East German Poster Database

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• Der Damm
  This poster is a photomontage featuring two men. The man on the left is angry, with mouth open, and fist raised. He wears a jacket and a plaid shirt, open at the chest. The man on the right is smoking, and wears a checked shirt under a parka. There is an image of rocks in the foreground, which bleeds into the image of the men. Behind them is a photograph of a tabular column with handwritten numbers in it. There is a graphic overlay of red printing of the columns in the photograph. There is also a red graphic at the bottom, which is a straight line with five bars of varying heights, like a bar graph. This film is Bulgarian.
• Dagny
  This poster is an illustration of a woman in a high necked, dark dress. The entire image is in monochromatic shades of brown and mauve. There is something white on her shoulder. Her eyes, nose, and mouth have white highlights. She wears a cloche heat with a flower on one side. The poster has a dark brown border. This film is a Polish and Norwegian co-production.
• Dämmerung
  This poster's illustration is formed by pastel shading within negative space. It depicts two arms, raised up, holding a cowboy hat. This frames a purple, red and yellow sky, above rolling hills, trees, and a farm house and barn with a red roof. This film is an American and Yugoslavian co-production.
• Durch Wüste und Dschungel
  This poster is a water of a boy and a girl amidst jungle foliage in greens and browns. The little girl has her arm wrapped around the boy's; she is smaller, and he has an arm placed protectively on hers. There is a jaguar behind her, and a large dog next to him. Also present is an elephant, and two natives with dark skin, headdresses, and loincloths. In the background are sand dunes, and two riders on camels about to pass in front of a giant orange sun. The poster has a dark yellow background. This film is Polish. The poster is acidic, and there is some staining.
• Durch Wüste und Dschungel
  This poster is a pencil drawing of a boy and a girl amidst jungle foliage. The children both have white hair and red faces, and the little girl has her arm wrapped around the boy's; she is smaller. There is a jaguar behind her. In the background are sand dunes, and two riders on camels. The poster has a bright yellow background. This film is Polish. There is an inch long closed tear at the center bottom crease. This poster is acidic.
• Dunstschleier
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a poppy flower. The stem is blue, and the red petals are blowing off of it; one is still just attached. There are low hills in the background, and the sky is a muddled brown, pink, and yellow wash. There is a decorative border on either side of the painting, consisting of black rectangles on a white background with ochre dots at the intersection. There is a painted border around the image, decorative panels, and edges of the poster. The film is Soviet.
• Dunkle Sonne
  This poster is mainly black. The outline of the sun is depicted by flaming red solar flares surrounding it. Below the sun, the face of a man, laying on the ground, is visible, open, in extreme pain or death. His image is formed by the use of negative white space. The same technique suggests the presence of outer space. There are white viewfinder marks in a rectangular pattern around the sun and above it. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Dunderklumpen
  This poster is an illustration of regular animated character of an oaf. She is fat, wearing a blue shirt with dark blue overalls over it. She has a donkey tail. She wears a straw hat with a wheat stalk in it, and carries a rucksack filled with a dog, a little bear, a little blond girl, and a character with a blue and white striped long hat. The oaf is poling along the water on a log, using a tall stick for an oar. The water is blue, the sky is pink, and there is a green border in the shape of logs. This film is Swedish.
• Du wirst durch Gärten gehen
  This poster is an illustration of a group of workmen, all in a mauve color. They are crowded on a circle, and one of them is one the shoulders of another, hands outstretched, with a piece of paper aloft in his right hand. There is a multicolored rainbow from the upper right hand side of the poster, which leads into the crowd and continues out past their feet in the same mauve color. There is a white fluffy cloud, outlined in black, above the rainbow, and the title is within a large cloud shape at the left. The background of the poster is yellow. This film is Polish.
• Du wirst keine Ruhe finden
  This poster is a pencil drawing of a heavily tattooed arm reach down from the top of the poster. Clasped in its fist is a brown root, with two tiny green leaves on the end. The tattoos are of naked dancing girl, a skull, a dagger, a rose, a heart, an the initials "CM." The image is on a black background. This film is Polish.
• Dein unbekannter Bruder
  This poster is a black and white photomontage of a man in an trench coat, brimmed hat, and leather gloves. The coat's collar is turned up, and he is holding collar up to hide his face. The background behind him is sketched out in black on a dark grey background. There is a white border, and the man's elbow and sleeve extend into it. This film is East German.
