Werner Pfeifer
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Birthday: December 18, 1929
Deathday: May 12, 2016
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Prague at Zero Hour
1963-07-06
Prague at Zero Hour
Overview: Czech friends help refugees from Nazi Germany escape in 1939.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1963-07-06
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Maiden, You please Me
1969-03-20
Maiden, You please Me
Overview: A Saxon village in 1792: While the Prussians go against France, the haymaking takes place in the village and the resolute Marthe catches her daughter Ev with the village blacksmith Ruprecht in the hay.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-03-20
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Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow
1973-08-30
Die Hosen des Ritters von Bredow
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-08-30
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Weil ich dich liebe …
1970-09-09
Weil ich dich liebe …
Overview: Dr. Gerd Thiessen, an experienced veterinarian, takes up a new job at a publicly owned manor. His research colleagues are less than thrilled about his ideas and modification proposals. Thus, the pretty and confident veterinarian Sabine Ladenbach becomes his only ally and soon they fall in love with each other. When Thiessen’s wife Eva notices that her husband is growing away from her, she starts to fight for him. Eventually, Thiessen realizes that Eva is the woman of his life, both privately and professionally. At the same time, he figures out that he needs the support of his team to achieve success in his field.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-09-09
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Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm
1980-01-01
Johann Sebastian Bachs vergebliche Reise in den Ruhm
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Genres: History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Seine Hoheit – Genosse Prinz
1969-08-15
Seine Hoheit – Genosse Prinz
Overview: Kasper Mai, an export merchant and comrade with a “clean” record, discovers he is the prince of Hohenlohe-Liebenstein. His royal grandmother designates him as the heir to her estate. A private trip to her reveals that she does not want a NATO airbase built on her land. The GDR and his grandmother thus find a common interest, and a clever lawyer from the East works against other family members looking to settle their debts with the estate money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-08-15
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Das Eigentor
1986-01-19
Das Eigentor
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1986-01-19
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Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi
1969-11-30
Der Weihnachtsmann heißt Willi
Overview: Five-year-old Peter and his older brother Hans drop the Christmas present for their parents in the middle of the road and it gets flattened by a car. Deeply distressed, they go to a Christmas fair and buy a lottery ticket with their remaining money. To their delight, they win a washing machine! Peter is especially excited when Santa Claus shows up and promises to transport the machine for him, but the old man instead vanishes with the boys' gift. Hans is convinced that Peter has been conned and chases after the fleeing Santa. But Peter simply cannot believe that Santa Claus could be anything other than kind and helpful.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-11-30
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Coded Message for the Boss
1979-11-29
Coded Message for the Boss
Overview: Wolf Brandin is in his mid-twenties and lives with his wife and child in East Berlin at the end of the 1950s. In West Berlin, the student of electrical engineering is recruited by the American secret service CIA. But Brandin immediately notifies the State Security of the German Democratic Republic and from then on lives a dangerous life as a double agent. When Brandin reaches the breaking point, his marriage starts to unravel because Brandin is not allowed to tell his family about his double life.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-11-29
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Automärchen
1983-06-16
Automärchen
Overview: This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plotlines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairytale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy convinces shy bookkeeper Piel to suddenly start driving his Trabi far above the speed limit. Manager Neumann sells his soul to a black cat in order to purchase a more respectable vehicle. And a spirit named "Car Accident" offers to warn owner Sengebusch about upcoming traffic accidents so he can make money by always being the first on the scene.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1983-06-16
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Späte Ankunft
1989-02-26
Späte Ankunft
Overview: In 1896 the Berlin noble doctor Dr. Wilhelm Holtfreter takes over his well-to-do wife Mathilde and takes over the country doctor's office in the Prussian district of Westprignitz from the late Dr. Tochtenhagen. His decision was met with incomprehension everywhere.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-02-26
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Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret
1960-07-29
Rumpelstiltskin and the Golden Secret
Overview: East German adaptation of Grimm‘s fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin".
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-07-29
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Die letzte Chance
1962-09-09
Die letzte Chance
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Carbide and Sorrel
1963-12-27
Carbide and Sorrel
Overview: After the second World War, Dresden has a lot of reconstructing to do. To get the cigarette factory he once worked for running again, Kalle has to travel to Wittenberg - the only place where carbide can be found. Once there, Kalle find himself in the unfortunate situation of having to hitchhike his way back to Dresden, transporting seven heavy barrels of carbide. However, his inventiveness and optimistic attitude help transform the grueling task into an adventurous, entertaining, and funny journey.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-12-27
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Sabine Wulff
1978-11-10
Sabine Wulff
Overview: Sabine Wulff is almost 18 when she is released from the juvenile detention center. She doesn't want to return to her unsupportive parents or to her former boyfriend Jimmy, who got her into trouble by persuading her to steal cigarettes. She instead chooses to begin an honest life by getting a job and renting her own room.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1978-11-10
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Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle
1968-11-21
Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle
Overview: This story of the miller Florian, who gave all his money to the war against Napoleon, is loosely based on a true story. After the war, Florian's reimbursement is challenged, and he must also pay taxes on his destroyed mill. He resists the tax collectors and takes off to Vienna, where he intends to defend his rights. On the way, he rescues the Duchess of Guastalla from assault. She also wants to go to Vienna, as His Majesty Franz II is trying to contest an heir in her favor. With cunning, luck, and dagger, Florian fights his way through a slew of nobility and their secret police.
Genres: History Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-11-21
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Verliebt und vorbestraft
1963-11-08
Verliebt und vorbestraft
Overview: The young architect Hannelore becomes part of the all-male brigade Fröhlich whose members are supposed to build houses at the Strausberger Platz in Berlin. The brigade men drink a lot of beer and are less than thrilled about the new girl. Hanne is the only one who is absolutely delighted with Hannelore. When he starts a drunken fight on May Day, he is arrested and accused of armed robbery. Hannelore immediately convinces the other men in the brigade to help Hanne.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-11-08
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