Rolf Römer
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Birthday: September 20, 1935
Deathday: March 15, 2000
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Hostess
1976-02-13
Hostess
Overview: Jette and Johannes have been living together for two years when Johannes suggests that they "legalize" their relationship. Jette loves him, but the proposal of marriage terrifies her.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-02-13
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Chingachgook: The Great Snake
1967-06-25
Chingachgook: The Great Snake
Overview: Chingachgook, a Mohawk-born Delaware warrior, strives to rescue his wife Wahtawah from the clutches of an enemy camp of Huron. Joined by his trusted huntsman Deerslayer, the two confront racist pioneers and brutal British soldiers in their quest. Deerslayer catches the desire of Judith and thus the jealousy of her suitor, Harry. The action of the story functions like a seesaw, characters continuously traveling back and forth between a house on the lake and the Huron camp until the violent climax.
Genres: Adventure Western
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-06-25
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Tecumseh
1972-07-01
Tecumseh
Overview: At the beginning of the 19th century, white settlers regularly make and break treaties with the Native American inhabitants to gain possession of vast hunting grounds at ludicrously low prices without any bloodshed. Harrison, Governor of Indiana, has made and broke no less than fifteen such treaties, driving increasing numbers of Indians out to the infertile West. To put a stop to this criminal practice, the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh tries to unite the Native Americans.
Genres: Western Drama Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-07-01
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The Sons of Great Bear
1966-02-18
The Sons of Great Bear
Overview: As American settlers encroach on the lands of the Lakota people, Tokei-ihto witnesses the murder of his father at the hands of Red Fox, who wanted information on where the tribe finds its gold. Two years later, at the height of the Great Sioux War, Tokei-ihto and Red Fox meet again.
Genres: Drama Western Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-02-18
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Knurri
1980-07-25
Knurri
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-07-25
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Drei feiern Weihnachten
1989-12-25
Drei feiern Weihnachten
Overview: Animated short film
Genres: Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-12-25
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Born in '45
1966-09-26
Born in '45
Overview: Originally banned in 1966, East German director Jürgen Böttcher's tale of love and disillusionment among two newlyweds attempting to navigate the treacherous world of marriage was never officially released in his homeland until after reunification in 1990.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-09-26
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Not to Me, Madam!
1969-05-15
Not to Me, Madam!
Overview: Accompanying a GDR fashion team, journalist Thomas takes a plane to an haute couture festival in an exclusive Mediterranean seaside resort. A French Padre, who could be mistaken for Thomas's twin brother, is a fellow passenger. Precisely for this reason, the journalist is plunged into the most extraordinary and very precarious situations.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-05-15
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The Baldheaded Gang
1963-02-15
The Baldheaded Gang
Overview: August 1961. The former Foreign Legionnaire, King, has collected a gang of hooligans, with whom he creates mischief in the GDR. After some careless work on a construction site, an event during which two people lose their lives, they move to a campsite on the Baltic Sea. With sputtering mopeds, loud radios, and occasional outbursts, the gang makes the vacationers' lives living hell. Unfortunately for them, Lieutenant Czernik discovers the connection between them and the accident at the construction site. To stop them from fleeing to West Berlin, Lieutenant Czernik and the police need to arrest them, one at a time, with King as the last.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-02-15
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Die Schönste
1957-12-01
Die Schönste
Overview: 13-year old Thomas Berndorf, the son of the rich business man Alexander Berndorf, becomes friends with Hannes Wille, whose father works as foreman. They get to know each because Hannes sometimes is allowed to polish Berndorf′s Mercedes 300. They make a bet whose mother is the most beautiful. Hannes assumes that Mrs. Berndorf is only admired for her expensive jewellery. Thus, he suggests that Thomas should steal a collier from his mother. Out of solidarity, he also robs a golden brooch from his mother. At home at the Berndorfs, a severe crisis threatens Thomas′s parents′ "marriage of convenience", and financial hardships are following on the theft.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-12-01
