German Democratic Republic Movies
- 2007
The Red Elvis
The Red Elvis7.252007HD
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.
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- 1983
Island of Swans
Island of Swans6.81983HD
Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where...
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- 2003
Die Datsche
Die Datsche3.52003HD
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- 2020
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers82020HD
In 1989, thirteen GDR scientists and technicians set off from East Berlin to the Georg Forster research station in the Antarctic. During their...
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- 2008
November Child
November Child5.52008HD
Malchow, German Democratic Republic, 1980. 20-year-old Anne is hiding Juri, a deserter of the Red Army. The two fall in love with each other. But...
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- 2009
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel72009HD
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- 2019
Honeckers letzte Reise
Honeckers letzte Reise02019HD
25 years after Erich Honecker's death, his personal secretary in Chile gives MDR an exclusive insight into the family's private archive. The material...
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- 2013
Jedes Jahr im Juni
Jedes Jahr im Juni42013HD
Each year in June, Bavarian housewife Elke Richter visits family in Halle, in the GDR. There she meets family friend Gregor Pohl, a married...
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- 2006
Last to Know
Last to Know82006HD
In the documentary Last To Know political prisoners, sent to jail for openly opposing the East German regime that existed until the German...
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- 1975
Fischzüge
Fischzüge5.51975HD
A ship from the GDR fishing fleet is on its way home. The work is done, the hold full of fish. Captain Nipmerow could be satisfied with that, but he...
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- 1958
My Wife Wants to Sing
My Wife Wants to Sing01958HD
Having been happily married for ten years, Gerda Wagner, devoted mother and housewife, suddenly gets it into her head that she would like a career as...
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- 1976
Krach im Hochhaus
Krach im Hochhaus01976HD
A high-rise building like any other: the tenants lived a "normal life", went to work, came home and paid no further attention to their neighbors....
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- 2016
Großes Kino made in DDR
Großes Kino made in DDR3.22016HD
In 2016, DEFA celebrates its 70th anniversary: the film embarks on a journey into the exciting film history of the GDR. In a comprehensive...
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- 1965
Just Don't Think I'll Cry
Just Don't Think I'll Cry7.21965HD
High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for...
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- 2000
A kis utazás
A kis utazás02000HD
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- 2020
Ein Funken Wahrheit
Ein Funken Wahrheit02020HD
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- 1989
Our Children
Our Children101989HD
From an official perspective, marginal youth culture did not exist in East Germany. The topic of subcultures was taboo in the GDR, and groups such as...
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- 1990
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 195301990HD
"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...
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- 2019
DDR - die entsorgte Republik
DDR - die entsorgte Republik62019HD
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- 2009
Der schwarze Kanal kehrt zurück
Der schwarze Kanal kehrt zurück42009HD
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