Rolf Ripperger
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 18, 1928
Deathday: February 25, 1975
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A Lord of Alexander Square
1967-03-03
A Lord of Alexander Square
Overview: Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again starts courting ladies with fraudulent intentions. His daughter Ina, burdened with the same genes, specializes in married men in their prime. Two criminologists are on the Honigs' trail, but they soon have enough to handle just dealing with each other. Meanwhile, Honig and his daughter have left their wayward path of their own accord.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-03-03
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Die Nacht an der Autobahn
1962-09-16
Die Nacht an der Autobahn
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-09-16
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Der Frühling braucht Zeit
1965-11-25
Der Frühling braucht Zeit
Overview: Was it an act of sabotage or willful negligence? The non-party engineer Heinz Solter is suddenly arrested and accused of approving a defective pipeline that caused a half million loss to his company. At first, the case seems clear-cut for the state prosecutor, but when he probes deeper, he discovers that Solter had acted against his better judgment due to the pressure from his career-driven and authoritarian boss.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-11-25
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The Trip to Bamsdorf
1956-12-22
The Trip to Bamsdorf
Overview: Toni and his sister Rita travel alone by train to visit their grandma in Bamsdorf, eight stations down the line...
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-12-22
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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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Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser...
1957-08-30
Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser...
Overview: The corner Schönhauser Allee in East Berlin is the main meeting-point for a group of adolescents. Dieter is a construction worker who falls in love with Angela. She, in turn, spends time with the clique whenever her mother is occupied with her new lover. "Kohle" stays away from home to avoid his dad's alcohol problem, and Karl-Heinz is on his way to becoming a small-time criminal. Due to their interest in western music and culture they are regarded as no-goods and rowdies. Things get interesting when an incident forces Dieter and "Kohle" to escape to West Germany. Written by c.winter
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-08-30
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The Banner of Krivoi Rog
1967-10-26
The Banner of Krivoi Rog
Overview: In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski (Erwin Geschonneck) publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-10-26
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Tscheljuskin
1970-11-01
Tscheljuskin
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-11-01
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Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
1973-11-25
Wolz – Life and Transfiguration of a German Anarchist
Overview: Soldier Ignaz Wolz returns from WWI with an immeasurable hatred of capitalist war profiteers. He decides to start his own revolution, but tries to stay away from the organized class struggle. He steals from the rich men and divides the wealth among the poor. One day, Wolz is arrested and sentenced to life in prison; seven years later he is released due to mass protests. More than ever, it is hard for him to fit in. He severs ties with his former companions, who reject his ideas, and leaves Germany.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-11-25
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The Moorhound
1960-12-25
The Moorhound
Overview: Two boys are helping the border guards to find a mysterious moor hound used by spies to transfer messages across the border.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-25
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The Gleiwitz Case
1961-08-23
The Gleiwitz Case
Overview: Re-enacted true story of successful assault by Nazis, posing as Poles, on a German border radio station so that Hitler could "justify" thereby his invasion of Poland.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-08-23
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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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The Beautiful Lurette
1960-12-25
The Beautiful Lurette
Overview: The beautiful and charming laundress Lurette is a well sought-after young woman in Ludwig XV’s Paris. Her heart is already taken, however, and she makes elaborate plans during Carnival to obtain the man she truly loves, the carpenter Campistrel. During her plans to make Campistrel jealous and recognize his love for her, she meets the Duke of Marly, who plans to make her his mistress. The unsuspecting Lurette finds herself caught in a love triangle, and her peer, Marcelline, must save the beautiful Lurette from these scandalous schemes.