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Die Sache mit dem Kühlschrank
1967-05-26
Die Sache mit dem Kühlschrank
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-05-26
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Der Teufel auf Besuch
1967-09-01
Der Teufel auf Besuch
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-09-01
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A Foreign Home
1996-01-01
A Foreign Home
Overview: A bus of refugees from the war is stopped by soldiers. They search the passengers and take away a young woman. The villagers observe the alarming scene and look on, indifferently. The teacher is the only one who tries to show some solidarity with the young woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Hobby-Indianer
1972-12-30
Hobby-Indianer
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-12-30
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The Sailor’s Song
1958-11-09
The Sailor’s Song
Overview: A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-09
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Farewell
1968-10-10
Farewell
Overview: In August of 1914, amidst the public ecstasy surrounding the impending war, Hans Gastl, the young son of a Munich bürger, makes a decision: he will not take part in this war. This resolution signifies a turning point in his life; a farewell to his class and his family.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-10-10
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Krach im Hochhaus
1976-03-21
Krach im Hochhaus
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-03-21
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Auf der Sonnenseite
1962-01-04
Auf der Sonnenseite
Overview: The story of the steel melter Martin Hoff, whose factory delegates him to a drama school, corresponds to the real life of the actor Manfred Krug. Like his (film) hero, Krug works as a steel melter, does artwork, sings and acts, and is sent to drama school. Like his hero, who behaves anarchically and conspicuously, Krug is soon expelled from school.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-01-04
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Fahrt ins Blaue
1960-09-03
Fahrt ins Blaue
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-09-03
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Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
1962-01-19
Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
Overview: A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-01-19
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He, Du!
1970-01-29
He, Du!
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-01-29
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Verwirrung der Liebe
1959-10-08
Verwirrung der Liebe
Overview: The film tells the love story of two young couples. According to their social ranks, construction worker Edy is dating employee Siegi, while medical student Dieter is dating art school student Sonja. Rather unintentionally, they exchange partners. During a carnival ball, Dieter makes out with Siegi because he falls for her her fresh and happy girlish manner. Sonja coolly observes this game and sees this intermezzo as a test for their relationship. While Siegi and Dieter vacation at the sea, Sonja falls in love with Edy. Now the die seems to be cast for new constellations. But when both couples stand in front of the registrar’s office, they finally come to their senses.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-08
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Rache
1967-01-26
Rache
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Genres: Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-01-26
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Glück im Hinterhaus
1980-03-05
Glück im Hinterhaus
Overview: Karl Erp is a middle-aged man with two children and a boring marriage. After starting an exciting affair with his intern, Miss Broder, he leaves his loveless marriage and moves in with his lover. Under pressure from Miss Broder’s mother, Karl once again promises marriage. He finds, however, that the excitement that drew him to her in the first place doesn’t carry over into their daily lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-03-05
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Der Mord, der nie verjährt
1968-01-11
Der Mord, der nie verjährt
Overview: Film by Wolfgang Luderer.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-01-11
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Walter Defends Sarajevo
1972-04-12
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Overview: Sarajevo 1944. The German armies desperately need fuel in the retreat. Walter, the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the resistance movement, can endanger their supplies. The Germans are taking a cunning plan to remove that obstacle.
