East German Poster Database

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• Der berühmte 702
  A man in a white shirt, striped blue bow tie, grey trousers, and suspenders stands next to a low blue table with a typewriter and a fluted glass. He has short black hair, black glasses, and is smoking. He is in a prison cell, standing in the open doorway. The background behind the bars is purple, and there is an older man, in a police uniform, hunched over, holding a revolver. This film is Romanian.
• Bekenntnisse des hochstaplers Felix Krull
  This poster is divided in two vertically, pink on the left, blue on the right, with an intertwining curlicue pattern. On the left half a man is walking toward the viewer, in a three piece suit, overcoat over his shoulders, walking stick in one hand, gloves and hat in the other. He is all in yellow, with a white shirt and pink tie. In the blue half a man is walking, in profile, in trousers, a winter overcoat,and driving cap, carrying a suitcase with a number on it. He is all in yellow, save a pink scarf tied around his neck. There is a black border. This film is West German.
• Der Berg ruft
  This poster is a watercolor and colored pencil illustration of the actor Luis Trenker. He is all in brown, wearing a soft brimmed hat, collared shirt, with a coil of braided rope over his shoulder. He is looking upwards; a large snow covered mountain is in the background. This is a 1954 East German poster of a 1938 German film.
• Bühne frei für Marika
  This poster consists of red and yellow text on a dark blue background. The Progress logo forms the "I" in Marika. This film is West German.
• Belvedere das verkannte Genie
  This poster is a photomontage. It features a black and white cut out of Clifton Webb, wearing a pinstripe shirt, bow tie, tweed vest, and checked apron, washing a dish in a bowl. The background is a monochromatic red and black print of Maureen O'Hara, serving food at a dining room table. Seated at the table is Robert Young, along with several small children. This film is American.
• Der betrogene Betrüger
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man laying on a green chaise lounge, with a heavy red curtain with a large tassel behind him. He is dressed in a red robe with a lacy shirt and a head covering. There is a young woman sitting on the side of the bed, in a yellow floral patterened dress, with matching head piece and long white veil. Behind them is a scene of Venice, with a gondola, a buoy, and San Marco visible in the background. This is a 1955 East German poster for the 1941 French film.
• Das Bad auf der Tenne
  This poster is an illustration of the silhouette of a naked young woman behind a curtain in a wooden shelter, presumably standing in a bath. She is reaching down, with the other arm stretched out behind her. There is hay around the building, and three men in typical village outfits are peering around the corner of the building. There is blue sky behind them on the white background. This was the fourth color film made in Germany. This is a 1956 East German poster of a 1943 German film.
• Besondere Kennenzeichen: keine
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of the film's lead actors, Erich Mirek and Erika Müller-Fürstenau. The background is an impressionistic night time scene, with a street lamp, an arcade, and figures. She wears her blond her up, and a heavy, oversized tan overcoat. He has a receding hairline, and wears a dark wuite with a blue shirt and neck tie. This film is East German.
• La Bohème
  This poster is a painting of a man and a woman walking, their arms about each other. He is in plaid trousers, an oversize button down coat, and a very long scarf, which is draped across his front and down around her shoulders. She is in a blue shirt, and a dark green, full skirt. There is a city building in the background, against a grey blue sky. This film is Swiss.
• Der Bäckerbursche von Venedig
  This poster is an illustration of three figures in courtly costume. There is a white sword that starts at the top of the poster. The figure of the man and the woman are framed by the hilt of the sword; at the center is a young man. He wears a puffy sleeved striped tunic, belted, and pants that end at the knees with a ruffle. He has short slouch boots. He is framed within the sword portion of the poster. The man and the woman have on matching costumes, and each holds a mask in front of their face. The background is dark green. This film is an Italian and French co-production.
• Bewährung
  This poster is a mixed media illustration of a man's face on a background of yellow and blue stripes on a white background radiating from behind it. The man's face is a black and white photograph. He is young and blond, with wire rimmed glasses. His hair and glasses are wet, and the image includes his neck, which shows a white shirt and dark tie. Behind him is a black and white graphic of two men's faces, in profile, one on either side of his head. This film is Soviet.
• Boccaccio 70
  This poster is a stylized pencil black and red pencil drawing of a woman with long hair. She has no face, save lips, and two perfect circle for breasts. Her figure or dress is quite regular, and then tulips out at the waist to form a bell shape. Her hands are in long gloves, and she holds a 100 note in her left hand, while her right hand is raised and she is holding an oversized apple. The background is a sketchy black on gray. This film is Italian.