• Drei glorreiche Musketiere
  This poster is illustrated with scenes from the movie, each in a black bordered square box. Clockwise from top left: the faces of six angry looking men with musket barrels pointed upward; a boy in a musketeer outfit thrusts a sword forward in his right hand; a musketeer rides a horse at full speed across a bright orange background; the three musketeers face three soldiers, all with swords drawn; the face of an angry Cardinal Richelieu. The images are on a dark yellow background. This film is an English and Italian co-production.
• Der Doppelgänger
  This poster is designed to look like a playing card, with the bottom half a mirror image of the top. The card is held by the hands of a woman; only four fingers with long, red painted nails are visible on either side. At the top half is a man in a purple tank top with yellow and white musical notes on it. He has short black hair, with stubble on his cheek. There is a red heart in the upper right hand corner. On the bottom half, the same man, upside down, is clean shaven, and wears a green pinstripe suit, button down, and grey polka dot tie. There is an upside down blue heart in the lower left hand corner. The card has a deep pink background. This film is East German.
• Don Juan Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 78
  This poster is a collage of two legs. The left on the left is red, with a pink underside, and wears a black, heeled shoe. The leg on the right is white, with some black polka dots on the toenails and calf, and pencil lines to indicate hair. There are three yellow zig zag arrows between the two legs, making it look as though the white leg is attracted to the red leg. The poster has a light pink background. This film is East German.
• Das Domino Prinzip
  This poster has a graphic illustration of dominoes, outlined in white, on a black background. Three dominoes run vertically down the poster, with one laying horizontal in the middle. There are two bloody handprints on the right. This film is American. There are closed tears along the left hand side.
• Dr. Poenaru
  This poster features a watercolor illustration of an old fashioned doctor's leather bag. It has leather handles and a metal clasp along the top. There is a white circle with a red cross on the side of the bag. The bag casts a shadow, and seems to be of giant size, set down on an outdoor landscape vaguely depicted with a horizon line and grey and green clouds in the sky. This film is Romanian.
• Doktor Judym
  This poster is a pen and ink wash of the musculature of the back of the neck and head. The muscles are purple. The white vertebrae are visible, and numbered. The back of the skull is open, and pictured within is a colorized photograph of a rural factory. There are scratchy pencil lines all around the skull and neck, and there is a black frame around the vertical sides and top. The area within is colored in a purple wash. Outside the frame there are the same sketch lines, and a pinkish-red wash. There is an ornamental yellow flower at the top of each side of the frame. This film is Polish.
• Der Dirigent
  This poster features a simple black line drawing of a bird's wing in the center. Below it is an airbrushed band of blue, and a band of green at the bottom. The background is white. This film is Polish.
• Der Direktor ist ein Mädchen
  This poster features an illustration of the head of an Asian woman on a light pink background. She has long black hair, pulled back. A white tear runs down her face. At the top of the poster is a portrait of a man, framed in red. All that is visible is his chin and the top of his suit-clad neck. The poster has a black border. This film is North Korean.
• Das Dach
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man's head and upper body. His head is turned to his right, and he has black hair. There is a box around his head, with blue and grey stripes on the top, and multicolored flowers and butterflies and flowers on a blue background on the side. Across his chest there are four trees that look like green cotton swabs. In the center is a woman in a blue top that is the same as the side of the blue box. She has a red flower in her dark hair. The background is a grey wash. This film is Bulgarian.
• Das dritte Semester
  This poster is a watercolor of a white goat, with his head hanging out over a wooden barn door. The boards beneath him have stick figures drawn on them in chalk. There is dappled sunlight on the barn. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Dach überm Kopf
  This poster features a color photograph of a woman with short hair looking out of an illustrated, six light window. The window sill is white. The image is on a black background. This film is East German.
• DEFA-Report
  This poster advertises three East German films from DEFA studios. Each film is featured within a separate rectangular white bubble with a black outline. Each one has a text description and a color photograph. Featured films are "Chiffriert an Chef: Ausfall Nr. 5," "Blauvogel", and "Schatzsucher" on an orange background. This poster is East German.
• DEFA-Report
  This poster advertises three East German films from DEFA studios. Each film is featured within a separate rectangular white bubble with a black outline. Each one has a text description and a color photograph. Featured films are "Solo Sunny", "Glück im Hinterhaus", and "Seitensprung" on a teal green background. This poster is East German.
• DEFA-Report
  This poster advertises three East German films from DEFA studios. Each film is featured within a separate rectangular white bubble with a black outline. Each one has a text description and a black and white photograph. Featured films are "Einfach Blumen aufs Dach", "Lachtauben weinen nicht", and "Kennst du das Land..." on a purple background. This film is East German.