East German Poster Database

Items

• Café express
  The poster is a color image of a man in blue pants, blue and red plaid jacket, dark beret, and tan knitted scarf, pouring liquid from a brass colored thermos. Next to him is a wicker basket with other containers. In front of him is a spigot, from which liquid is pouring. Atop the spigot is a bottle with a skull and crossbones on the label. Behind him is a wheeled cart. There is a small crease at the bottom right corner. This film is Italian. Box 3.
• Das Zigeunerlager zieht in den Himmel
  This poster consists of a series of still images from the film. From the top: a color image of a group of women with long dark hair, wearing traditional Roma costume, walk through a town or village with baskets while chatting. Middle row, left: a black and white image of a woman with long dark hair, in traditional Roma costume, faces the camera while holding a horse's bridle. The horse is yoked. Middle row, right: a black and white street scene, featuring three Roma women and a Rom man. Bottom row: a color image of a caravan. The caravan is led by a Roma woman, followed by horse drawn wagons, children, and adults. All wear traditional costume. The horses are yoked and decorated with flowers, ribbons, and greenery. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Schutzengel
  This poster shows a 1940s era light fixture on a twisted cord hanging from the top of the poster. The metal fixture has a yellow light bulb, and there are white feathers stuck to the top of the lamp. The background is of whitewashed brick walls, with graffiti on them. It appears to be a cell. There are pinholes in the corners of the poster. This film is Yugoslavian. Box 3.
• Die Schüsse der Arche Noah
  A photograph of the head and neck of a boy, taken from three different angles, have been collaged together. The central image is head on; his portrait is to the right and left. A colored pencil rainbow extends from the top of the poster into the top of the central image. The central image and the right hand portrait are cleaved by a red lightning bolt, done in colored pencil. The poster has a black background. This film is East German. Box 3.
• So viele Träume
  This poster features a black and white image of a woman in a white negligee, with long dark hair, eyes shut, and mouth wide open, stretching upward with her right arm raised, fist closed. The image is on a light grey background. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Sing Cowboy sing
  This poster is a photograph of two men jumping in the air, mouths wide open, in front of a building with a clay tile roof. The man on the left has a cowboy hat, plaid patchwork shirt, and brown pants and cowboy boots. The man on the right has on a cowboy hat, a handkerchief around his neck, a blue denim shirt, blue jeans, and cowboy boots. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Der Stille Don. III Teil
  This poster is a monochromatic image on a kelly green background. Depicted is a man with dark hair and mustache, holding a woman wearing a babushka. They are dressed like Russian peasants. This poster is acidic, and there is a closed tear at the middle bottom edge, and at the top left side. There are areas of color loss. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Der Stille Don. II Teil
  This poster is a monochromatic image on a maroon background. Two men in heavy winter Russian uniforms look out to the right. The man on the left has his right arm outstretched, holding a riding crop. They both wear furry Cossack hats. This poster is acidic, and has areas of color loss. There is a small tear beginning at the right edge fold, and a small tear further up. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Der Stille Don. I Teil
  This poster is a monochromatic image on a dark green background. At a diagonal is an image of a man in a Russian uniform, ca. WWI era. He wears an officer's cap, and a great coat. He has curly dark hair and a mustache. The poster is highly acidic, and there are areas of color loss and edge nibbling. There is a tear beginning at the fold on the middle right. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Spuk
  This poster is a watercolor illustration. It shows three figures riding the letter "P" from the film's title up into the air. There is a stream behind the bottom of the "P" to indicate it is in motion. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Von der schönen Zarentochter und den sieben Recken
  This poster is a drawn image of a blonde woman standing between anthropomorphic images of the sun and moon. Below the woman are Seven men in armor and helmets standing behind a large shield. The title is written on the shield. The film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Der Sommerbaum
  In this illustrated poster a boy with closely shorn black hair, wearing a blue suit and white, collarless shirt, leads a lamb, with a bell around its neck, on a string. In his left hand he carries a wooden cage with two pigeons or doves. The background is speckled green and brown, and the illustration is blurred. This film is Czechoslovakian. Box 3.
• Zar Saltan und die Wunderinsel
  This poster is an illustration of a scene from the poem by Pushkin. It shows a young man on the seashore, looking at a white swan wearing a tiny crown. The young man has long red hair, and he wears a yellow and gold robe with a long tunic underneath, and red boots. Behind him above the cliffs is a white castle with red turreted roofs. There is a cloudy sky behind them. This poster is very flimsy, and has creasing and holes from being pinned. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Sinnbads gefährliche Abenteuer
  This poster is a monochromatic red still photo from the film. Two men, on board a sailing ship, are looking out over the railing. The man on the right, with full dark hair and mustache, wears a white top with embroidered placket. His right hand is raised, and he is speaking to the man standing next to him. The men next to him is Sinbad, wearing a turban, white, flowing sleeved shirt, decorated vest, and a large gold medallion. Two men can be seen in the background, near the mast. The poster has been written on in heavy red permanent marker to note the time and dates the film is showing. This film is English. Box 3.
