With Fernsehen der DDR (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Around the World in 80 Days (I) (1989)
PG | 266 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Victorian Age English gentleman takes a wager that he can circle the globe in the unprecedented time of just eighty days.
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 3,357
2. Pianke (1983 TV Movie)
90 min | Family
The story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family.
Director: Gunter Friedrich | Stars: Alexander Heidenreich, Volkmar Kleinert, Renate Heymer, Hans Teuscher
Votes: 36
3. Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
TV-PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The mad adventures of the mad Italians, searching for the mad treasures in the mad Russia.
Directors: Francesco Prosperi, Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Andrey Mironov, Ninetto Davoli, Antonia Santilli, Alighiero Noschese
Votes: 6,046
4. Wenn einer was versprochen hat (1976 TV Movie)
73 min | Family
Jens hangs out with a group of boys, then learns they're bullies when they pull a series of pranks and he reports them to the police.
Director: Gunter Friedrich | Stars: Kay Ortmann, Peter Glöckner, Jens Binneböse, Katrin Heinze
Votes: 31
5. Das Mädchen und der Junge (1982 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Puberty drama about the first love of a 15 year old girl from Berlin.
Director: Wolfgang Hübner | Stars: Birgit Käding, Sven Martinek, Reiner Heise, Katharina Körner
Votes: 21
6. Du und icke und Berlin (1978 TV Movie)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Eberhard Schäfer | Stars: Jürgen Heinrich, Susanne Linser, Micaela Kreißler, Gerhard Bienert
Votes: 29
7. Velo misto (1980–1981)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, History
This series, mostly humorous, yet epic in proportions, chronicles the city of Split in turbulent times between 1910 and 1947. Although the story has numerous subplots and dozens of ... See full summary »
Stars: Boris Dvornik, Zdravka Krstulovic, Mustafa Nadarevic, Spiro Guberina
Votes: 742
8. The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979)
50 min | Drama, Adventure, Crime
When British Engineer Barry Collier is injured in an accident in Cyprus his brother David flies out only to find he has died. It soon becomes apparent that Barry Collier was involved with ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter McEnery, Alexandra Bastedo, Stefan Gryff, Paul Maxwell
Votes: 104
9. Tinerete fara batrînete (1969)
G | 87 min | Fantasy
A young man's quest for a kingdom promising eternal youth and immortality. To reach his goal he must fulfill the three wishes of the Emperor's daughter, retrieve three golden objects and answer three riddles set by the Lord of Time
Directors: Elisabeta Bostan, Nicolae Codrescu | Stars: Carmen Stanescu, Emanoil Petrut, Anna Széles, Mircea Breazu
Votes: 167
10. The Terrible People (1960)
92 min | Crime, Horror, Drama
A creepy German-made Wallace thriller about the ghost of a hanged man who returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Fritz Rasp, Dieter Eppler
Votes: 566
11. Jonny Comes (1988 TV Movie)
105 min | Family
Director: Richard Engel | Stars: Petra Kelling, Joachim Siebenschuh, Sebastian Hattop, Benjamin Burkhardt
Votes: 23
12. Gelb ist nicht nur die Farbe der Sonne (1979 TV Movie)
80 min | Crime
A DI is on his way to the Baltic Sea: bit by bit, he reconstructs the background of a tragic car accident, which he initially believes to be a fantasy of the little, unknown diary writer. A strange fascination emanates from the memories.
Director: Rainer Bär | Stars: Werner Tietze, Horst Drinda, Annegret Siegmund, Michèle Marian
Votes: 31
13. Mozart (1982– )
150 min | Biography, Drama
The plot follows Mozart's life chronologically. All seminal events are lovingly enacted with great care for detail and faithful to the period. Go see the German version. It is ... See full summary »
Stars: Christoph Bantzer, Anne-Marie Kuster, Michel Bouquet, Martine Chevallier
Votes: 70
14. Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973– )
415 min | Adventure
Stars: Matthias Habich, György ifj. Gonda, Rolf Becker, Alf Marholm
Votes: 80
15. Spuk unterm Riesenrad (1979– )
170 min | Family, Adventure, Comedy
Three dolls from a ghost train, the Giant, the Witch and Rumplestiltskin, come to live. Chased by the ghost train's owner and his grandchildren, the three flee across Germany and try to hide in a castle.
