East German Poster Database

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• Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt
  This poster is composed of six equal blocks; three are black, and contain the title text. The other three are yellow, pink, and blue, and contain a black and white photograph of Inge Egger, repeated in the yellow and blue blocks, and O.W. Fischer in the pink block. This film is West German.
• Im Reiche der Riesenschlange
  This poster is a graphic illustration of two Amazonian hunters in tribal dress and head gear in a canoe. One is aiming a bow and arrow into the jungle; the other is poling the canoe from the stern. There is lush foliage surrounding the canoe, and the sun is shining in the background. This film is Swedish.
• Im Land der schwarzen Bären
  This poster is an illustration of a brown bear, on all fours, in profile, on a red background, with a bright orange sun over him. There is a green border. This film is West German.
• Im Tresor gefangen
  This poster is an illustration of two scenes, divided vertically by a thick blue stripe. On the right is a gray illustration of a man in goggles welding rivets in a steel beam. Sparks are coming off of it, and there is a tank behind him in the chartreuse background. On the left side is a young boy holding up a flashlight, about to climb onto a stepladder in the dark. This film is English.
• Italienisches Capriccio
  This poster is an illustration of a stage, with candles in glass vases at the footboards. A man in a harlequin costume is on his tip toes, and drawing back the burgundy stage curtain to reveal a Venetian scene of a gondolier poling near a yellow bridge and buildings. A woman in a white dress with a full skirt with a large blue bow and red diamonds is blowing a kiss across the stage at the harlequin. This film is East German.
• Ich kaule einen Papa
  This poster is an illustration of a little boy in a red coat and white cap, looking upwards at a red balloon held in his hands. Within the balloon is a black and white photograph of a young man in a houndstooth coat. The background is blue and white, and looks like sky. This film is Soviet.
• Der Zirkus spielt doch!
  This poster is an illustration of a man in black tails and white shirt and bowtie, holding a yellow whip in front of dark red background. He has a thumb up in the other hand, which is pointing at a film strip section suspended by two yellow cords. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• 52 Wochen sind ein Jahr
  This poster is an illustration of a black open carriage, behing pulled by a horse.T wo men in top hats and black coats are on the driving board; one of them is turned around, and has a veil pinned to his hat. Two older women wearing white lace bibs are seated in the carriage, along with a man in a suit and top hat who is turned around and laughing. At the top of the poster are color portraits of Central European villagers in traditional costumes and work clothes., including a woman playing the violin, and a woman in a wedding costume. This film is East German.
• 2:0 für Marika
  This poster is a graphic illustration of three different scenes. At center is a couple; he is holding her from behind. She is in a red dress with white polka dots, belted at the waist, with a sailor collar. He is in a blue jacket and white shirt. Both are smiling. In the upper left hand corner is a scene of two men, one older, one younger, sitting on the end of a dock. The older man is holding a fishing pole in the water, and has one hand to the side of his head. In the lower right hand corner is a scene of young men playing soccer. This film is Hungarian.
• Zirkusartisten
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a man on a highwire, designed to look like a collage, on a teal background. He is wearing a tuxedo, and holding an umbrella in one hand. He has blond hair and is wearing a blue and white striped hat with patterned patches. Below the wire are white line illustrations of the Eiffel Tower, London Bridge, the Taj Mahal, and the Kremlin. This film is Soviet.
• Zwischenfall in Benderath
  This poster is a black line drawing of a man's face on a white background. Half of his face is shaded in yellow. There are four other outlines of his face, in yellow, grey, blue, and maroon, placed around the poster. This film is East German.
• Das Traumschiff
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a boy and girl standing on the dock, at the bow of a large, white iron ship. The boy carries a satchel, the girl a backpack with a pillow on it. The ship is tied to a ballard, and there is a yellow anchor on the side. The background is dark blue, and there is a light blue silhouette of a tugboat behind the children. This film is East German.
• Die Zürcher Verlobung
  This poster is a monochromatic red and black print of a garden gnome on a red background. There are two grey illustrated shapes on his legs, an illustration of a rock next to him, and an illustration of a heart on his chest, which contains the black and white photographic portrait of a smiling young woman. This film is West German.
• 12 Minuten nach 12
  This poster consists of irregular illustrated black lines on an uneven purple rectangular background, which has a white border. There is a white "12" on the lower and upper half of the poster. In the upper half, the "1" contains a black and white photograph of a man in a suit, taking a card out a small case in his hand. In the lower half, there is a black and white photograph in the "2" of a man with has hands covering his mouth, looking upwards. This is a 1964 poster of a 1939 German film.
• Zar und Zimmermann
  This poster is an illustration of a large man in late 17th century Dutch costume, standing by a wooden post, with a finger pointing up in the air, mouth open in an "O." Behind him is a Dutch city street, with low pink and yellow brick row houses with brown tile roofs. Behind the houses are the masts of a tall ship flying imperial Russian flags. There is a line of men and women dancing in the street, in front of the houses. This film is East German.
• Zeit zu Leben
  This poster is a black and white photograph of a man and woman, facing one another, viewed from the chest up. She is wearing a bathing suit, and has one hand on his neck. He is looking up, and has a hand resting on his lip. There is a series of graphic colored dots running vertically through the middle of the poster. This film is East German.
• 12 Uhr Mittags kommt der Boß
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a black hand on a purple background. Superimposed on the hand is a monochromatic purple and black photograph of a hand, with the thumb near the pinkie of the black hand. Next to the hand is a photograph of an eye, looking upwards. It consists of black stripes, with shading providing the features of the eye. Above the eye is an illustration of a large diamond pendant, suspended from a link. This film is East German.
• Die zweite Liebe
  This poster is a black and white photograph of a young woman's face on a white background. She has dark hair, cut in a page boy. A green version of the same photo has been torn in half, and placed on either side of her face. This film is Hungarian.
• Wiesenstrasse 10
  This poster features a black and white still photo of Jean Gabin and a young man, seated in a ferris wheel car. At the top of the poster are three pairs of legs, standing by a bicycle on a red background. This film is a French and Italian coproduction.
• Wettlauf mit dem Tod
  This poster is a painting of a young blonde woman driving a team of two horses, which have their front legs off the ground. She is standing up, holding on the reins with one hand; her other hand is holding the reins abover her like a whip. Dust is flying, and on teh back of the carriage, two men wearing bandoliers are aiming rifles and an automatic machine gun. The ground is black, with a white and orange sky. This film is Soviet.
• Wenn du mich Liebst
  This poster is an illustration of a man with brown skin, wearing a white and blue striped shirt, looking at a woman who is standing in front of a body of water on yellow ground. She is also dark, with a blue dress, white shirt, and black fringed scarf over her shoulders. There are tall purple flowers at her side. The sky is purple with whtie clouds. This film is Romanian.
• Weg der Wahrheit
  This poster is an illustration of a woman, with dark hair, in a black cape, looking over her shoulder. The background is grey and tan. This film is Soviet.
• Wege und Schicksal
  This poster is a painting of a man in a white surgical gown. There are two women behind him, facing one another. One is in white, with a white hood over her hair; the other is in blue. There is a large circular object over their heads, and a light rectangular area behind them on the blue background. This film is Soviet.
• Weisses Blut
  This poster is an illustration of a woman with short blond hair in a white blouse leaning over a man in a white shirt who is looking directly upwards. The background is mottled red, with a black corner over her shoulder. This film is East German.
• War ich der Mörder
  This poster is an illustration of a man and woman, in overcoats, in London, at night, with Big Ben and the House of Parliament behind them. The poster is designed to look like the image is a torn photograph; there are two red areas with jagged edges above and below. This film is English.