East German Poster Database

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• Die schöne Lurette
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a young woman with light brown, curly hair, under a white cap, wearing a blue and white striped dress with a white apron, and decollotage on the tight bodice. There is a black ribbon around her neck, secured with a medallion. She has her hand raised, poking at the chest of a silhouetted man carrying a large basket. There is a short, dumpy clown behind her, wearing a tall dunce's cap and a mask, and another figure, seen only from the back, in a tri-cornered hat. This film is East German.
• Sonntag am Wochentag
  This poster is an illustration of a white piano, placed facing vertically downward on a black background. The keyboard is separate along the bottom of the poster. There is an arm extending from the left hand side of the poster, which holds a single pink rose on a black stem, pinched between them and forefinger. There is a framed opening on the piano top, which holds a green rectangle with the film's title. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Spur des Falken
  This poster is an illustration of a man wearing only dark, fringed pants and a head band over his long hair, standing on top of a saloon with a rifle in his hand on a variegated red background. The saloon has a chimney, and the top half is brown stripes, like logs. Three dark faces obscure the front of the saloon beneath the sign; the one in the middle wears a cowboy hat, which covers the tops of the other two heads. The faces are dark grey, with white eyes and highlights. The saloon sits on a brown horizontal stripe. This film is East German.
• Strahlen aufe dem Eis
  A yellow spotlight beams down on the violet background of this poster. Within the yellow beam is a charcoal drawing of a young woman on white figure skates, one leg askew. Her tights are black; she wears a white jacket with black lapels decorated with a staff and musical notes. Her top hat and gloves match, and she is playing a saxaphone. There is a burgundy stripe that runs along the left side of the yellow beam, which becomes progressively larger with it. This film is Hungarian.
• Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a man in a black checked coat and deerstalker hat on a bright yellow background. He has a black meerschaum pipe in his mouth, and one hand is holding up a black magnifying glass. The handle of a white cane emerges from the right hand side of the poster, with a diagonal line coming off of it which passes across the eye of the man and ends in a blade which pierces the center of the magnifying glass. The man's face is in profile. This film is West German.
• Schloß Gripsholm
  This poster is mixed media illustration of a white sheet or blanket on a burgundy background. The sheet is flat, with irregular edges, and yellow flowers dotting it. Three sets of blue footprints are set at the bottom edge of the sheet, two small and one large between them. This film is West German.
• Serengeti darf nicht sterben
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a red elephant in profile on a green color field. There is a yellow sun above his back. The background is white, with a thick green border. This film is East German.
• Seine Hoheit-Genosse Prinz
  This is a graphic illustration of a man wearing black tie with a red and gold sash across his chest riding on a white hobby horse rocker. He has an extremely wide mustache, and there is a woman sitting on either side. On the left she is blond, wearing a tight, short red dress and red heels. On the right she is a in black fishnet body suit, holding a bottle of liquor. The man is wearing a gold and red crown. The background is peacock blue. This film is East German.
• Schüsse unterm Galgen
  This poster is an image of watercolor heart on a peacock blue background. There is a thin black rectangular border around the heart. The heart has been divided into four quadrants, like a heraldic device. Clockwise from top left: a man's face in green is horizontally placed atop a woman's white face, kissing, on a black background; a silhouetted rider on horseback in 18th century dress on red background; a portrait of a man with a white powdered wig on black; a revolver crossed with a short sword on chartreuse. This film is East German.
• Die Söhne der großen Bärin
  This poster is a graphic illustration of an elaborate Indian headress on a black background. The face consists of vague features in white, suggesting a long nose and high cheeks. The headdress is purple and red, with a large fan of white feathers behind it. This film is East German.
• Spiel mit dem Schicksal
  This poster is a black and white mixed media illustration. There is a black watercolor snake, slithering downward fro the top of the poster. In the bottom half, there is a framed device which is linear on the left and ornate curlicues on the right. Within the left hand side frame is a profile portrait of Laurence Olivier; on the right is a front view portrait of Simone Signoret. There is a Ben-day dot pattern behind both portraits, while the space between them is black. There is a black border around the poster. This film is English.
