East German Poster Database

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• Meister des russischen Balletts. II. Teil Die Fontäne
  This poster is an illustration of the ballet based upon Pushkin's "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai." A man in a Tartar costume grabs a women in a harem costume. A woman in a simple white dress leans back against a column. In the background is a bed with a domed tent over it. This film is Soviet. The white subtitle has been directly painted onto the poster.
• Mond über dem Fluß
  This poster is an illustration of a woman in a blue dress, belted at the waist, seated by an open window, with a curtain drawn back behind her shoulder. The window opens out onto the water, and there is a full moon shining down on it. There are trees visible across the water. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Das Mädchen vom Spanischenplatz
  This poster is an illustration of three young women standing side by side. They are dark complected. In the background is a tourist scene of the Spanish steps in Rome. This film is Italian.
• Meine Frau und Ich
  This poster is an illustration of a woman seated at a wooden table, poised to begin painting on a blank wheet in front of her. There is a decorated vase in front of her, full of paintbrushes. She wears a maroon, short sleeve button shirt, with a red, green, and white striped vest over it. In the yellow background stand two men. One is older, wearing a long black coat over grey trousers and waistcoat. The younger man wears a blue polka dot apron over his pink shirt and green pants. The older man is pointing his finger, as though to scold the younger. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Die Millionen der Yvette
  This poster is a pastel and painting of a couple. The man wears a blue frock coat and yellow vest, and is holding a folded newspaper. The woman has on a lace top and gloves, and wears a wide, white hat with flowers and pink gauze tied underneath her chin. She is holding a folded parasol in her left hand. This film is East German.
• Menschen vom Varieté
  This poster is a colored pencil and painted illustration of two men in suits, holding an unconscious woman in a bare negligee in front of a purple curtain. There is a yellow light behind the curtain. This film is an 1939 German production.
• Madame und ihr Auto
  This poster features a black and white photograph of a woman in a patterned dress on a yellow background. She has glasses, and a hat with flowers on the brim. Her gloved left hand is raised, and she is holding a sheaf of bank notes. The hand is going through a triangular traffic sign, which is white with a red border. On the upper right hand side of the poster are three colored circles, like a traffic light, each with a monochromatic still photo with the circle. This film is French.
• Moselfahrt aus Liebeskummer
  This poster is an illustration of a four people driving in a convertible. A man and woman are in the front seat, with an old man and a young boy in the back. They are all laughing. The background is of the countryside along the river Mosel, with a small village with a church, and a high hill. The background is brown and green. This film is West German.
• Der Meuchelmörder
  This poster is an illustration of two men, in dark grey and black gloves, standing on opposite sides of a lamp post. In the background is a very wide ascending stone double staircase, with plantings in between the rows. The background is black. This film is Italian.
• Mahleur ander Themse
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a French traffic cop. He has his arms spread out white in the middle of the street. One side of his open jacket is a white rooster; on the other side are the film credits. He wears a vest that is the French tricolor, which matches his tie. His domed uniform hat has a silver emblem on it. Behind him is a collision between a double decker bus and a Guinness truck. Buildings and a lamp post are just visible on the bright yellow background. This film is French.
• Mit 17 faengt die Liebe an
  This poster is a black and white still photograph of a young couple standing against a brick wall in the rain. The poster has a red background. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Mitternachsmesse
  This poster is an illustration of the black silhouette of a group of small figures. They cast a long shadow, which narrows to a point and goes through a man in black laying horizontally along the bottom of the poster. The upper left side of the poster is black; the rest is white. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Der Mörder verbirgt sein Gesicht
  This poster features a black and white photograph of the actor Rudolf Hrušinký on a grey background. The photograph has been distorted and blurred. There is a series of thick green vertical lines across the poster. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Mordfall Dupré
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a black academic robe, with a fuchsia heart on it. The individual pieces look like paper cut outs. The head has a monochromatic fuchsia photograph of a young woman's face within. There is a black mortar board on top of the head. This film is a French and Italian co-production.
• Das Mädchen von der Tankstelle
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a large man in an open, red touring automobile. Next to the car is a woman in blue overalls and a cap, holding a gas hose. She is standing next to an old fashioned gas pump. The background is bright yellow. This film was a 1934 Austrian and Hungarian coproduction.
• Mazurka der Liebe
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man with a woman on each, dancing. They are wearing traditional costume. He is in a dark green tight pants, high boots, and a brown leather vest; the women wear flouncy dresses with tight bodiced overdresses. They have ribbons in their hair. This film is East German.
• Majestät auf Abwegen
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man's face, depicted only with red hair and mustache, eyes, nose, and lips. He wears an elaborate crown, which features three young woman on it. They are shaped like the points of a crown, with two large circles for breasts, tiny waists, and domed hips. Each has a large hairdo. The band of the crown is gold with orange diamonds and yellow suns. This film is Hungarian.
• Der Meisterschütze
  This poster is a painting of a hockey player on a blue background. He is wearing a red, blue and white striped jersey, with brown and blue padded gloves. He is holding a wooden hockey stick with a red blade. He has black shorts with blue stripes over his white pants. he wears a brown brimmed hat, and has his head hunkered down between his shoulders. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Mohr und die Raben von London
  This poster is a sepia toned watercolor of a group of people. There is a teenage boy in pants and suspenders; an older man with a beard, vest, and string tie; a young man in a vest and belt; a boy with a long shirt and knee pants; and a girl with black hair in braids and a red dress. The background is a dark gray wash. This film is East German.
• Morgen tanz die ganze Welt
  This poster has a small white line drawing in the lower right hand corner of young girls in peasant dress dancing around a group of traditional musicians. There are maypoles in the background, which is seafoam green. The rest of the poster consists of black and white photographic stills from the film, which include a woman in traditional peasant dress standing against a tree, and musicians in traditional Hungarian costume. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Die Mädchen vom Amt 04
  This poster is designed to look like the black dial face of a 1950s telephone. The title is in a large white circle in the center. Surrounding it are several small colored circles, each with a different line drawing of a woman within, two of whom are on telephone headsets. This film is Italian.
• Ein mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe
  This poster has a small illustration of a carriage being drawn by two horses. The driver is in a fancy uniform, and blows a horn. There is luggage on top of the carriage, and a man is looking out the window. There are sealed envelopes of increasing size coming away from the roof of the carriage. The image is surrounded by a number of black and white still photos from the film, including a group of children, a carriage stopped in the middle of a town, and young man seated in front of a candle. This film is Swiss.
• Mandy
  This poster is a pastel and watercolor illustration of a little girl. She is wearing a blue blouse with a Peter Pan collar. And she is looking upwards, with her cheeks puffed out, and her front teeth biting her lip. Her blonde hair is in braids. The background is yellow and white. This film is English.
• Maclovia
  This poster is an illustration of a couple in traditional Mexican dress. The woman wears a long black shawl over her black hair, with a white top and long fuchsia and black skirt. She has several strands of turquoise beads around her neck. The man, behind her, wears a wide straw hat, short white jacket, white pants, and wide blue belt. He has a wooden pole in his hands, with a round blade on the end. The background is white. This film is Mexican.
• Meine Frau
  This poster is a painting of a man and woman talking. She is in a green suit, with a red blouse with Peter Pan collar and a pink shawl over her shoulders. He is in a short green jacket and grey trousers. The background is blue and green. This film is Soviet.