After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try...
The Murderers Are Among Us
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
Germany, Year Zero
Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer, is falsely accused of a murder. Even when the real killer’s identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor...
The Blum Affair
When a significant quantity of valuable gemstones is to be transported to South America by plane, those responsible are naturally extremely nervous....
Der große Fall
A chemist and his assistant make a groundbreaking discovery. They manage to make butter directly from pasture grass without having to deal with...
Chemistry and Love
The young actress Bettina has angered the director of a West Berlin camp for troubled youth with a song that celebrates the adventurous lives of...
… und wenn’s nur einer wär’ …
Boys are usually busy playing "Indians", but when their uncle decides to rent part of their home to a Doctor Höflin, they took an oath to cast...
Eine reizende Familie
Post-war Germany 1945: Two rival gangs of uprooted boys fight each other in the ruins of Berlin, whose business is the black market out of necessity...
1-2-3 Corona
French teacher Annette Müller has two ardent admirers who are constantly urging her to marry: diplomat Klaus and engineer Theo. But she can't...
Träum’ nicht, Annette!
During the Thirty Years' War, Christine, an orphan, falls in love with the colonel Count Merian. In order to always be with him, she puts on men's...
Das Mädchen Christine
In 1948, students from Berlin University take part in the filming of a movie about the 1848 revolution as extras. A dispute arises between Else and...
Und wieder 48
Documenting the rebuilding of Potsdam one year after the war under Soviet supervision.
Potsdam Builds Up
Documentary short about the Leipzig Tradefair in 1946.
Leipziger Messe 1946
Shortages in postwar Berlin have created a blooming black market, and the goods rounded up during a major police raid all seem to come from the same...
Police Raid
After WWII, Berlin lies in ruins. For Gustav, Willi and their friends the rubble provides an adventurous, dangerous playground. Especially for...
Somewhere in Berlin
Commissioned by the newly founded SED for the first regional elections (October 1946) in the Soviet occupation zone.
Wohin Johanna?
While an anatomy seminar prepares to examine the cadaver of Franz Wozzeck in the name of scientific progress, medical student Büchner excoriates...
Wozzeck
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career,...
Marriage in the Shadows
A Soviet tank breaks through the front line during the January 1945 offensive.
Morning Stars
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis (1949) is an East German documentary directed by Andrew Thorndike and produced by DEFA. As part of...
Der 13. Oktober – 1. Der durchbrochene Kreis
