East German Poster Database

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• Policarpos grosse Pläne
  This poster is an illustration of two men. One is standing at a purple writing desk, holding a fountain pen. He wears a suit coat and blue tie, but below the desk he is wearing red and grey striped bathing trunks. His legs are bare below the knee. Above him is a hanging purple light fixture. The other man is standing next to him, and appears to be inspecting his work with a magnifying glass. He is wearing a black suit. Behind him is a purple frame, within which is a black and white photograph of a young woman. The background is green. This film is a French and Spanish coproduction.
• Papas neue Freundin
  This poster is an illustration of a couple. The man is older, wearing a grey pinstripe suit and carrying a brown satchel. He wears a hat and sunglasses. His right arm is about the shoulders of a woman, and he is pulling her towards him. She has on a red, low cut, polka dot dress and black heels. Over his shoulder are two trees and a park bench; a boy with white glasses is looking out from the behind the tree, scowling. In the foreground are the arms of a boy holding a slingshot, ready to be fired. The background of the poster is dark blue. This film is East German.
• Pension Schöller
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of an animal cage. The bars are purple, the floor is blue, and the canopy is purplish-red. Within the cage is a pen and ink pointillist drawing of a man's head. He has slicked back hair, parted down the middle, and small, wire rim glasses. The background is white. All four corners of the poster have an illustration of an old fashioned telephone. This film is West German.
• Der Prinz von Piplinagar
  This poster is an illustration of a Chaplinesque looking man, all in black, squatting, with his hands across his knees. He has a hobo stick at his feet. Behind him is a sketch of an Indian temple, which is colored yellow. The background is white. This film is Indian.
• Piraten vor Taiwan. 2. Teil. Matrosen im Kampf gegen Menschenrauber.
  This poster features a black sketch of two men on a hot pink background. The man on the right is short, and appears to be yelling at the other man. He wears his pants pulled up quite high, and is carrying a piece of wood. The taller man has his shirt unbuttoned quite far, and his right hand is balled into a fist. The title of the film and the credits are within a torn piece of newspaper. This film is Soviet.
• Piraten vor Taiwan. 1. Teil. Überfall auf offenem Meer.
  In the upper right hand corner of this poster is a black line drawing on an orange background of two men in military uniforms. In the lower left hand corner is a drawing of a young couple, both with dark hair. She is wearing a red sleeveless top; his shirt is orange. The title of the film and the credits are within a torn piece of newspaper. This film is Soviet.
• Phantastische Symphonie
  This poster has a black and white close-up photograph of a couple at the top. Only their heads are visible. The bottom half of the poster is red, with a mottled orange stripe running horizontally across it, just below the photograph. This film is French.
• Poem vom Meer
  This poster features an illustrated sketch of a woman's head and shoulders. She has mid length, wavy dark hair, and is wearing a red blouse. Half of her face and her hair are cast in an peach tone. The background is a formed by repeating dark and light blue wavy stripes, meant to look like water. The title of the film is reflected in the water. This film is Soviet.
• Preludio 11
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a black woman wearing a uniform, belted tightly at the waist. In the background, a line of uniformed men marches away from the viewer toward a low blue mountain range. They carry heavy packs and rifles. The man at the back is turned away from the line, toward the viewer. The background is white. This film is an East German and Cuban coproduction.
• Der Oper Halka
  This poster is a painting of a man in a formal frock coat sitting at a piano with sheet music in front of him. He wears small, wire rim glasses. In front of the piano is a woman with a bare neck and shoulders, wearing a pearl choker, earrings, and pearls intertwined through her dark hair, which is worn up. Behind them, in a burgundy, are tiers of people in opera boxes. The curtain is directly behind him, and there is a scene on stage from the opera Halka. There is a man in traditional peasant dress, holding an ax up in the air in front of a cabin and pine trees. This film is a 1938 Polish production. The title has been directly painted onto the poster. Additionally, the production information and credits have been painted over.
• Prinzessin mit dem goldenen Stern
  This poster features a monochromatic yellow and black photograph of a young woman with long dark blond hair. She wears a small crown on her head, and there is a gold star on her forehead. Tiny yellow balls have been painted on the tips of the crown's spikes. In the upper right hand corner there is a monochromatic yellow and black print of a young man's head; his left arm is raised. There is a black floral graphic running up both sides and along the top of the poster. It consists of black outlined leaves, and hot pink flowers on a dark green background. This film is Czechoslovak.
