Christel Bodenstein
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Birthday: October 13, 1938
Deathday: N/A
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The Singing Ringing Tree
1957-12-13
The Singing Ringing Tree
Overview: A brave prince must seek the fabled singing, ringing tree in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.
Genres: Fantasy Family Horror
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1957-12-13
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The Brave Little Tailor
1956-09-27
The Brave Little Tailor
Overview: When Prince Vain got his shirt fixed, he proclaims that he had slain two lizards in front of the tailor's house - "two in one strike". When the tailor swats seven flies at once, he sows himself a banner saying "seven in one strike", and together with his bird he starts a journey into the world to pronounce his deed.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-09-27
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Großes Kino made in DDR
2016-05-26
Großes Kino made in DDR
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2016-05-26
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Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt
1969-04-17
Im Himmel ist doch Jahrmarkt
Overview: Five young, pretty female athletes are training for an international skydiving contest. From heaven they basically fall straight into the arms of five charming young men. Their coach is less than thrilled about the flirtation and urges his athletes to concentrate on the contest. He is convinced that love-making will put the victory to risk and asks them for sexual abstinence. The power of love turns out to be stronger, however, and soon the first love couples find each other.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-04-17
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Viel Lärm um nichts
1964-04-22
Viel Lärm um nichts
Overview: Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-04-22
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The Captain from Cologne
1956-12-07
The Captain from Cologne
Overview: Albert Hauptmann is an out of work waiter in Cologne who is often confused with a former Captain of the Nazi Army. Albert uses this to his advantage and becomes the Director of the Montan Corporation, and a member of the West German Parliament. Herr Karjanke, the real Captain, learns of Albert’s ruse, and wants to claim his "rightful" position in Parliament. But Karjanke cannot come forward until his politicking "Doppelganger" succeeds in passing an amnesty law for war criminals. When Albert is finally brought before a judge on charges of fraud, he learns that this own amnesty law does not apply to him.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1956-12-07
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Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
1962-11-01
Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
Overview: This film takes place during the Seven Years' War. The Prussian Major von Tellheim has become engaged to the Saxon noblewoman Minna von Barnhelm. After the war, the King - in an unwarranted move - deprives the major of his honor. Von Tellheim becomes impoverished and, filled with shame, breaks off his relationship to Minna. An innkeeper in Berlin, who is a police informer, makes the Major move to a shabby little attic because he cannot pay his debt. In the meantime, Minna has also arrived at the inn. She and her lady's maid Franziska are questioned and spied on by the nosy innkeeper. Minna has followed her beloved Tellheim and she now cunningly manages to elicit a new declaration of love from him...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-11-01
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Midnight Revue
1962-07-06
Midnight Revue
Overview: Despite the fact that production manager Kruse doesn't have the actors or the crew for the job, he recklessly boasts that he could direct a revue film. To prevent him losing face, Kruse brings together four people - a dramaturg, a composer, a writer and an architect - and gives them the thankless task of turning his idea into a film. Except for the relatively unknown composer Alexander Ritter, who is enthusiastically committed to the project, the other members of the team find themselves stuck in this mess.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1962-07-06
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No Cheating, Darling
1973-07-13
No Cheating, Darling
Overview: For some time now, the residents of the placid little village of Sonnenthal talk only about one topic: Football! The ambitious mayor wants to promote the Sonnenthal team to the district league at any price because this success would also boost his own popularity. But he did not expect the resistance of the new head of school, Barbara, who is heavily annoyed by the one-sided focus. To bring Sonnenthal′s men and the mayor in particular to their senses, Barbara sets up a women′s football team that soon turns out to be a serious competition for the men′s team.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-07-13
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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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Italienisches Capriccio
1961-06-08
Italienisches Capriccio
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-06-08
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Tatort Berlin
1958-01-10
Tatort Berlin
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-01-10
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Klotz am Bein
1958-11-14
Klotz am Bein
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1958-11-14
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Kapitäne bleiben an Bord
1959-02-27
Kapitäne bleiben an Bord
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-02-27
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The Punch Bowl
1959-12-04
The Punch Bowl
