schäfer
Votes: 136
39. Johann Sebastian Bach (1985– )
Biography, Drama, Music
Stars: Ulrich Thein, Franziska Troegner, Rosemarie Bärhold, Yvetta Kornová
Votes: 48
40. Wer reißt denn gleich vorm Teufel aus (1977)
92 min | Family, Fantasy
Adaptation of Grimm's fairy tale "Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren"
Director: Egon Schlegel | Stars: Hans-Joachim Frank, Dieter Franke, Rolf Ludwig, Katrin Martin
Votes: 52
41. Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis (1971)
136 min | Drama
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya - played by the great Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis (The Red Tent, Solaris) - has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King ... See full summary »
Director: Konrad Wolf | Stars: Donatas Banionis, Olivera Katarina, Fred Düren, Tatyana Lolova
Votes: 230
42. Der geteilte Himmel (1964)
116 min | Drama, Romance
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village. It is 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; his ... See full summary »
Director: Konrad Wolf | Stars: Renate Blume, Eberhard Esche, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Hilmar Thate
Votes: 208
43. Der Untertan (1951)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. ... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Werner Peters, Paul Esser, Renate Fischer, Ernst Legal
Votes: 655
44. Froschkönig (1988)
65 min | Fantasy, Romance
Fairytale in which a princess fails to keep her promises and is taught a lesson.
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Jana Mattukat, Jens-Uwe Bogadtke, Peter Sodann, Franziska Glöss-Ebermann
Votes: 50
45. Spuk unterm Riesenrad (1979– )
170 min | Family, Adventure, Comedy
Stars: Katja Paryla, Stefan Lisewski, Siegfried Seibt, Katrin Raukopf
Votes: 116
46. Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967)
94 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Paul Dahlke, Ralf Wolter, Fritz Tillmann, Rainer Penkert
Votes: 107
47. Eolomea (1972)
82 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Eight space cargo-ships disappear without a trace within three days. And the orbit station "Margot" has suddenly fallen silent. The space council is faced with a mystery and the scientist ... See full summary »
Director: Herrmann Zschoche | Stars: Cox Habbema, Ivan Andonov, Rolf Hoppe, Vsevolod Sanaev
Votes: 327
48. Der kleine Prinz (1966 TV Movie)
77 min | Fantasy
Director: Konrad Wolf | Stars: Christel Bodenstein, Eberhard Esche, Inge Keller, Klaus Piontek
Votes: 5
49. Rotkäppchen (1962)
72 min | Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Rotkaeppchen. She lived with her father and mother at the edge of a village, and often visited her grandmother on the other side of the woods.... See full summary »
Director: Götz Friedrich | Stars: Jochen Bley, Werner Dissel, Harald Engelmann, Blanche Kommerell
Votes: 67
50. Osceola (1971)
109 min | Western, Drama
Florida, 1830 - Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Having retreated to Florida, they live a simple horticultural life. But ... See full summary »
Director: Konrad Petzold | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Horst Schulze, Iurie Darie, Karin Ugowski
Votes: 146