• Die Premiere fällt aus
  This poster is an illustration of a woman in 18th century fancy dress, seated, applying her makeup. Her dress is red and white, and she wears a diamond choker. There is a tray of containers and brushes in front of her, and a red theater curtain is raised over her left shoulder. Behind her is the profile silhouette of a man holding a gun. The background is dark gray blue. This film is East German.
• Puccini
  This poster is a watercolor sketch of a couple in a loose embrace. He wears a brownish suit and hat; she is a green dress with green petticoat, ruffled shirt, and a green hat with a large feather. In the background, in maroon and pink, are the seated patrons of the opera house. This film is Italian.
• Prozeß in Neapal
  This poster is a black and white photograph of Silvana Pampanini. She is wearing a ruffled dress and head piece that has been colorized pink. In the upper right corner, there is a black and yellow drawing of three men in police uniforms walking upwards through a very old, winding street, with stone houses lining either side. The drawing is on a green background. This film is Italian.
• Prolog
  This poster is designed to look like a red and black woodcut. It features a grouping of three figures: a man in a naval uniform; a man with wavy hair; a woman wearing a short fur cap. Below them is a white line drawing on a black background of the Winter Palace, with a crowd of people in the courtyard. This film is Soviet.
• Paris um Mitternacht
  This poster is an illustration of a couple, with the Eiffel Tower at night on a green and blue background. The man is holding the woman from behind, and her head is cradled in his arms. He wears a plaid overcoat and white gloves and tuxedo. She has a purple bonnet over her auburn hair. This film is English.
• Das Mädchen Anna
  This poster is a colored pencil and watercolor illustration of the head and neck of a woman with red hair, pulled back from her face. She wears a blue cowl neck top, and is looking up, with a stern jaw. There is a brushed blue background behind her head; the rest of the background is white. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Der Mann im Frack
  This poster is a black and white illustration of a man in a tuxedo. He has wavy black hair, and a wide nose, and only his head and shoulders are depicted. Against the grey blue background are pink, yellow, and blue line drawings of four women. Each is in a flowing gown, with a necklace, and they have their hands about his head. This film is Polish.
• Menschen und Wölfe
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man in a blue and brown hunting coat and cap on a white background. He has a rifle slung over his shoulder. Descending from the top of the poster is the head and neck of a dark grey wolf; its eyes are closed, and it appears to be dead. This film is Italian.
• Die Mädchen Rosemarie
  This poster is a black and white photograph of Nadja Tiller, laying on a bed in a low cut dark dress with a repeating pattern of bows. There is a cut crystal dish in front of her, and she is licking her fingertip. The background is black, with photographs of pink and yellow neon signs for bars, hotels, and cafes on it, along with yellow lights in windows. This film is West German.
• Der Mörder hinterläßt Spuren
  This poster is a yellow and black illustration of a man in a cap and knee length sheepskin coat steeping through a doorway, with a pistol in his right hand. Within the room is a man who is slumped over; there is a pistol pointed at him, coming from off the side of the poster. This film is Polish.
• Mädchen hinter Gittern
  This poster is an illustration of a woman in a blue top, leaning out through an opening, her hands grasping two prison bars. She ahs long, wavy hair, and is looking up. She wears a wristwatch. The background is peacock blue. This film is West German.
• Männer in Weiss
  This poster is an illustration of a man in a white trench coat on a black background. He has short dark hair, combed back. There are grey highlights on his face and coat. This film is French.
• Mein Freund der Matrose
  This poster is an illustration of a man in a green sailor's shirt with blue collar and sleeves, with his arms around a small blonde boy in a red top. The man has black hair, mustache, and sideburns, and wears a large gold hoop in his ear. In the background is a woman with a grey face, brown hair, and a long purple gown. This film is Soviet.
• Der Mann mit dem Objektiv
  This poster is an illustration of a man walking in a white cape that is decorated with pink musical instruments. His right arm is raise, and he holds a small, glowing bulb in between his thumb and forefinger. His legs and feet are bare. The background is dark blue, and there is a trumpet emerging from the left hand side of the poster. This film is East German.