German Democratic Republic Movies
- 1988
The Boss from the West
The Boss from the West3.71988HD
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- 1977
The Flight
The Flight8.31977HD
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...
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- 2009
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel
Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel72009HD
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- 1989
After Winter Comes Spring
After Winter Comes Spring7.71989HD
A locomotive journey traversing the North to the South of the German Democratic Republic on the eve of its dissolution. Labourers, punks, mothers,...
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- 2008
Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann
Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann02008HD
The film accompanies Jenny Gröllmann, a German actress, during the last two years of her life.
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- 2016
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit
Böse Wetter - Das Geheimnis der Vergangenheit62016HD
As a geophysicist, Leonard Gehra is now known for his theories on silver mining. However, Leonard originally comes from the mining town of Buchenrode...
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- 2012
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende
Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende02012HD
Erich Honecker ruled the GDR for 18 years. His fall in 1989 heralded the downfall of the state that had called itself "the better Germany" for 40...
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- 2016
From Us to Me
From Us to Me82016HD
In October 1987, the documentary film collective Amber Films from Newcastle became the first British film crew ever allowed to shoot in East Germany....
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- 2010
East-West Passage
East-West Passage62010HD
In the summer of 1989 tens of thousands of tourists from communist East Germany came to Hungary. They were deeply disillusioned because they felt...
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- 2018
Kruso
Kruso4.82018HD
"Kruso" tells of the last summer before the Wall came down on the small island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea. Beyond state-organized tourism, the...
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- 1990
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953
DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 195301990HD
"GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...
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- 1975
Fischzüge
Fischzüge71975HD
A ship from the GDR fishing fleet is on its way home. The work is done, the hold full of fish. Captain Nipmerow could be satisfied with that, but he...
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- 2014
Codename Pirate
Codename Pirate02014HD
Was my father really a spy, as his file in the former East German Secret Service (STASI) suggests? This question marks the starting point of a...
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- 2019
Honeckers letzte Reise
Honeckers letzte Reise02019HD
25 years after Erich Honecker's death, his personal secretary in Chile gives MDR an exclusive insight into the family's private archive. The material...
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- 1980
Die Entstehung der beiden deutschen Staaten
Die Entstehung der beiden deutschen Staaten01980HD
Short film about the GDR (DDR) and the FRG (BRD)
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- 2003
Die Datsche
Die Datsche4.82003HD
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- 1989
Die DDR im Umbruch
Die DDR im Umbruch01989HD
Documentary about the late-era German Democratic Republic
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- 2000
A kis utazás
A kis utazás72000HD
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- 2007
Der volkseigene Bürgermeister
Der volkseigene Bürgermeister02007HD
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- 2009
Der letzte Sommer der DDR
Der letzte Sommer der DDR02009HD
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