East German Poster Database

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• Slam Dance
  This poster is a close up of Tom Hulce's face, in black and white. It is extremely pixilated. He wears wire rimmed, reflective sunglasses. There is a grid, set at a slight diagonal, superimposed on the image. There are three illustrated horizontal lightning bolts in yellow, red, and blue across the actor's face. This film is American.
• Skalpell, bitte
  This poster is a black and white close up image of a man in a surgical mask and cap. It is extremely blurry. There are two illustrated lines across the poster, red at the top and green at the bottom, designed to look like the wave of a heart monitor. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Sing Cowboy sing
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of two legs, shod in red and white striped boots. Just above the knee is a giant yellow cowboy hat, with a green cowboy hat on top of it. There are two clouds and two musical notes with dotted lines drawn to them coming off the side of the hat. the legs are standing on a green field, with blue hills and a white sky in the background. This film is East German.
• Solo Sunny
  This poster is a poster within a poster, for "Solo Sunny." The inner poster is light and dark blue rays, radiating off of a small photograph of a woman singing into a microphone. Superimposed on the inner poster is a color photograph of the same woman. She wears a black leather bomber jacket, a large fox fur stole, and a white newsboy cap. Her arms are crossed in front of her. She casts a shadow onto the inner poster, as though she were standing in front of it. This film is East German. There is some crumpling at the upper right edge.
• Silkwood
  This poster is a black and white still image of Meryl Streep as Karen Silkwood. It is head and shoulders only. There is an overlay at the top and the bottom of the poster of black squares, which become smaller as they extend up or down. This film is American.
• Die salzige Rose
  The poster is a large black and white image of a woman's face and upper torso, tilted upwards to the right. She wears a brimmed hat and an overcoat, and instead of her face, there is negative space. Behind her is the black silhouette of a man's head, in profile. The background is white. This film is a Polish and Czechoslovakian co-production.
• Sehnsucht
  This poster features a large, close up color photograph of a young man and woman with wet hair, nose to nose, foreheads almost touching. Superimposed on top of the image are red illustrated leaves, which cast a shadow. This film is East German. There is a stain on the back of the poster, at the top edge. There is also crumpling and small tears on the left hand side.
• Sondererziehung
  This poster features a pastel illustration of a raised orange hand, palm facing outward. There is a blue eye in the center of the palm. At the fingertips are some white shapes that resemble a hand print. The background is brown. This film is Yugoslavian.
• So viele Träume
  This poster has the title text, in purple, floating on a neon green rectangle. The rectangle is floating on a royal blue background, with purple stars and white polka dots on it, like a night sky. This film is East German.
• So viele Träume
  This poster has the same image of the film's star, Jutta Wachowiak, at the top and bottom. In each image, one half of the image is lighter, going through the center of her face. The image at the top is smaller, and darker on the left. There is an illustrated, irregular border of pink, orange, and yellow framing her face. In the image at the bottom, it is the right half that is darker, and there are irregular, illustrated orange and yellow lines underneath her shoulders. This film is East German.
• Die Spezialisten
  This poster is an orange and red mirror image profile of a man in a suit, arms outstretched, holding a pistol in both hands. One leg is in front of the other, in a shooting stance. He is standing outside, and casts a shadow in front of him. The background is dark yellow. This film is French.
• Soldaten der Freiheit 3. und 4. Teil
  This poster is a pencil drawing of a group of men in Soviet uniform, seated or standing on or near a tank. The man seated on the ground is an Eastern uniform, and is holding a rifle across his lap. The drawing is on a puce green background. This film is Soviet.
• Soldaten der Freiheit 1. und 2. Teil
  This poster is a pencil drawing of a group of men in Soviet uniform, seated or standing on or near a tank. The man seated on the ground is an Eastern uniform, and is holding a rifle across his lap. The drawing is on a bright yellow background. This film is Soviet.
• Signum Laudis
  This poster features a black and white photograph of the Austrian Empire military merit medal, or Signum Laudis. In place of the medal, there is an illustration of a burn or bullet hole, which is fiery red with singed edges. The background is beige with dark flecks, like a piece of carpet or upholstery. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Sie weidete Pferde aus Beton
  This poster is an illustrated portrait of a woman from the bodice up. She wears an open, off the shoulder top, with a decorative bodice. Instead of a head, she has an apple, with blush highlights. The background is a smudgy dark yellow and brown. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Sieben Sommersprossen
  This poster is a brown outline of two white figures embracing, lips puckered, about to kiss. The male figure holds a pinky-orange triangular shape under his right arm, which covers their torsos. Upon the shield is a green bird or frog, with little stick legs, which has an antenna sticking out of its back. The man has two freckles on his hand. The couple is surrounded by irregular orange yellow leaf shapes. The background is white. This film is East German.
• Severino
  This poster is an illustration of a man's face. There is a large black shadow around the face, which is also used to give him a full head of hair. The same shadow technique has been used to suggest a nose, eyes, and eyebrow, which also take the shape of a bird with wings outstretched. The face is on a dark teal background, which has a black outline. There is a further red border around the poster, which has black blocks with orange, black, and teal green patterns within. This film is East German.
• Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Jeykll und Mr. Hyde
  This poster is an illustration of two profiles, back to back. The profile on the left is mostly black, with a white eye. The profile on the right is the mirror of the left, only the image is fading and coming apart, and there are touches of red through the temple, around the eye, and at the mouth. The image is on a light yellow background. This film is Soviet.
• Seitensprung
  This poster is a series of sepia toned images of a laughing man and a woman standing just outside a revolving door. The third photo down is a woman with long hair, head tilted back, hands on her head. A man's head is just visible at the back of her head. This film is East German.
• Silverado
  This poster is a color still from the film. It features seven figures on horseback, at full gallop, riding straight at the viewer. There is a dust cloud from the horses' hooves, and a snow covered mountain range is barely visible in the background. The men are dressed for the Old West. This film is American. There are holes in the corners; the lower right hand corner has been torn through. There is a one inch closed tear at the bottom center edge fold.
• Der Sündenbock
  This poster has a bright green background, upon which is a black and white drawing of a striped traffic barrier arm. It is shaped to look like the curved part of a question mark. It has a looped handle on the end. The "dot" of the question mark is a circular traffic sign with a car on it. It has a red border. This film is East German.
• Sturm auf dem Festland
  This poster is a watercolor of a boy with brown hair, wearing a striped blue shirt, large coat, and wide legged trousers. He has on a blue workman's cap. He is holding large iron tongs in his hands. The tongs are clasped around a very large bolt, which would seem to be glowing orange from the smelter. The background of the poster is brownish orange. This film is Soviet.
• Sabine Wulff
  This poster has a monochromatic blue photograph of a woman's face, in the shape of a handprint. Around the hand print are splatters of paint in the same color of blue. The background is white. This film is East German.
• Spur der Steine
  This poster is a close up black and white image of a man in a hat. The photograph has been manipulated to look like it has been scratched, and streaks of white and grey paint blur the image. The poster has a white background. This film is East German.
• Seiltänzer
  This film is a drawing of a braided orange cord. It has been arranged in the form of a staircase. At the top, it begins to bend, descend, and fray. The drawing is on a black background. This film is Soviet.