Genres: Comedy Music History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-25
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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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Der überlistete König
1971-01-31
Der überlistete König
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-01-31
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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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On the Way to Lenin
1970-04-15
On the Way to Lenin
Overview: A train travels through the vastness of Russia, a train with German prisoners of war returning home, and Viktor Kleist, a young German communist from an intellectual home in Munich, travels back home with them. During the journey, the stations on his way to Lenin wake up again.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-04-15
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Mord am Montag
1968-09-12
Mord am Montag
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-09-12
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KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra
1971-03-25
KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra
Overview: East German film about the history of Red Orchestra, a real life German pro-Soviet spy ring created after the rise of Hitler that turned into a resistance movement led by a leftist Nazi officer, Harro Schulze-Boysen, and Arvid Harnack.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-03-25
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My Girlfriend Sybille
1967-06-24
My Girlfriend Sybille
Overview: The adventures of three friends from East Germany on the Black Sea.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-06-24
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Sheriff Teddy
1957-11-29
Sheriff Teddy
Overview: A story about thirteen years old Kalle who is moving with the family from West Berlin to East.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-11-29
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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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Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
1963-11-15
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
Overview: Ella Conradi, a dedicated journalist from Germany, is in Jerusalem to report about the trial against the Nazi criminal Eichmann. Disgusted by the monstrosities that are revealed, she eventually returns to Germany. There, she wants to cover common cases and trials again. Her first assignment is a murder trial against a man called Ralf Jordan who constantly maintains his innocence. Conradi, who believes Jordan and wants to help him, starts to investigate the case - and thus opens up a political can of worms. The backgrounds of the case reach back to the Nazi period and involve officials of the Third Reich, who in the meantime have returned to their powerful positions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-11-15
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White Wolves
1969-06-25
White Wolves
Overview: Farsighted Falcon, chief of the Lakota, seeks refuge in the Black Hills with his wife Blue Hair and two warriors, sole survivors of their tribe. When they are attacked by the outlaw Bashan, Falcon strikes out for the town of Tanglewood to take on Bashan's boss, mining magnate Harrington.
Genres: Drama Western Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-06-25
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Verdacht auf einen Toten
1969-11-06
Verdacht auf einen Toten
Overview: Film by Rainer Bär.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-11-06
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White Blood
1959-10-06
White Blood
Overview: The military officer Manfred von der Lohe has just been on a training course in the USA. During atomic bomb tests there, he was radioactively contaminated and has been incurably ill ever since. In order not to endanger the planned nuclear armament of the Bundeswehr and the economic interests involved, von der Lohe and his wife Eleonore are to disappear. But the couple turns to Professor Soltau, an anti-nuclear activist. Their goal is to inform the public about the danger …
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-10-06
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Simplon-Tunnel
1959-06-12
Simplon-Tunnel
Overview: A sociohistorical drama about the construction of the Simplon-tunnel: A conflict develops when German workers want to strike and fight for better working conditions while Italian workers simply want to earn money and provide for their families.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-06-12
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Seilergasse 8
1960-08-11
Seilergasse 8
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-08-11
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Zu jeder Stunde
1960-01-29
Zu jeder Stunde
Overview: The soldier Martin has been relocated to a small border village in Thuringia. During a storm, he comes to the rescue of Renate, a farmer′s daughter. The two young people fall in love, thereby upsetting Renate′s father who has already promised his daughter to the son of the big farmer Grabow. Henceforth, he does his utmost to tear Martin and Renate apart. Meanwhile, Grabow prepares to flee the GDR with the help of the lance-corporal Zimmer who is indebted to him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-01-29
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Ein Mädchen von 16 ½
1958-05-15
Ein Mädchen von 16 ½
Overview: The young orphan Helga is raised by her aunt after WW II. At the age of sixteen, she turns her back to go her own way. As a rambler, Helga wanders through the night streets of Berlin and has brief acquaintances.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-05-15
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Schwarzer Samt
1964-02-27
Schwarzer Samt
Overview: Stasi agent Alexander Berg has to uncover a plot of sabotage.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-02-27
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Mich dürstet
1956-07-19
Mich dürstet
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-07-19
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Lebende Ware
1966-06-10
Lebende Ware
Overview: In 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Becher arrives in Budapest in order to obtain material for the Waffen-SS. At the same time, he starts to gather private property by offering an insidious choice to the corporation′s Jewish majority shareholder, Dr. Chorin: Either Chorin assigns the company to Becker "on his own free will" – thereby obtaining the permission to travel abroad - or he his family will end up in an extermination camp.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-06-10
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Lissy
1957-05-29
Lissy
Overview: In 1930s Berlin, a woman’s life unravels as her unemployed husband succumbs to Nazi propaganda and joins the Storm Troopers, while her brother's anti-Nazi stance leads to his death, prompting her to confront her beliefs and make a risky choice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-05-29
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The Case of Dr Wagner
1954-10-08
The Case of Dr Wagner
Overview: Dr. Wagner is a scientist currently working on an experiment for the Asta plant in East Berlin. If the experiment is successful its a brilliant new invention. But Wagner is the target of sabotage, and all the decisive experiment fails. Wagner can not explain this setback.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1954-10-08
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Drei Mann und eine Sommernacht
1960-01-01
Drei Mann und eine Sommernacht
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Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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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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Mord an Rathenau
1961-11-23
Mord an Rathenau
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-11-23
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Junge Frau von 1914
1970-01-17
Junge Frau von 1914
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-01-17
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Ein Polterabend
1955-08-19
Ein Polterabend
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1955-08-19
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