East German Poster Database

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• Der Mann der nach der Oma kam
  This poster is an illustration of a man in a red and blue superhero costume. He wears a green cape, and yellow gauntlets, and has a shield on his chest with the letter "G." He is holding a push broom while flying, and the broom is poised over a dragon. The dragon has a pattern of wash buckets, vessels, and other implements on it. The background is yellow and white, with a blue border. This film is East German. It is acidic.
• Mein lieber Robinson
  This poster is a painting of two figures standing on top of a green orb. The figure on the left pushes a baby stroller, and has its left leg and arm raised. The red figure on the right has its arms raised as well. They all float on a blue sky, with a large white cloud at the top. This film is East German. This poster has acid burn at the edges and along the crease lines.
• Mutter und Tochter
  This poster has a large pink and black photograph of a woman's face. In the lower left hand corner there is a yellow photograph of the woman laying in a hospital bed, with another woman laying next to her, sitting up in bed. The film is a Hungarian and French co-production. The poster is acidic, wrinkled, and there is an inch long tear along the upper right hand side.
• Moskau, meine Liebe
  This poster is a line drawing of a woman. Her hair is a solid black mass, that looks like it is up in a bun. She wears a light pink top, which is continued around the border of the poster. Within the outline of the face is a color image of a bouquet of flowers. The poster has a light yellow background. The film is a Soviet and Japanese co-production. The poster is stained from water damage, and there is color loss in the pink areas.
• Michael der Tapfere
  This poster is a painting of a 17th century nobleman on horseback. He is in pink and red, and his hat is black with a red cockade and pink feather. He has a red cape flowing behind him. His white gloves grasp a sword worn at his side. The horse is brown, with a red and pink bridle and saddle. It is on a white background. This film is Romanian. This poster is acidic, and there is a small closed tear along the upper right hand edge.
• Eine mörderische Karriere
  This poster is a photograph of the top half of a female mannequin, reclining against a green velvet chair. The head of the mannequin is wrapped in an ace bandage, and there are drops of water around the mannequin's nose and mouth. There is a brown velvet ribbon around the neck, with a diamond in the center. The mannequin is wearing a red top that is gauze on one side and velvet on the other. It is on a black background. This film is Italian. There are two closed tears along the upper right hand side.
• Das Märchen von Hans und Marie
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a white swan, gliding on the water. The swan's reflection is of a young blonde woman, with a crown of white and yellow flowers. The same flowers are around her bodice. White highlights form little waves upon the water. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Ein Mensch, der immer Glück hatte
  This poster is an impressionistic watercolor wash of a man in grey, with a rucksack, walking through a golden field. In front of him is a lake and low rolling hills. This film is Soviet.
• Meine Stiefmutter ist ein Alien
  This poster is a cartoon image of a pink woman in profile, wearing a tight, bright pink dress, with matching high heels and pink tall hat. Her arms are raised to her hat, and she looks to be gyrating. She wears neon green sunglasses, and carries a brown purse which has an green alien creature coming out the top. The creature has an orange eyeball at the end of the stalk or tentacle. She stands on the top half of a green orb, and there is a yellow, spiky outline around the orb and to the right of the figure. To the left of the figure is a matching silhouette in black. There is light blue to the left of the silhouette, and on the right side of the poster. It is on a black background. This film is American.
• Mord im Dunkeln
  This poster is a monochromatic purple photograph of a man in profile, with two people standing behind him. Various details of the figures have been highlighted with thick paint, mostly in yellow and white. The two faces behind the main have been painted to appear almost clownish. The image is on a black background. This film is Danish.
• Man hat nicht immer Glück
  This poster is an illustration of a large brown black wrecking ball on a chain, hitting a brick gun emplacement. The top few bricks of the dome are flying off, and there is a yellow gun barrel or cannon pointing out. The poster has a border of bricks in red, orange, brown and green on a white background. This film is Soviet.
• Madame Sousatzka
  This poster is a combination of a collage and colored pencil illustration of Shirley MacLaine. Her face and features are drawn from colored pencil; she has bright green eyes, bright red lips, and red blush. Her red hair is a collage of musical bars. She wears red drop earrings, and a flowered top. The image is on a very dark reddish brown background. This film is English.
