East German Poster Database

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• Vergiß es, wenn du kannst
  The poster features a watercolor of a donkey's head, done in gray, outlined with a heavy black brush stroke. There are star and heart-shaped cut-outs scattered across the poster. This film is Bulgarian. Box 3.
• Die Verborgene Berg
  This poster is an illustration of a figure in winter clothing who appears to be dropping through a trap door. The figure is clad in blue parka, red scarf, green pom pom hat, and wears goggles. The figures arms are stretched upwards, and the mouth is open, with tongue out. A red, lit flashlight drops to his right, shining on a figure laying down. The supine figure wears all red, including a balaclava, with green goggles pushed up. The poster is on a black background. There is a small closed tear at the bottom middle edge. This film is Romanian. Box 3.
• Aschenpüttel
  This poster is an illustration of the scene in Cinderella where the prince comes to find the girl who fits the glass slipper. In This case, the slipper is red. Along the left side of the poster are five bare legs and feet. On the right the blond prince is dressed in blue tunic and pantaloons. Three is a dotted line from his eye pointing with an arrow to the smallest foot on the left. The prince stands outside on the grass, with trees, a church, and birds in the sky behind him. There is the remainder of two pieces of adhesive tape on the back of the poster. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Der Dicke und ich
  This poster is meant to resemble a note or ledger book. A large monochromatic image of a young boy's head is in the center. The boy has longish hair and has his lips pursed and cheeks puffed out. On the background are red doodles of a man's head wearing glasses, a sunshine, and a flower. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Petrijas Kranz
  Against a grey background is an illustration of the upper half of the bodies of a man and a woman in traditional village garb, side by side, arms around each other's shoulders. She has a white dotted scarf/veil over her head. He has on a kepi and vest. Above and to her left are four abstract flowers on stems. The lower stem has no flower, the upper stem has a red flower. This film is Yugoslavian. Box 3.
• Motivsuche
  This poster has two triangular areas on either side containing images. At top left of poster is an image of a young blond man, wearing a red and blue plaid shirt. At top left is a line drawing of the bust of a classical male figure, with large curly beard. Below the drawing is a photograph of a woman with brown hair, parted, holding a baby dressed in white. At the bottom left of the poster is a photograph of the head and upper torso of a man in a dark jacket and sweater. He has short curly brown hair, beard, and mustache. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Felix und der Wolf
  In This illustrated poster, a small boy is tucked into a wooden bed. He is covered with a blue checked duvet and matching pillowcase. He has a stuffed horse/giraffe which wears an elaborate headdress. Silhouetted behind him is a large black wolf, with his red tongue hanging out, wearing a cap, with a red pencil tucked behind his ear. On the body of the wolf are drawings of a race car, a wagon, a raccoon on a bicycle, a monkey playing a violin, and a boat with two small helicopters attached to it. This film is East German. Box 3.
• Flic Story
  This poster consists of a series of still images from the film. Clockwise from top left: a man in a suit, brimmed hat, holding a gun, standing next to a grass cloth or bamboo wall, with a picture of a bird in a bamboo frame on it. Next image, a man in a trench coat appears to be jumping out of a window with a wrought iron railing. Next image, a man in an office, sitting on a desk, smoking, wearing a suit and tie, leans forward and with his left hand removes the glasses of a seated man who appears to have his hands behind him. Next image, a man in a tweed suit embraces the shoulders of a woman in a blue suit as she puts flowers in a vase. Next image, a man in vest, shirtsleeves, and tie, smoking, sits at a desk with folders, and he holds up what appears to be a photograph. Next image, the man in the vest stands above and to the left of a seated man, who is handcuffed to a pipe. He is cutting up food on a tray. This film is a French and Italian co-production. Box 3.
• Ein irrer Typ
  This poster is a still from the film. It shows the star, Jean-Paul Belmondo, dressed in bell bottom jeans, a light blue button down, and a beige windbreaker running on top of a yellow two door car. There is a small crowd, consisting of a woman and several children, looking on. They are standing in front of a European apartment building. The driver of the car looks out to his left, at the camera. This film is French. Box 3
• Kramer gegen Kramer
  This poster has two head shots of the film's stars placed horizontally on top of one another in the upper left hand corner. The images are light blue. Hoffman is on the bottom, Streep on the top. There is a violet franking mark superimposed on the photograph and the background. The background is a light blue cross hatching, which seems designed to look like the page of a passport. This film is American. Box 3.
