With DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Unser Sandmännchen (1959– )
10 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices.
Stars: Sergey Obraztsov, Paul Robeson, Josef Skupa, German Titov
Votes: 168
2. Winter adé (1989)
116 min | Documentary
Before GDR collapsed, Misselwitz interviewed diverse East German women who candidly reveal personal and professional stories, frustrations, hopes, aspirations to record a changing society against a backdrop of architecture and landscapes.
Director: Helke Misselwitz | Stars: Erika Banhardt, Hermann Busse, Margarete Busse, Heide Drechsler
Votes: 141 | Gross: $0.01M
3. Wer fürchtet sich vorm schwarzen Mann (1989)
52 min | Documentary
A close-up of Berlin coal carriers from Prenzlauer Berg. No portrayal of worker heroes or progress here. Instead, bright, deeply-felt sketches of rough men and their resolute woman boss. "... See full summary »
Director: Helke Misselwitz
Votes: 60
4. The Laughing Man (1966)
66 min | Documentary, War
An interview with former Nazi and mercenary Siegfried Müller about his life and war campaigns.
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann | Star: Siegfried Müller
Votes: 166
5. Orpheus in der Unterwelt (1974)
88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Orpheus in the underworld.
Director: Horst Bonnet | Stars: Dorit Gäbler, Rolf Hoppe, Kurt Marschner, Wolfgang Greese
Votes: 52
9. Bulky Trash (1991)
79 min | Documentary, Music
In early summer 1989, Helke Misselwitz portrays young musicians in a band who produce their music on other people's waste items. The four boys call themselves "Bulk Rubbish" and they drum ... See full summary »
Director: Helke Misselwitz | Star: Helke Misselwitz
Votes: 25
14. Einheit SPD-KPD (1946)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Kurt Maetzig | Stars: Otto Buchwitz, Max Fechner, Otto Grothewohl, Wilhelm Pieck
Votes: 15
15. Der Leutnant von Ulm (1979 TV Movie)
91 min
Directors: Karl Gass, Helge Trimpert | Stars: Eva-Maria Eisenhardt, Victor Keune, Ronald Klonowa, Andreas Möller
16. Um die goldenen Schneeschuhe (1958)
Documentary, Short
Director: Harry Hornig | Star: Peter Bosse
18. Unsere Kinder (1989)
89 min | Documentary
Our Children is a documentary about different youth groups found in the GDR, particularly the young anti-Fascist group. Different young people are interviewed about their coming to terms ... See full summary »
Director: Roland Steiner
Votes: 17
20. Auf Täves Spuren (1959)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Harry Hornig | Stars: Gustav-Adolf 'Täve' Schur, Peter Bosse, Egon Adler
21. Wenn ich erst zur Schule geh'... (1962)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Winfried Junge
Votes: 25
22. Berlin im Aufbau (1946)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Kurt Maetzig | Stars: Otto Geschke, Otto Grothewohl, Heinrich Grüber, Hans Jendretzky
Votes: 7
26. Das Stacheltier - Bitte nicht stören (1953)
5 min | Short
Director: Richard Groschopp | Stars: Fritz Schlegel, Aribert Grimmer, Walter Orth, Horst Drinda
27. Leipzig im Herbst (1990)
54 min | Documentary
The most comprehensive documentation of events surrounding the 1989 Monday demonstrations in Leipzig, East Germany. The film team finally got the permission of the state-owned film studio ... See full summary »
Directors: Gerd Kroske, Andreas Voigt
Votes: 24
29. Kamerad Krüger (1989)
95 min | Documentary
SS officer Walter Krüger talks about his career. Now he is Secretary of the "Kamerad-schaftsverband I. Panzerkorps der ehemaligen Waffen-SS e.V." (Fellowship of Former Soldiers of Waffen SS... See full summary »
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann | Stars: Walter Krüger, Walter Dräger, Josef Dietrich, Theodor Heuss
Votes: 11
31. Aparte Bilder (1983)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Scenes of everyday life in South Africa which give an idea of the daily racism in this country.
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
32. Der Sekretär (1967)
29 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary follows Gerhard Grimmer, the secretary of a chemical plant in Bruna (and the liaison between the plant's management and its employees), as he attempts to improve morale ... See full summary »
Director: Jürgen Böttcher
Votes: 13
34. ...und über uns die blaue Fahne (1958)
Documentary, Short
Director: Harry Hornig | Star: Peter Bosse
40. Heimweh nach Rügen oder 'Gestern noch war ich Köchin' (1977)
Documentary, Short
Director: Róza Berger-Fiedler
41. Look at this City (1962)
84 min | Documentary
This polemical documentary-using rare authentic images and newsreels from both sides-justifies the erection of the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961. It represents West Berlin as the front ... See full summary »
Director: Karl Gass | Stars: Karl Gass, Werner Höhne, Eberhard Mellies, Georg Thies
Votes: 25
43. Gut gemeinter Zuruf oder das Kleefest (1977)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Harry Hornig | Star: Klaus Piontek
45. Der Mann an der Rampe (1989)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Tells the story of a peculiar man who ran the train service at the ramp in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Furthermore, there is a report about a top manager of the Bundeswehr ... See full summary »
Directors: Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann | Stars: Rudolf Hoess, Robert Mulka, Walter Niklaus, Oswald Pohl
47. Tito in Deutschland (1965)
38 min | Short
Directors: Manfred Krause, Andrew Thorndike | Stars: Kurt Böwe, Erik S. Klein
50. Jung ist unser Lied (1979)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Róza Berger-Fiedler, Harry Hornig | Stars: Holger Biege, Erich Honecker, Margot Honecker, Egon Krenz