• Old Surehand
  Against a dark purple background is framed a circular, sepia-toned vignette of an older man in Western garb (cowboy hat, fringed leather shirt, ornate tooled leather belt, shotgun cradled in his left arm) holding the head of a horse with a white blaze. They are set against a mountainous backdrop. This film is a West German and Yugoslavian co-production. Box 3.
• Nicki
  The background of this illustrated poster is a grid superimposed on a cloudy sky. An illustration of a young girl, brown hair in pigtails, wearing a red backpack over a red shirt and blue dress is in the foreground. In her shadow, she has on a crown. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Nach dem Beben
  This poster shows a blurry night time scene. There are vehicles with their lights on, and men in hardhats or helmets. The air is heavy with smoke or mist. This poster is acidic. This film is Romanian. Box 3.
• Die Mutter
  This poster is a still from the 1926 film on a red background. In the still, an old woman on the ground clutches the leg of a man in uniform pants and boots. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Messer im Kopf
  This poster is a still from the film on a grey background. A man, wearing sneakers, sweatpants, and a bathrobe is seated in a wheelchair. His head is bandaged. There is a woman in a white coat behind him, with her hand on his shoulder. They are in a hallway. There is a long, handwritten description of the film to the right of the picture. This film is West German. Box 3.
• Mexiko in Flammen
  This poster is a still image from the film. There are two men on horseback, dressed as banditos. They have sombreros and bandoliers. The one on the left has a pistol in his right hand. At top left of the poster is a photograph of the two lead actors. Ursula Andress is wearing a very large white feathered hat, pearls, and white dress. Franco Nero wears a sport coat and open neck shirt. There is a small closed tear at the left middle crease line. This film is a Soviet, Mexican, and Italian co-production. Box 3.
• Zille und Ick
  This poster is for a fictional musical about the life of painter Heinrich Zille. The main image is a photograph of the lead actor, as Zille, holding two women in his arms. Zille has a bowler hat, mustache, and very full beard, and is singing. The woman on the left is older, with pin curls and very white skin in a dark outfit; the woman on the right is younger, with a flowered hat and blondish hair. They each have a hand to his chest, and their heads on his shoulders. There is a small hole in the upper left hand quadrant of the poster. There is a paper label stuck to the back of the poster. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Die Abenteuer des Burattino
  This poster is a colored pencil illustration of Tolstoy's retelling of Pinocchio. A light green puppet theater with open windows forms the body of the illustration. At center is Pinocchio, made of jointed with, with a long pointed nose. He is surrounded by illustrated characters from the story. From top left: an angry man with long pointed beard; a red cat with eye patch and cast on paw; a red fox; a bald man with a kindly face and little glasses; a woman with blue hair and a red bow; a man with a very large mustache and tiny black fez; a turtle; and three pierrots run along the left side. The top of the theater has the title of the film, and a gold key, which is the alternate title for Tolstoy's story. There are also two mice on either side of the title. The top half of the poster is weak from creasing. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Abenteuer auf grünen Inseln
  In this watercolor illustrated poster, a very large seagull, with a fish in its mouth, leans over an upside down red and white baseball cap with two baby birds in it. Their heads are upturned, beaks open. In the background, two dark-haired children run hand in hand, free hands raised upwards. The background of the poster is blue sky and brown sand. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Vier in einer großen Stadt
  This poster is done in a Peter Max style on a bright yellow background. An illustration of the outline of black suitcase with a handle on top frames four watercolors. Clockwise from top left: A man in a sailor suit, mouth open, looks toward a woman in a pink dress, holding a folded piece of paper; A man in a suit, standing in front of a truck, holds up his right hand for hitchhiking or hailing a taxi. There is a profile of a blond woman in the foreground; an old man in sub-continental garb, with a walking stick, and binoculars around his neck, stands in front of cars and city buildings; a man driving, wearing a driving cap, and blue jacket, has a stuffed rabbit hanging from the top of the car. Surrounding the suitcase are flowers and a large butterfly on top. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• 40m2 Deutschland
  This poster has a black background, upon which is a painting of a large, white, four light window. The window is superimposed on an black and white photograph of a brick apartment building or house. This film is West German. Box 3.