• Maskottchen
  The poster is an illustrated thumbprint on a tannish grey background. At the left, the thumbprint forms the profile of a human face. This film is Hungarian. The poster is acidic, and has a closed tear at the left middle and left top edges.
• Eine moralische Nacht
  This poster is a watercolor of a black Victorian woman's lace up boot. Extending from the top of the boot is a gas lamp, consisting of a glass globe and chimney, with a brass base and pin knob. The boot and lamp cast a vague shadow on the pink and brown wash background. This film is Hungarian. The poster is acidic, and there is a hole in the center due to folding.
• Männer weinen doch nicht
  This poster is a pastel drawing of a group of people on a hill. Two of them are on yellow motorcycles, and look poised to ride off the hill; little puffs of smoke come from their exhaust pipes. The other figures are standing, and appear to be two children and three adults. There are some blue streaks for the sky on the tan background. The hill has some green and pink shading, along with flecks of color. There is a blue construction paper border at the bottom. This film is Czechoslovakian. There is foxing on the back of the poster.
• Miklós Akli
  This poster is an illustration of three characters in early 19th century clothing. The man at center wears a blue overcoat with white ruffled shirt and blue top hat. In his left arm he holds a small child, wearing a matching coat and ruffled shirt. Standing to his right is a man in a green frock coat and top hat, with a large hooked nose. The background is a dark yellow green, with flecks of color throughout the background and image. This film is Hungarian.
• Mexiko in Flammen
  This poster is a black illustration of a South American petroglyph of a bird. It is black, with a red eye, and flames around the back of its head. There are black splatters around and on the bird. This film is a Soviet, Mexican, and Italian co-production.
• Der Meuchel Mörder
  This poster is a watercolor of the silhouette of a man's head and shoulders as seen from behind. The head is divided in half diagonally from upper right to bottom left by a zigzag line or staircase. The background is an olive green wash. The film is Italian.
• Messer im Kopf
  This poster is an illustration of the x-ray of a human skull. There are two green clothespins holding it up. Within the eye sockets are two blue eyes of torn paper, which have dotted lines of sight from them to an open switchblade that sits below the x-ray. There is an arrow pointing to the top of the skull. This film is West German.
• Die Messe ist aus
  This poster is a drawn image of a priest's cassock on a hanger that is striped with the Italian tri-color. The hanger hangs from the title text. The film is Italian.
• Mephisto
  This poster is a photomontage, composed of a photographic negative of Klaus Maria Brandauer. His teeth are bared. There is a rectangular block that is the positive image of his eyes and the bridge of his nose. This film is an Hungarian and West German co-production.
• Mensch, mein Papa…!
  This poster utilizes a photomontage of numerous flowers to form the outline of a large heart. Within the heart is a monochromatic red image of a woman and a man, sitting side by side. He is looking at her, laughing. He wears glasses, a turtleneck, and a sweater. She is looking at him, and has her left arm around his shoulder, and her right hand is touching his arm. She wears a button down smocked top with a Peter Pan collar, and a flower in her hair. The poster is on a bright yellow and orange background. This film is East German.
• Menschenjäger
  This poster has the illustrated black silhouette of a human figure as the main image. In the center of the figure is a white target, formed of concentric rings. A large red teardrop drops from the center of the target to the bottom of it. The image is on a neon green background. This film is Cuban.
• Menschen in Ozean
  This poster is a photomontage of a very large rock. There is a thick black horizon line. Above the horizon is a large red and yellow sun, setting behind the rock. There are dark grey and blue clouds, and streaks of orange light. Below the horizon, the sun is reflected off of a black rectangular surface. There is an amorphous blue shape at the bottom of the poster. This film is Soviet. The bottom of the poster has been creased, and there are some small tears along the bottom on the right.
• Mella
  This poster is a dark blue drawing of a man's face. His face is in shadow, and he wears a boater. He has an elongated white neck, in front of which are red and black protest signs or pamphlets in Spanish. The image is on a black background. This film is Cuban.