East German Poster Database

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• Khan Asparuch. Die Byzantinische Geisel. 1. Teil
  This poster is a white line drawing of a man's boot in the stirrup, against the belly of a horse. The boot laces, and has some areas of red and pink on it. There is some yellow highlighting on the stirrup. The background is black. The film is Bulgarian.
• Der kleine Bruder
  This poster is a black and white photograph of a boy, who has no legs, riding on a skateboard. He has his arms out to the sides for balance. This film is an American, Canadian, and Japanese co-production.
• Der Kommandant des U-Bootes "Glüchlicher Hecht"
  This poster is a black and white pen and ink drawing of a man in a Soviet naval officer's peaked cap. He wears a turtleneck sweater and uniform coat. Behind his head is the aft half of a Soviet submarine. There are shafts of diagonal green and white stripes running down the poster, like light through water at depth. This film is Soviet.
• Die Kolonie
  This poster is en extremely blurry image of a man's face. Superimposed on the photograph are three grids of yellow and black, which make it seem as though the man is in a cage. Along the lower left hand edge is a series of five black and white photographs of the heads of Asiatic men. This film is East German.
• Ein komma zuviel
  This poster is an illustration with collage elements of a woman's head and the top of her shoulders. The neck, face, and hair are drawn; pink watercolor gives blush to her cheeks, lips, and hair. There is writing on her face. Her top is made from a piece of beige construction paper with blue crosses on it. A green paper "X" has been placed over her mouth. The background of the poster is pink. This film is Bulgarian. There is a closed tear on the lower left hand side.
• Die Kreuzritter
  This poster is a blurry painting of a medieval battle scene. There is an olive green field, with men on horseback in the distance. In the foreground men in white robes with crosses on the back engage in sword fighting with men in armor and red shields with a white symbol on them. A matching standard is planted close by, and blood is soaking into the ground. There is a yellow and blue sky above the horizon line. This film is Polish. There is a small closed tear at top center.
• Winterferien Film Programm in Bezirk Gera
  This poster is an illustration for a winter film festival, which took place in the East German district of Bezirk Gera. It is an illustration of an alligator, standing up, wearing yellow pants, shoes, and hat. On his snout is an orange bird. By his feet is a snowman with a long pink nose. The background of the poster is dark grey. The poster is East German.
• Was ist imei?
  This poster is an illustration of a chicken with a rotund body and tiny head, holding a topographical map. She is looking down at three eggs at her feet. The eggs all have human faces. She is standing on a green rectangle, and the background is yellow. This poster is acidic, and there are nibbles along the lower left hand edge and small closed tears near the center fold. This film is Hungarian.
• Der Löwe
  This poster is text only, and consists of excerpts and full reviews of the film from various European news agencies. The poster is German. There is crumpling along both vertical edges and pinholes.
• Effi Briest
  This poster is a swath of heavy green paint on a white background, running diagonally from lower left to upper right hand corners. There are stains along the top edge.
• Martin Andersen Nexö
  This poster is a pen and ink illustration of the Danish writer Martin Anderson Nexø. On either side of the poster is a series of black rectangles with rounded corners, which makes the poster look like a film strip. This film is East German. The poster has creasing and small tears along both vertical sides, and small nibbles in the bottom edge.
• Eine merkwürdige Frau
  This poster is a pen and ink illustration of small, soft-sided carryall, placed inside an open doorway. This film is Soviet.
• Mit reinen Handen
  This poster is a black and white photomontage of a man's face. The face is obscured by a hand, of which only three fingers are visible. The fingers have been parted to reveal the man's eyes. On each of the fingernails there is a still image of three different men from the film. This film is Romanian.
• M. I. Kalinin
  This poster has a black and white photograph of Mikhail Kalinin. He wears a hat, glasses, and a goatee. The image is on a black background. This film is Soviet.
• Die Mahd der Habichtswiese
  This poster is an illustration of the head and shoulders of a man wearing a green steel pot helmet. There are heavy black lines drawn diagonally across the helmet that look like wheat or grass. He has a mustache, and looks downward. The colors are pink, beige, green and black, and the style is reminiscent of a rubbing. The film is Czechoslovakian.
• Mann wird nicht als Soldat geboren
  This poster is of three black and white photographs. On the left is a youth wearing a Cossack hat with a pin on it, and an astrakhan top. Next to him is a brown image of a funnel cloud. Then there is an older man, also in Cossack hat. Next to him is the photograph of a man, clean shaven, with short hair, and dirt or a wound on his forehead. This film is Soviet. There is a small closed tear at the bottom center fold.
• Der Mann der nach der Oma kam
  At the bottom of poster is a black and white photograph of two men talking. They are head and shoulders only; both wear suit coats. The one on the left rests his head on his right hand. The one on the right has his right hand on the other man's shoulder. Above the man on the left is an illustrated thought bubble, within which is a color photograph of a young man holding a scantily clad woman in his arms in front of a building. The poster has a black background. There is some creasing at the lower right hand corner. This film is East German.
• Mit Dir und ohne Dich
  This poster is a monochromatic yellow photograph of a woman's face and neck. At center, we see the center of her face; two photographs on either side reveal another "slice" of the total image. The film is Soviet.
• Ein Menschen Schicksal
  This poster is a monochromatic orange photograph of a man's face; his head is resting in his left hand, and his face is partially obscured by grass. This image is inset into a larger image of grass, making it seem as though the picture is nestled in the grass. The background is dark brown. This film is Soviet. This poster is acidic, and there is a hole in the center, one quarter up from the bottom.
• Matsoukas der Grieche
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man, hunched in an overcoat, walking into the rain. In the background are skyscrapers with neon signs on them. The background of the poster is green, blue, and purple. This film is American. This poster is acidic.
• Eine Minute Dunkel macht uns nicht blind
  The poster has a vertical pencil drawing that at one end is a balled fist and the other is the head of a man, wearing a yellow blindfold. His throat is also the underside of the wrist. This film is East German.
• Major Hubal
  This poster is a very blurred illustration of a man's head and shoulders in neon green. At the eyes and the bridge of the nose, there is a strip that is black and white. He appears to wear a head scarf. Beneath the bridge of his nose, on the field of neon green, is an aerial view of men on horseback, galloping. This image is on a black background with white highlights surrounding the man's head. This film is Polish. The poster is highly acidic, and there is acid burn along the creases.
• Monolog
  This poster has a photographic vignette in a light orange tone. At top is a large image of an older, balding man, seated, who is reaching into his waistcoat with his right hand, and has his left hand to his eye. His coat is tweed, and the waistcoat is plaid with large buttons. Beneath this image is one of a woman and a young girl. The young girl, with light hair and bangs, faces forward. Behind her shoulder is a woman with brown hair, worn up and off the head. She clasps her hands together at her throat, and smiles at the girl. This film is Soviet.
• Die Moral der Banditen
  In this illustrated poster, a man in a blue suit faces a red brick wall. As the brick wall goes up, it begins to undulate and form the shape of six young men, standing shoulder to shoulder. The image is on a black background. This film is East German.
• Müllers Büro
  This poster is white with a drawn image of a blue and black man's head wearing a brown fedora. There is a pink handkerchief over the man's lower face. The head is on a spring propelling it from a brown box. The spring has a small blue hand holding a revolver. Other items spring from the jack-in-the-box, such as a brassiere, a liquor bottle, a telephone, a photograph, and musical notes. The film is Austrian. There are two closed tears along the bottom edge.