Genres: Thriller War Action
Original Language: sh
Release Date: 1972-04-12
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Hat Off When You Kiss
1971-09-29
Hat Off When You Kiss
Overview: Fred works as an engineer and a test driver at a car company. His girlfriend Petra is a car mechanic - actually an ideal combination. However, the old-fashioned Fred is less than thrilled about his girlfriend’s "male profession". In his opinion, the masculine job damages her femininity. Since Petra is unwilling to give up her beloved job for such stupid concerns, there is a lot of friction between them. It is not until Petra turns the heads of all the men at a fair that Fred realizes how absurd his objections really are.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-09-29
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Cyankali
1977-11-15
Cyankali
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-11-15
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When You’re Grown Up, Dear Adam
1966-01-01
When You’re Grown Up, Dear Adam
Overview: Adam receives a flashlight with special powers: every liar it shines on flies into the air. Production was cancelled in 1965/66 due to the film's political content. Only in 1989/90 could the director reconstruct the film, where missing sounds and images are replaced with script inserts.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Lot's Wife
1965-08-26
Lot's Wife
Overview: The marriage of Katrin and Richard Lot has become a routine. She has a career and he, as a Marine officer, comes home only once every fourteen days. The children greet him with joy, but she greets him only with anxiety because their marriage is missing its key ingredient: love. She wants a divorce, but he refuses mainly out of comfort as well as due to pressure from the party. Katrin finds a strange solution: she shoplifts and is put on probation for three months. This is enough to force Richard into a divorce because he is concerned about the "moral liability" of his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-08-26
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Claudia
1959-05-31
Claudia
Overview: Claudia is a self-confident girl who spends time in a Young Pioneer camp and wants to prove that she can keep up with the boys in a scouting wide game.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-05-31
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Senta auf Abwegen
1959-07-16
Senta auf Abwegen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-07-16
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Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
1961-01-27
Die Liebe und der Co-Pilot
Overview: Co-pilot Horst Schubert is a braggart and a true Don Juan. Thus, he tells young Ilse that he is in fact an "aircraft commander". This assertion brings about an embarrassing situation, for he suddenly meets her onboard his new work place, an IL-14 charter plane where Ilse acts as a stewardess. It gets worse, however: During a stop in Varna the police appear because Horst’s former lover Madelon has vanished. At home, meanwhile, his landlady has her hands full with her lodger’s current and former playmates. Ilse decides to put an end to this mixup and since the dull captain of the plane, Richard, makes no move to confront his co-pilot about his unstable private life, the smart stewardess appeals to the rest of the crew to help her teach Horst a few lessons in love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-01-27
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Ein Sommertag macht keine Liebe
1961-03-17
Ein Sommertag macht keine Liebe
Overview: During a weekend spent on the island Hiddensee, the snobbish high school student Jan, who has just been expelled from school, meets Christine. Christine is impressed with his bragging attitude although he just uses it to hide his insecurity and his remorse about the fact that he was sacked. Naturally, he keeps quiet about his current situation. Christine’s companion Hannes is less thrilled about Jan. Later on, the three of them meet again at a dockyard in Stralsund. After the disreputable end of his school career, Jan is assigned to the very brigade in which Christine and Hannes work as a crane operator and a brigadier respectively.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-03-17
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Drei Kapitel Glück
1961-07-13
Drei Kapitel Glück
Overview: Ev and Peter fall in love at first sight. Peter studies dentistry in Leipzig and is eager to work in the country. There is an unfilled dentist vacancy in his home village. Ev, on the other hand, is drawn to the city. Being a commercial artist, she sees no chance to find a job in the country. This conflict becomes the first real test for their relationship.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-07-13
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Nichts als Sünde
1965-10-14
Nichts als Sünde
Overview: Based upon Shakespeare′s "Twelfth Night", the movie tells the story of the Duke of Illyria who is in love with the Countess Olivia. Olivia, however, keeps eluding him. When the Duke sends her a page to bring her a message, Olivia falls in love with the messenger who is in fact a woman called Viola. After she was shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola assumed the role of her missing brother. She cannot return Olivia′s love because she, in turn, adores the Duke.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-10-14
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The Song of the Trumpeter
1964-11-05
The Song of the Trumpeter
Overview: Fritz Weineck, a worker′s son from Halle, loves music – and dreams to make a living out of it one day. When his friend Alfons, a World War I veteran, gives him a trumpet as a gift, Fritz seems to come closer to fulfil his dream. But then, Fritz realizes that after the end of the German empire workers still have to desperately fight for their rights, and decides to use his instrument for political means: At a meeting of militant workers, he uses his trumpet as a signal horn. But Fritz suffers a severe setback when a comrade dies in the fight for an arms depot because of his fault.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-11-05
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Guten Tag, Herr H.
1966-03-25
Guten Tag, Herr H.
Overview: What would happen if Hitler came back to West Germany after passing the statute of limitations for Nazi crimes on January 1, 1965? Based on West German laws, he would not only be able to reclaim his private property, but also a restitution. In addition, he could demand to get his power back and the reintegration of German areas into the Reich.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-03-25
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The Adventures of Werner Holt
1965-02-04
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Overview: Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier; but at the front, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-02-04
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Der Mann mit der Maske
1964-02-16
Der Mann mit der Maske
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-02-16
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