East German Poster Database

Items

• Der Millionär
  This illustrated poster features a man in a black jacket and green beret, with a wad of money coming out of his inside jacket pocket. Looming over his shoulder are four faces, each staring greedily at the money. Their eyes or faces are green and brown. The image is on a white background. This film is Polish.
• Mimino
  This bright red poster has a watercolor illustration of a dark skinned man's profile floating among blue and yellow clouds. He wears a uniform cap with a visor. The title of the film is drawn to look like a cinema marquee. This film is Soviet.
• Miss Arizona
  This poster is a photomontage of a woman in a gold sequined evening gown and feathered head piece. Swirling around her are images of diamonds, jewels, the earth, a gun, a gold dress shoe, the Star of David, and various pink and blue shapes. They appear to be floating in space, on a dark background. This film is an Hungarian and Italian co-production.
• Mit Leib und Seele
  This poster is a close up black and white image of a young man and woman, head and shoulders, in a blurred outdoor background. He sits or stands behind her. He has dark, slicked back hair, and wears a tank top. She had dark blond hair, pulled back, and wears a tank top and string around her neck. There is a drawing of a yellow cross hanging from the necklace. This film is East German.
• Mit sich Allein
  This poster is a black and grey image of a woman's eyes. The irises are yellow, with white highlights in the pupils. Directly beneath them is another set of eyes, though darker and closed, and slightly animal. This film is Polish. This poster has visible acid burn along the vertical center crease.
• Mona Lisa
  This poster has a black background. On top of the background is a torn, blurry photograph of a woman's face and torso. The film is English.
• Morgen in Alabama
  This poster is a photomontage of torn and cut photos and text. The main image is of Maximillian Schell's face, wearing transparent plastic glasses. To his right is a crowd scene, with a hooded figure pointing a pistol. The title of the film is made from cut and turn text. This film is West German.
• Motocross
  This poster is an abstract watercolor of a motocross rider, on a green bike with a yellow headlight. The bike's front wheel is off the ground, and there is mud and dirt flying around the bike. The rider is wearing red, white and blue, and has a number on his chest. This film is Japanese.
• Die Musikanten von Sebechleby
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of two men, dressed as peasants, jumping out of a Turkish window. The man on the left holds a violin. Between them is a woman dressed in a pink and yellow harem outfit, with green pointed shoes. The window is set in a grey brick wall. This film is Czechoslovakian. This poster is acidic.
• Manche mögen's heiß
  The background of this poster is dark yellow, with an illustrated silhouette of palm trees in the skyline. A large drawing of Marilyn Monroe is in the center; she wears a low cut dress and pearls, although her torso and the right side of her face are squared off and framed, making her look like a billboard or stage set. There is a word bubble coming from her mouth, with the word "heiss" coming out of it. At the bottom of the poster an old car with two men in the front seat drives through the billboard, tearing it open. There are little arrows pointing to various elements of the poster, with one word descriptions in English and German, such as "Florida (verrücht)." One of the arrows points to the car, and says "Gangster (Böse)." This film is American. This poster is acidic and there are stains on the back.
• Mama, ich lebe
  The background of the poster is black. There is an image of a torn piece of Russian newspaper, the right hand side of which has been burned. This film is East German.
• Mama, ich lebe
  The background of this poster is a white drawing of a film strip, which disintegrates at the top. The background is black. Within the film strip are three blurry black and white images: at top, a man points a pistol, his mouth menacing; in the second, the same man with a pistol pointed at his head; he appears to be screaming. In the last image, the man has his hands raised in fear or surrender, he is grimacing. This film is East German.
• Malou
  This poster has a dark purple background. There is an illustrated rectangular lace doily as the central image. Above the film title the doily has a large hole with burned edges. Within the hole is a color photograph of a woman with curly blonde hair, wearing a flower and a pin on her lapel. Her head is cocked to the side, and the edges of the photograph are cracked and burned. This film is West German.
• Malevil
  This poster is a watercolor wash of dark browns. There is a lumpy, hill-like formation, upon which stands the title of the film. The letters are painted to look like wood or stone, and a barren tree rises from the top of the middle "l." This film is a French and West German co-production. There are two small holes where fold lines meet.
• Der Magdalenbaum
  The poster consists of a green-blue monochromatic image of a solitary tree on a black background. It is nighttime, and the tree is lit from behind. A figure walks or runs towards the tree. The image has been framed with a white line drawing of a four light picture window. This film is East German.
• Magda K.
  This poster features five overlapping black and white photographs of the same woman, arranged in a circle, on a black background. We see only her head and shoulders. She has lanky brown hair, with a prominent mole on her left cheek. She looks very unhappy. This film is Polish.
• Männer ohne Nerven-Stunts
  This poster has a tan background upon which is illustrated a man's leg, from the shoe to the shin, heading downward into the bottom edge. He has on green pants, red and white striped socks, and blue Converse sneakers. There is a dot matrix pattern to the left of his leg. A red and yellow torn paper collage element is above the show. Another collage element is used to frame the title of the film, and looks like an open blue eye, with three red stars in it. This film is American.
• Männer ohne Arbeit
  This illustrated poster features two arms, encircling the body of a man wearing a brimmed hat. Within the outline of the man are objects, labeled A-F. They are a butterfly, violin, caravan, puppy, steamroller, and road work sign. The poster has a white and light blue background. This film is Bulgarian.
• Männer
  This poster is a collage of cut paper and photographic images. On a dark green, speckled background is the lower half of a classical male nude statue. He rests on a brown pedestal. In between his feet is a banana peel, dropped from a woman's hand, which comes out of the right hand side of the poster. This film is West German.
• Märkische Forschungen
  This poster is a monochromatic green image of a middle-aged man, with short hair and a mustache. He wears a polka dot tie and a striped shirt. The image is bisected by a thin strip of black and white images of an 18th century portrait of a man. The middle of the strip is in red, with two matching red rectangles on the edge of each side of the poster. This film is East German.
• Die Mission
  This poster is an illustration of a shirtless man, tied to a wooden cross, as it descends into a three sided waterfall. This film is English.
• Mondsüchtig
  This poster features Cher, in a velvet dress, long winter coat, and heels, dancing, with arms outstretched, in front of a full moon, which rises over the New York skyline. It is on a black background. This film is American.
• Das Messer
  This poster is white with a photograph of Jeff Bridges' and Glenn Close's heads. The photograph is roughly triangular and tapers into a red drawn knife blade. The film is American.
• Das Mädchen auf dem Fluss
  This poster is composed of two interlocking black and white photographs. The top photograph is the profile of an Asian woman; the edges of the image are torn. Below her is the image of a young Asian man, with short hair. This film is Vietnamese.
• Mio mein Mio
  This poster is a color photograph of a pair of figures on a raft at twilight. In the background is a large castle on a bluff overlooking the water. There is a single light coming from a window in the castle. Above and to the left of the castle is a young boy, in a rough tunic, holding a very large sword. The film is a Soviet, Swedish, and Norwegian co-production.