Stars: Katja Paryla, Stefan Lisewski, Siegfried Seibt, Katrin Raukopf
Votes: 181
16. Feriengewitter (1989 TV Movie)
88 min | Family
An East Berlin couple wants to get a divorce at the beginning of the big holiday, but they neglect to tell their 13-year-old son Dani. Together they drive into the Elbe Sandstone Mountains,... See full summary »
Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Etienne Charle, Sandra Puhlmann, Bärbel Röhl, Joachim Lätsch
Votes: 30
17. Das Feuerzeug (1959)
83 min | Drama, Fantasy
There lived a soldier. He served the king and is now returning home. Once he met an old witch on the way, who promised him mountains of money in exchange for the fact that he would get her an old tinderbox.
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Rolf Ludwig, Heinz Schubert, Rolf Defrank, Hannes Fischer
Votes: 268
18. Pelle der Eroberer (1986 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Near the end of the 19th century ten-year-old Pelle and his elderly widowed father Lasse leave Sweden for Denmark. Due to his age Lasse can only find work on a large farm where workers are ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Steinke | Stars: Stefan Schrader, Martin Trettau, Klaus Manchen, Karin Gregorek
Votes: 68
19. Ein Wigwam für die Störche (1976 TV Movie)
55 min
An old cane-roofed barn with a stork's nest has to be demolished, and Grandpa Schmahl and his young friend Till want to give the storks a new wigwam. They also build a tripod to give them a nesting aid.
Director: Andreas Schreiber | Stars: Erwin Geschonneck, Christian Czolbe, Martin Seifert, Hanna Mönig
20. Through Fire, Water and... Brass Pipes (1968)
86 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
One day, Vasya journeys into the forest to meet his beloved Alyonushka, only to have her forcibly whisked away by the wretched Kashchej. To save her, Vasya must face a number of fabulous, archetypal tests.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Natalya Sedykh, Aleksei Katyshev, Georgiy Millyar, Vera Altayskaya
Votes: 823
21. The Forger of London (1961)
93 min | Crime, Drama
A ring of counterfeiters is flooding the country with phony money, and suspicion falls upon a wealthy playboy who may--or may not--have amnesia.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Karin Dor, Hellmut Lange, Siegfried Lowitz, Mady Rahl
Votes: 561
22. Los camioneros (1973–1974)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Sancho Gracia, María José Díez, María Luisa Ponte, Richard Santis
Votes: 40
23. Nachhilfe für Vati (1984 TV Movie)
85 min | Family
Siblings Sebastian and Bettina come to their father, who is separated from the family, during the holidays. While he struggles with the unfamiliar role of a father, the children try all sorts of tricks to bring the parents back together.
Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Sebastian Paasch, Jana Zoller, Falk Rockstroh, Katrin Sass
Votes: 32
24. The Long Recess (1973)
258 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young teacher goes to a school for adults. He is younger than many of his students and some of them are starting to miss school.
Stars: Mikhail Kononov, Evgeniy Leonov, Rolan Bykov, Aleksandr Zbruev
Votes: 1,721
25. Mother Courage and Her Children (1961)
151 min | Drama, War
In 17th-century Europe, a sutler struggles to keep her children alive as she follows various armies selling goods and her body to the soldiers.
Directors: Peter Palitzsch, Manfred Wekwerth | Stars: Helene Weigel, Angelika Hurwicz, Ekkehard Schall, Heinz Schubert
Votes: 48
26. Ich liebe Victor (1984 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama, Romance
A teenage girl and her best friend spend the summer holidays together in a village. Then a good looking teenage boy appears, which creates a rift between them as they compete for his attention.
Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Annegret Siegmund, Henriette Engel, Timo Jakob, Gabriele Geißler
Votes: 25
27. Bahnwärter Thiel (1982 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
End of the 19th century. Sender Thiel spends his days with his boring wife Minna. He remarries out of concern for his young son Tobias. His second wife Lene, with whom he also has a child, ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Joachim Kasprzik | Stars: Martin Trettau, Walfriede Schmitt, Blanche Kommerell, Andreas
Votes: 21
28. Jugendweihe (1978 TV Movie)
70 min | Drama
Every year in the spring the pupils of the 8th grade in the GDR receive the 'Jugendweihe' and are admitted to the circle of adults. This year, Tim is ready. For him and his classmates, the ... See full summary »
Director: Celino Bleiweiß | Stars: Gertraud Kreissig, Martin Trettau, Michael Böttcher, Janina Hartwig
Votes: 9
30. Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze (1972– )
Adventure, War
Stars: Giso Weißbach, Gerd Michael Henneberg, Edwin Marian, Wolfgang Greese
Votes: 10
31. Aber Doktor (1980 TV Movie)
88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Statt beim Training zu schwitzen, lässt sich Eishockeytorhüter Thomas Obermann in den Armen der verheirateten Barbara erwischen. Und Zahnarzt Dr. Flanke, der herbeieilt, um die Sache für ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Jana Brejchová, Herbert Köfer, Julie Juristová
Votes: 41
32. Sleeping Beauty (1980 TV Movie)
81 min | Family
Director: Dieter Bellmann | Stars: Paul Arenkens, Dieter Bellmann, Peter Ensikat, Hans-Joachim Frank
33. Der rasende Roland (1977 TV Movie)
59 min | Comedy, Romance
Director: Edgar Kaufmann | Stars: Jürgen Zartmann, Erik S. Klein, Rita Feldmeier, Rolf Herricht
Votes: 16
34. Das Mädchen Störtebeker (1980– )
Adventure, Family
The girl Antje lives with her grandfather (because her father is a helmsman on a large cruiser and his wife was allowed to accompany him on a long voyage), in Südermünde, by the sea. ... See full summary »
Stars: Violetta Sudmann, Lotte Loebinger, Werner Dissel, Hans-Peter Reinecke
Votes: 9
35. Oben geblieben ist noch keiner (1980 TV Movie)
77 min | Comedy, Sport
Director: Eberhard Schäfer | Stars: Heinz Rennhack, Solveig Müller, Alfred Struwe, Jürgen Zartmann
Votes: 21
36. Offiziere (1986 TV Movie)
Drama
Major Leska who has proved himself as an excellent troop officer in a tank battalion in complicated maneuvers. He sees this as a challenge and looks forward to a new task. But then the ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Werner | Stars: Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, Joachim Nimtz, Peter Reinhardt, Friederike Aust
Votes: 11
37. Rentner haben niemals Zeit (1978–1979)
Stars: Herbert Köfer, Helga Göring, Margarete Taudte, Heinz Behrens
Votes: 18
38. Im Schlaraffenland (1975 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The winemaker's son Andreas Zumsee from the Rhineland is allowed to study in Berlin. However, he sees himself more as a writer; he published novellas and poems in the local newspaper. ... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Jung-Alsen | Stars: Jan Spitzer, Marylu Poolman, Erwin Geschonneck, Katharina Thalbach
39. Zycie na goraco (1979)
80 min | Action, Crime
A Polish journalist, Maj, who collaborates with a Parisian economic magazine similar to the UN press agencies, finds a trace of the activities of the secret organization "W", established by... See full summary »
Stars: Leszek Teleszynski, Maria Kowalik, Leszek Herdegen, Maciej Maciejewski
Votes: 36
40. 1913 (1986 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy
Director: Horst Drinda | Stars: Horst Drinda, Heinz Rennhack, Heinz Schröder, Jaecki Schwarz
41. Clown Ferdinand (1973–1975)
30 min | Family
Stars: Jirí Vrstála, Wilhelm Gröhl, Horst Papke, Georgia Kullmann
Votes: 8
42. Das Geheimnis der Anden (1972– )
440 min | Adventure
Stars: Gojko Mitic, Helga Unkrodt, Volkmar Kleinert, Kurt Kachlicki
Votes: 12
43. Viechereien (1977 TV Movie)
79 min | Comedy
Director: Otto Holub | Stars: Agnes Kraus, Wolfgang Penz, Fred Mahr, Fred Delmare
Votes: 21
44. Mama mia (1987 TV Movie)
40 min | Musical
Director: Udo Witte | Stars: Petra Kelling, Helmut Müller-Lankow, Rachel Sophia-Anthony, Lina Wendel
Votes: 10
46. Schwester Agnes (1975 TV Movie)
93 min | Comedy
Director: Otto Holub | Stars: Agnes Kraus, Jochen Thomas, Micaela Kreißler, Ina Reuter
Votes: 35
47. Zwillinge oder Nimm dir ein Beispiel an Evelin (1979 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Director: Fred Noczynski | Stars: Irina Schackow, Kathrin Mann, Walfriede Schmitt, Günter Schubert
Votes: 11
48. Unser Mann ist König (1980– )
Drama
Stars: Horst Drinda, Annekathrin Bürger, Doris Otto-Franke, Stefan Naujokat
49. Summer with Kate (1975– )
30 min | Family
Stars: Katka Zatovicová, Jirí Vala, Ida Rapaicová, Emília Steigerová
Votes: 13
50. Die Galgenbrücke (1989 TV Movie)
90 min | Romance
Director: Hans Werner | Stars: Marek Barbasiewicz, Arianne Borbach, Achim Wolff, Zora Jandová