East German Poster Database

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• Johnny schiesst quer
  This poster is an illustration of the silhouette of a man in Western wear. He has a brimmed hat and a handkerchief around his neck. There is a purple and green fringe on his shirt pockets, and his belt is purple and green, as well. He holds a revolver in either hand. There is a purple sun behind his right shoulder, and the landscape is also purple. To his right is a bright green cactus with purple needles. There is a silhouette of a black carriage being pulled by a horse. There is a driver with a whip, and a woman with a parasol. The background is light orange. This film is Romanian.
• Jan auf der Zille
  This poster consists of a color still from the film, which has torn edges. It shows a young, red haired boy, sitting in what looks like a police station, as there are "wanted" posters behind him. This image is layered above a sepia toned image of a newspaper clipping, also with torn edges. The clipping has a photograph of a man, and is discussing a murder. The images are on a green background, which has faded in some areas. This film is East German.
• Jene lange Nacht
  This poster is a black and white photograph of a stone or brick wall. There are two chains set in the wall. Above each is a printed name: "Lidia" and "Clodomira" with a description of each. The remainder of the poster is black. This film is Cuban.
• Der Jaguar
  This poster has an illustrated silhouette of a soldier, standing in a desert. He wears a helmet, and holds a rifle upwards. Four yellow arrows from each side of his body come to an and at the center of his torso. The background behind him is flecked green, while the sand dunes are purplish and the sky is white. This film is a Soviet and Chilean co-production.
• Jörg Ratgeb-Maler
  This poster is white pencil illustration of a man's forearm, fist balled, bolted at the wrist and just above the elbow to a wall or table. The image is on a burgundy background. This film is East German.
• Jedem seine Hölle
  This poster is an illustration of three people, standing together. They are drawn in browns, grays, and dark blues. To the left is a smiling woman in a skirt, blouse, and jacket, hands at her hips. In the middle is an older man, smoking a cigarette. On his shoulders is a young girl with long red hair, wearing a bright green turtleneck. Next to him is a younger man, smiling, wearing a suit. His face is obscured by the girl's hair. The three adults have a cord wrapped around them, which is lit at their feet. This film is a French and West German co-production. There are some closed tears along the right middle edge.
• Jagd auf Antelopen
  In this poster the barrel of a shotgun points out from the center, where it has ripped through a piece of white textile. The textile also forms the sky in a photograph of a wooded valley below. This film is Soviet.
• Je t'aime, chérie
  This poster is an illustration of a black and silver suitcase. It is laying on its side, and has been made to look like a car, by adding wheels and the front windshield and red roof of a car. The head and shoulders of a man and a woman are in the front seat, although they are oversized for the briefcase-car. There are green and blue motion lines outside the car. The yellow background of the poster looks like a street, as there is a white dotted line underneath the car. This film is East German.
• 1900
  This poster is a colored pencil illustration of a pitchfork, pointing downward. Only a few inches of the wooden shaft are visible above the collar. Red and purple flames are coming off to the right of shaft and along the top of the tines. It is on a beige background. This film is an Italian, French, and West German co-production.
• Die Jagd nach dem grünen Diamanten
  This poster is a still from the film. It features Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, in black and white. She stands behind him, with her arms at his waist. He holds a gun in both hands. They both are wearing dirty white shirts, his open at the chest, hers off the shoulder. This film is American.
• Junge Leute in der Stadt
  This poster consists of a photographic image that has been equally divided by two diagonal white lines, from upper right to lower left. The image is of a man and a woman, standing outside a city block. The top and bottom are a monochromatic dark blue. The middle section is colorized, so that the hair peaking out from under her hat is yellow, and her coat is burgundy. His sweater has touches of green and pink. There are some yellow highlights in the windows of an apartment building behind his left shoulder. This film is East German.
• Der kühne Flieger Vlaicu
  This poster is a line drawing of an early airplane, as seen from above. The tail has the Romanian blue, yellow and red tri color on it, and there is a Romanian tri-color in the upper left hand corner. It is on a yellow background, with a watercolor blackish brown border. This film is Romanian.
• Nach dem Beben
  This poster is an illustration of a heart made out of bricks, bright red on one side, and brown on the other. The heart is suspended between two walls. The background is grey and green with brown flecks. This film is Romanian.
• Die Kameliendame
  This poster is a pastel of a woman in a blue dress. She holds a camellia in her hand, and wears them in her hair. The background is blue and pink. This film is a French, West German, and Italian co-production.
• Jenseits von Afrika
  This poster is a colorized close-up of Meryl Streep as Karin von Blixen. Silvery white clouds float in the top and across her forehead. This film is American.
• Die Jericho Meile
  This poster is black and white illustrated stripes like a prison uniform. The stripes have been alternated to form the profile of a man's head, in extremis. This film is American.
• VII. Kinderfilmwoche der DDR 4.-10. Februar 1977
  This poster is a collage of a bird with a movie camera on a bright yellow background. The vertical borders of the poster are black and white, and look like a film strip. The collage is a series of scenes; at the top is just one reel and the orange beak and legs of the bird; in the next scene, we have another reel and lens of the camera, and the body of the blue bird; in the last scene we have a complete movie camera, and the bird now has orange wings, an eye, and a green beret. This poster is East German.
• Jadup und Boel
  This poster is a black and white photomontage. In the left foreground is the head and upper body of a man, in profile. His hair is short and slicked back. He wears a suit and tie. In the background is a woman, facing the viewer. The left side of her face is obscured in shadow. She wears a turtleneck and corduroy coat. She seems to be behind the window of a phone box, or there is a window "grid" over her image. Below the grid is an unidentifiable image. This film is East German.
• Die Kommissarin
  This poster is a photomontage. In the background is a very large image of a baby. There is a giant pixilated grid over the entire background. In the foreground is an image of a WWI wheeled cannon. This film is Soviet.
• König für einen Tag
  This poster is an illustration of the bust of a man on a crumbling pedestal. He is wearing a traditional Eastern European folk outfit, which has gold coins coming out of it. He is playing a clarinet, and has a large bandage on his right forefinger. He has a large mustache and a traditional hat. This film is Bulgarian.
• Das Kuckucksei
  This poster is a pencil drawing of the head of a young girl. She has a wide part, and there are tears coming from her eyes. A large man's hand is cupped around the back and top of her head. This film is Soviet.
• Die kleine Vera
  This poster is a close-up of Natalja Negoda. The photograph has been illustrated to give her neon pink hair and chartreuse eye shadow. This film is Soviet.
• Kühne Recken von Nowgorod
  This poster is a black and pink illustration of the upper half of a man, wearing black pants and a jeweled belt. He is shirtless, and has a hairy, muscled chest. He is pulling back on a bow with his right arm, ready to take aim. There are bright pink, orange, and grey streaks of radiating around him, and a few grey stars. This film is Soviet.
• Der kleine Zauberer un die Große 5
  This poster is an illustration of a large Saint Bernard, laying down, paws crossed in front of him. There is a young boy in blue and a brown cat astride and on top of him. There is a green border around the main image. All along the border are illustrations of gophers, each wearing a different hat. This film is East German.
• Kit & Co
  This poster is a photomontage of the faces of four characters from the film. From top left is a woman in a white fur coat; a man in a fur hat; a man in a fur hat, with a large fur hooded coat; and a man in a fur hat, with a hooded fur coat that is down. It is on a white background. There is visible acid burn along the fold lines. This film is East German.