• Backfisch mit Anna Prucnal
  This poster is a comic illustration of a couple sitting in the back of a small green car, like a Lada. There is a black and white stripe along the windows of the car, like a road barricade. The woman is wearing a white playing card with a pink heart on it, and a white veil. The man is in a purple suit, and his hand, extended outside of the car, is holding a large hypodermic needle. The car is being driven by a man in a blue outfit, whose legs extend beneath the car such that he is walking on the ground, and the car is riding in the air, above several very pointed grey rocks. The background is white. This film is Polish.
• Bitterer Honig
  This poster is a photomontage. The background is a man's face, in profile, in a violet and dark purple print. Superimposed on his cheek is the face, in a yellow and black print, of a teenaged Rita Tushingham, with her hands to their face, grimacing. Her hair is printed in violet and black. There is a black area of the poster behind the violet face. This film is English.
• Bitterer Honig
  This poster is a photomontage. The background is a man's face, in profile, in a violet and dark purple print. Superimposed on his cheek is the face, in a yellow and black print, of a teenaged Rita Tushingham, with her hands to their face, grimacing. Her hair is printed in violet and black. There is a black area of the poster behind the violet face. This film is English.
• Das Beil von Wandsbek
  This poster is a black and white watercolor illustration of the actor Erwin Geschonneck. He is in profile, wearing a suit, with a building behind him; only the windows are detailed. There is a large red outline of an axe extending from the bottom of the poster, over his face, which cuts a swath of color out of the poster, leaving a blank whtie space. This film is East German.
• Bis zum Nächsten Frühling
  The top half of this poster is an illustration of a young woman with black hair, wearing a green sundress. There is a black outline of a branch with leaves behind her on the green background. She is standing next to a red sign on a black tripod with the title of the film in it. There is a thick black line below her. In the bottom half, on a dark blue background, stands a young man, seen from the back, with blonde hair, wearing a red sweater and tan pants, standing in front of a yellow railing. This film is Soviet.
• Bei uns in Mechov
  This poster is a mixed media illustration. A house is outlined in thick black crayon; a village scene is drawn around it, with a church steeple, and low red roofs. Within the house are two black and white photographs; one of a man in a night shirt on a black background, standing, with his palm held upright; the other, of a man in pajamas, kneeling in bed, reaching out to a woman who is seated in a chair next to the night table on a red background. Beneath the house are two black and white cut out photographs, which form the image of a man kicking at a barking dog. There is a graphic of a yellow road sign announcing the town of Mechov; a bird is perched on the sign, chirping. Theare are blue clouds in the sky above the village. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Begegnung mit einem Spion
  This poster is a mixed media illustration of a large eye on a watercolor dark green background. The eye is outlined in black, with a black shape around it, like a Rorshach blot. Instead of an iris, there is a black and white photograph of a man's head. He is wearing a driving cap, and his eyes are looking to his right. This film is Polish.
• Die blonde Hexe
  This poster is a black and white film still of Nicole Courcel, wearing a shirt off the shoulder, leaning against a wooden beam. Her hand is on the wood, and she is looking over her shoulder. This film is French.
• Die Buntkarierten
  This poster is a black and white photomontage of Werner Hinz and Camilla Spira. Their photos have been cut out, and are placed against a shadowed, blurry, crosshatched background. Hinz is in a suit; Spira is an rought tweed coat. This film is East German.
• Abenteuer im Roten Meer
  This poster is a painting of an underwater scene. A large grey shark swims above a man in a wetsuit and fins who holds a film camera to his face with both hands. Bubbles are coming off of his face and fins. The camera and the shark are pointed at a dark cave, with red, yellow and green coral. There is a school of small blue fish beneath him. This film is West German.
• An der Endstation
  This poster consists of six monochromatic photographic prints, four in pink at the top, two in blue at the bottom, on a white background. The photographs are images of the film's actors. There is a yellow graphic outline of a tram car superimposed on the two left most pink rectangular prints. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Agatha, laß das Morden sein!
  This poster is a mixed media illustration. A black and white photograph of a woman's face is surrounded by a black graphic resembling a coat pulled up across the lower half of her face. Her hair is composed of another black photographic element. The background is white. This film is West German.
• Alarm in Zirküs
  This poster is an illustration of an older man in a dark suit, with close cropped hair and mustache, holding his hand over the mouth of a young man who is leaning back against him, his eyes nearly closed. In the background, a herd of horses is galloping into the darkness through a brightly lit tunnel. This film is East German.