• Louis' unheimliche Begegnung mit der Außerirdischen
  This poster shows the film's star, Louis de Funès, in mid air, against a sky blue background. He is wearing a uniform of light tan, with leather straps, epaulets, and a leather case at the hip. He also wears a uniform cap and short leather boots. He has his hands together at his chest, and he is grimacing, with eyes closed. This film is French. Box 3.
• Der Strohmann
  This poster is a still image from the film. It shows Woody Allen, wearing glasses, suit and tie, sitting at a desk or table, in a large leather chair. He has his right arm draped across his knee. This poster is acidic, and has a closed tear along the bottom center fold line. This film is American. Box 3.
• Nukys Abenteuer
  This poster is a colored pencil illustration of a chimpanzee, wearing a read sweater and green pants, holding a banana in his left hand. He is astride the letters forming the film title. It is on a black background. This film is Soviet. Box 3.
• Was, du willst nicht?
  This poster is a monochromatic dark yellow photograph of the two lead actors, Ryan O'Neal and Barbra Streisand, standing against each other. Barbra, on the right, is dressed as a dancer, with her pulled back, a leotard, and leg warmers. She has her hands against his chest. Ryan is dressed as a boxer, with a light t-shirt, shorts over sweatpants, boxing shoes, and his hand is wrapped. This film is American. Box 3.
• Der Schatz im Silbersee
  The poster is an illustration of a nighttime shore scene. There is a full moon, and trees frame the left side of the poster. Below are rocks, and silvery blue waters. The sky is dark blue, with stars around the full moon. This film is a West German and Yugoslavian co-production.
• Die besten Jahre
  This poster is a large black and white photographic close-up of the head and shoulders of a man. He has close cropped dark hair and is wearing a herringbone coat and a scarf. The background is white. This film is East German.
• Ein Mädchen aus der Stadt
  This poster is a pastel drawing of a little girl with dark hair, one side pulled back in a barrette. She wears a blue dress with a lace collar. She stands before a wooden table, on which there is a pitcher, bowl and spoon. Behind her is a window with a cafe curtain. There are flecks of color throughout the poster. This film is Soviet.
• Ein pikantes Geschenk
  This poster consists only of text on a black background. The text varies from green to yellow to orange to red. This film is a French and Italian co-production.
• Der Garten Eden
  This poster is a color photograph of a young man and young woman standing waist deep in green water. The couple are standing close together and have dark hair. Both are nude. The film is an Italian and Japanese co-production.
• Der Honorar Konsul
  This black and white poster is a giant image of a mouse trap, which is set. The shadow of a man is visible in the lower half of the trap. This film is English.
• Die Verruchte Lady
  The top half of the poster is a still, sepia toned image of Faye Dunaway. She has long, very curly hair and wears a frilled blouse. The bottom half of the poster is a still sepia toned image of Alan Bates. He wears a brimmed hat, with a kerchief tied across his face. He has ruffled shirt sleeves, and holds a flintlock pistol in either hand. This film is British.
• Louis und seine Verrücketen Politessen
  The top half of the poster is a large black and white photographic vignette of a man in a police uniform, surrounded by four young women in uniforms and berets. There is a small stripe of the French tricolor at the bottom of the photograph. It is framed in black. The background of the poster is bright yellow. This film is French.
• Die Sache mit dem Regenschirm
  This two color poster consists of a large caricature drawing in red of a poodle with the head of a man. Atop the man's head is a pineapple with a the handle of an umbrella through it. Below This drawing are two stills from the film. On the lower left, two fully dressed men are in the water, while a man in a suit floats in front of them. In the image on the right, a blond woman is talking to a man while standing. This film is French. Box 2.
• Im Aüto von Morokko züm Kilimandscharo
  This poster is designed to look like a mid-century travel poster. Southern Europe and Africa are illustrated, showing a travel route from Europe along the coast of Africa. At the end of the arrow is a 1950s sedan car, with a Czechoslovakian flag and sticker on it. On the left side of the poster is an illustration of an African woman, right breast exposed, wearing a red tunic, her arm, neck and ears adorned with many bangles. This poster is acidic. This film is Czechoslovakian. Box 2.
• Drei Hülsen aus einem englischen Karabiner
  A man with short brown hair, wearing a brown overcoat holds an older model piston in his right hand. He is crouching down, looking up and to the left. The left and background of the poster are too blurred to provide distinguishing details. This film is Soviet. Box 2.