Erika Pelikowsky
Also Known As: Эрика Пеликовски
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wien, Austria
Adult: No
Birthday: January 18, 1916
Age: 109 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: March 01, 1990
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Her Third
Overview: In this East German film, the third one in The Third is Margit's third lover. After her mother's death, Margit has two affairs which don't work out, and one lesbian friendship which she retains. She is looking for a husband, though, and thinks she has spotted a candidate in her fellow factory worker. As she contemplates marrying him, her story is told in a series of flashbacks.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-03-16
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The Flight
Overview: When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children's hospital in West Germany. But then the decision is reversed: the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr. Schmith to head the GDR section. Moreover, he falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina. Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly...
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1977-10-12
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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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Godfather Death
Overview: Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had thirteen children. Since the farmer was so poor, there was never anything left for the youngest of the family. Therefore, the farmer chose Death as the godfather of his son, Jörg, because all people are equal in the eyes of Death. The Grim Reaper is happy to look after the boy and turns Jörg into a skilled doctor who earns wealth and fame.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1980-12-27
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Divided Heaven
Overview: After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-10-02
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The Lost Angel
Overview: August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach (Fred Düren). Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself and wanting to steer clear of politics. On this day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture The Hovering Angel out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of “inner emigration” and on his work.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-04-21
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Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti
Overview: This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was only premiered five years later. Curt Bois plays the rich capitalist Puntila who only becomes somewhat agreeable when he is drunk (which he is most of the time in this film). In his inebriated state, Puntila not only gets amorously involved with three different ladies but also suggests that his daughter Eva marries his chauffeur Matti. The chauffeur, however, doesn’t really agree…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1960-10-20
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Die große Reise der Agathe Schweigert
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1972-11-12
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Der kleine Kommandeur
Overview: Florian is the son an army general and very proud of him. When his father has to attend the annual 1st of May demonstration, Florian grabs his teddy bear and tries to follow his father.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1973-02-23
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The Naked Man in the Stadium
Overview: In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in socialist society. A sculptor questions the reception and value of his work, in a delicately nuanced narrative interweaving personal memories, historical dilemmas, and political defeats.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1974-04-04
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Die Toten bleiben jung
Overview: A depiction of class conflicts in Germany between 1918 and 1945. The Spartacist Erwin is shot by officers in 1918, and his pregant working-class bride Marie begins a new relationship with social democrat Geschke. Erwin's son Hans grows up to be a communist like his father, leading to bitter hatred between him and his Nazi step-brother, while Geschke becomes increasingly resigned to the political situation in Germany. The three aristocratic officers who shot Erwin many years ago meet again during the Kapp Putsch, but their support for the Third Reich eventually leads each to their deaths.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1968-11-14
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Pension Boulanka
Overview: A murder has been committed in "Pension Boulanka", a famous guesthouse for artists and circus people. Captain Bruckner is heading the investigating team.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1964-12-03
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Der entführte Prinz
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Genres: Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1982-07-26
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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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Beethoven – Tage aus einem Leben
Overview: Vienna, 1813-1819: Beethoven (played by Donatas Banionis) is at the peak of his fame. Orchestras all over the world play his music, but he lives modestly and is dependent upon private patrons. Nagged by his patronizing brothers, spied upon by officials for his republican beliefs and faced by his progressive hearing loss, the composer becomes more and more isolated. Seeman’s poetic film explores the joys, heartbreak and artistic spirit of the great composer as he works on his Ninth Symphony.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-10-14
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Declaration of Love to G.T.
Overview: Dr. Gisa Tonius, a physicist in her thirties who has a nearly adult stepdaughter, cherishes the desire to have her own child. Suddenly, a big interdisciplinary research project threatens to significantly change Gisa′s life. Uncertain whether to look for professional or private fulfillment she asks her family and friends for their opinions. They all have different views on the point at issue. While her husband is afraid of losing her to her profession, her professor thinks that because of her talent she has an obligation towards science. In the end, Gisa reaches a decision: She wants to have a baby as well as take on the research project.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1971-06-02
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Nebelnacht
Overview: When a motorcyclist dies in an accident, lieutenant Kreutzer and his colleague Arnold receive the order to investigate the backgrounds of this mysterious case. Although the leads point to murder, head physician Dr. Nikolai, the driver of the car involved in the accident, maintains his innocence and even has an alibi. With a lot of arduous detail work, Kreutzer follows all leads and evidence. Both Nikolai’s colleagues and his son act suspiciously. Eventually, Kreutzer convicts the criminal who secretly used the physician’s car for his criminal dealings.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1969-06-11
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Der Tod hat ein Gesicht
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1961-11-23
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The Opportunists
Overview: The machinations of an ex-officer and a servant who want to get their hands on a fortune.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1960-04-08
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Abschied vom Frieden
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-09-19
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Zwei Briefe an Pospischiel
Overview: East German television film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-11-20
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Censored: Kuhle Wampe
Overview: A detailed reconstruction of the censorship case against the landmark Weimar-era communist film, Kuhle Wampe, or Who Owns the World? (1932). Directed by Slatan Dudow, the crew and cast included left-wing luminaries, such as playwright Bertolt Brecht, composer Hanns Eisler and balladeer Ernst Busch. The film was the subject of vehement disputes and was banned twice for revolutionary and communist tendencies that were perceived to threaten the state. About 230 meters of the original film fell victim to the censor’s shears. This historic censorship case was argued over the course of three sessions. Censored: Kuhle Wampe re-enacts the censorship hearings, based on original minutes and documents, as well as personal records of the case. In addition to footage from the original film, this docudrama includes original clips of Berlin in the 1920s and '30s and short testimonies, filmed in the 1970s, with some of the actors involved in the original Kuhle Wampe film production.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1975-05-02
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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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Der Meisterdieb
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Genres: TV Movie Family Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-03-23
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