Overview: It is the 65th birthday of Wilhelm Lehmann, foreman of a chemical company. All members of the large family are expected. Preparations are also being made in the company: Wilhelm is to be awarded the »Labor banner« and, as every year, the sons are responsible for the may bowl. But instead of family members, telegrams with rejections flutter into the house.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-12-04
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Chronicle of a Summer
1963-01-15
Chronicle of a Summer
Overview: In the late fifties a large industrial complex was built near Schwedt, in the GDR. This low budget film tells about the voluntary participation of the brigades of the Freie Deutsche Jugend in the building up …
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-01-15
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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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Es geht nicht ohne Liebe
1963-10-21
Es geht nicht ohne Liebe
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Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1963-10-21
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Grüne Hochzeit
1989-05-26
Grüne Hochzeit
Overview: Susanne (17) and Robert (18) want to get married, but because Susanne is still under-aged, she needs parental permission. With twin babies and tight finances, the newlyweds soon feel overwhelmed, and dealing with everything makes them forget the love that originally brought them together.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-05-26
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Sieben Tage
1973-10-29
Sieben Tage
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-10-29
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Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
1973-05-10
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts
Overview: Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful women. Two of his female admirers get him employed as a gardener at a castle. Yet he doesn't settle down for long, and moves on to his next temporary job as a customs officer. Finally, he travels to Italy where he joins the gang of Rinaldo Rinaldini and eventually meets the love of his life.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-05-10
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Ohne Paß in fremden Betten
1965-11-12
Ohne Paß in fremden Betten
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1965-11-12
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New Year’s Eve Punch
1960-12-30
New Year’s Eve Punch
Overview: After their successful May party, now the Lehmann family want to throw a New Year's Eve part with punch. Wilhelm's sons Franz and Paul are brigade leaders at a chemical factory. One of their brigades consists largely of fanatics of high culture, while the other consists of sports fanatics. But the rival brigades must work together in order to throw a successful New Year's Eve party for the factory, since the occasion requires both elements: sports and culture.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-12-30
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The Little Prince
1972-05-21
The Little Prince
Overview: Adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella for East German television, produced in 1965/66, not shown until 1972.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-05-21
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Das singende, klingende Bäumchen
2016-12-25
Das singende, klingende Bäumchen
Overview: The beautiful, cold-hearted and arrogant Princess is supposed to marry. But she rejects all her suitors with their generous presents, for she only wants one thing: The Singing, Ringing Tree, which only sings for true love.
Genres: Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2016-12-25
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So klang die DEFA - Filmmusik aus Babelsberg
2018-09-26
So klang die DEFA - Filmmusik aus Babelsberg
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2018-09-26
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Wie füttert man einen Esel
1974-07-04
Wie füttert man einen Esel
Overview: Due to his profession, Fred, an easy-going and charming long-haul truck-driver, sees a lot of the world. Along his routes he enjoys the company of a lot of girlfriends who sweeten his spare time. One day, he suffers an accident in Prague which puts his co-driver Orje out of action. The beautiful Hungarian Jana persuades him to make her his new co-driver and does her utmost to take care of the stressful job. The more time the uneven couple spends on the road together, the more Jana feels attracted to Fred.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-07-04
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Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...
1987-02-12
Stielke, Heinz, Fifteen...
Overview: Everything changes for fifteen-year-old Heinz Stielke, a fanatical member of the Hitler Youth, when he learns that his father, who died as a war hero, was actually Jewish. Heinz is forced to leave school, loses his friends, and worst of all, his mother dies in a bombing raid. A kind-hearted police officer tries to get him a place at an orphanage in Thuringia, but on the way there, he is picked up by the SS and sent to a training camp.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1987-02-12
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Der große Ferienscheck
1972-03-12
Der große Ferienscheck
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-03-12
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Wenn die Nacht kein Ende nimmt
1959-02-21
Wenn die Nacht kein Ende nimmt
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1959-02-21
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Das Mädchen an der Orga Privat
1967-09-28
Das Mädchen an der Orga Privat
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1967-09-28
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Treffpunkt Genf
1968-01-28
Treffpunkt Genf
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-01-28
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