• Seine Majestät, Kollege König
  This poster is a mixed media illustration of a man riding a motorcycle on a bright red background. The motorcycle is a black watercolor illustration. The man is in purple, with white shirtsleeves and color. His head is very large, and his facial features small and close together. He has on a very large water color purple turban, with dark purple lines to indicate the puffy pleats, medallion, and feather. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Spur im Ozean
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a black figure, arms raised up at the elbow, a long stemmed yellow pipe held in the right hand, on a sea green background. Instead of a head on the figure, there is a thick stream of bubbles coming from the neck, surrounded by a large grey circular area. This film is Soviet.
• Sie tanzte nur einen Sommer
  This poster consists of the blurry black and white photograph of a young woman's smiling face, superimposed on a graphic thick black cross on a purplish blue background. This film is Swedish.
• Sprung ins Dunkel
  This poster is a charcoal drawing of a man, his form suggested only by the black outline of his shoulders and left arm. His face is defined, as is his wide brimmed hat. There is a set of two blocks of four white rectangles, which look like windows in the night. The man's body is white, as are the areas of the background not charcoaled in. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Der Staatsverbrecher
  This poster is a thickly painted outline of a man's head and shoulders on a dark grey brown background. The face is white, and the eyes are two blue images of the head of a man wearing a uniform cap. This film is Soviet.
• Schwarze Panther
  This poster is an illustration of a black cat, sitting on its haunches, on top of a black platform decorated with red, yellow, and blue triangles on a variegated red and pink background. Tne cat has its mouth open, and is showing large fangs. A small clown is stangin on top of the platform, holding a brass ring above its head. The clown is wearing a white outfit with red buttons and shoes. This film is East German.
• Sterne von Eger
  This poster is a graphic illustration giving the overall appearance of a vexillum to the poster. It is red, with a white stripe running vertically 1/4 from the right side. To the right of the stripe is a vertical row of identical men in armor, holding a shield, with a sword raised over their heads. One of them is white, the rest black. To the left of the stripe are three vertical rows of men on horseback. The first row is white, and the rider holds a pike over his head. The second row is black, and the risder holds a scimitar raised over his head; the third row is black, and the rider holds a shield in front of himself. This film is Hungarian.
• Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
  This poster is a white graphic illustration on a brown background of a man holding his head in his hands. There are black iron bars on his wrists. This film is Polish.
• Der Stolz der Familie
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a group of people standing around a green armchair on a pink background. There is an old woman in the chair, in black Victorian clothing, with a lace cap, neck, and sleeve ruffle, with her hand resting on top of a cane. One of the men standing in front of her has a red and white sash across his chest; the one next to him a pince-nez. Thre is also a woman, only whose face is visible, and then the tops of the heads of two other women, and a man's chest. This film is West German.
• Der Schatz der Kapitän Martens
  This poster is a graphic illustration of parrot in a brass cage. There is an open brown back behind it, with the film's title and credits, and the black silhouette of a man with gloves on, in a startled pose. Behind this is a net, hanging from the top of a poster among lines. The background is a scene of a small steam ship on the water at night, with lights shining through the portholes, the captain at the wheel, and other figures on deck. This film is Polish.
• Eine Studie über die Frauen
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a lit bomb on a dark purple background. The bomb is decorated with a woman's head, in profile. Her curling hair is multicolored, and there is a purple silhouette of three men across her neck and hair. Her eyes are closed, with purple shadow; her lips are an orange heart. This film is Hungarian.
• Segel im Stürm
  This poster is a painting of a man in a 18th century naval dress uniform, with powdered wig. He has two medals around his neck, and on e on his chest. In the background is a naval scene, with a galleon firing from midship, and two boats further on engulfed in smoke and flames. The sky is dark red and brown, while the churning water is dark teal blue. This film is Soviet.
• Skanderbeg Ritter der Berger
  This poster is a painted illustration of a man in fur kneeling down over a woman who is laying down on the ground, eyes closed. He has her hand in his. Behind them, two horses rear as their riders, in armor, point poles at one another. The horses have on blankets with heraldic symbols. There is a long line of men on horseback in the background, with low mountains and a blue sky with clouds. This film is Soviet.
• Der Sonderkurier
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a woman in red with a black collar. Sh has dark hair, and is standing in front of a blue metal wall with rivets. There is a large black keyhole, and a man in black is leaning against a hinged opening with thin bars. This film is Soviet.