East German Poster Database

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• Romeo und Julia
  This poster is an illustration of two dancers on a blue stage. They are dressed as Romeo and Juliet, and he is holding her above and behind his shoulders. There is a red curtain swag at the top of the poster. This film is Soviet.
• Rette sich wer kann!
  This is a comical illustration of a group of sailors and a chimp locked into a cage. The men are all in red or blue and white striped shirts; the monkey is holding a frying pan. Below them is a large tiger, looking back at them. The background is white; there is a swirl of blue and a railing behind the cage.
• Reise ins Ehebett
  This poster is a mixed media illustration. There is a small yellow tugboat at the bottom of the poster. From the bow of the boat begins a spiral of color, progressing from fuchsia to purple to blue to green to yellow and then reversing. Within the center of the spiral are several black and white photographic images; there are three heads, two of young men, and one of a man in a captain's hat, smoking a cigarette. There is a young woman with her hands stretched out at her sides, smiling and bending at the knees. There are white lines drawn away from her head. There is another image of her walking. The background is black. This film is East German.
• Rot & Schwarz
  This poster is an illustration of the actor Gérard Philipe, dressed in a black suit and white shirt. His face and hand is pink. The background is pink with a pattern of red fleur de lis; there is a white cross and a white staff with a papal crown on the top. This film is French.
• Der Raub der Jungfrau
  This poster is a painting of the head of an Arab. He wears a turban, with a white jewel at the center. His face is formed by the image of a seated woman, her arms raised at the shoulders, as she places a circle on her head. A thick black outline around her body is like a gauzy dress that forms the eyes, nose, mustache and mouth of the man. Beneath the head is a black scimitar, laying horizontally on the pink background. This film is Romanian.
• Tilman Riemenschneider
  This poster is a graphic depiction of an old man in a grey and brown robe. The lines are thickly drawn. Standing behind him is a young woman with a cloak tied around her neck, and two men in red and black, with brown faces, carrying halberds. There is a black outline of a bust over his left shoulder, above a red triangular area. The background is white. This film is East German.
• Die Reise nach Sundevit
  This poster is a simple watercolor drawing, done in thick black lines on a fuchsia background. At top is a large power boat, with steam coming from a smokestack, and several small figures on the bow, riding on the waves which runs from side to side of the poster. The main feature is the face of a young boy, tilted to the side, with freckles on his nose. This film is East German.
• Republik der Amazonen
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a woman standing in profile, with a rifle over her shoulder. Her red legs are separate from her body, and one is raised perpendicular to her body, in the marching position. She has long blonde hair, and a short yellow dress with blue polka dots. There is a blue star over her eye. She is marching on an uneven green surface. The background is white, with a blue border. This film si Polish.
• Roter Sand
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a series of men, on horseback, galloping. The horses are orange and brown, and are rough shapes like paper cuts. The brown rider is holding a curved blade above his head, and he has a red star on his cap, and red rectangles at his waist. The orange rider has a brown shape on his cap, and has a rifle raised over his head. Both riders mouths are open. The background is yellow. This film is Soviet.
• Der Rat der Götter
  This poster consists of monochromatic teal green and black film stills, arranged around the perimeter of the poster. The center is black, and there is a yellow spider web superimposed on the images, spanning the poster. This film is East German.
• Rivalen
  This poster is a charcoal drawing features, at top, two men in a boxing ring, one jabbing at the other; at bottom, two horses, galloping, pull a driver in a sulky. The colors are black, grey and yellow on a white background. This film is Soviet.
• Richard III.
  This poster is colorized photograph of Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom as Richard III and Lady Anne. They are in profile, head only. There is a broad black outline around their portraits. Two the left and behind them is the standard of Richard III, with a blue square of fleur-de-lis, and two opposing red squares wtih lions rampant. The remaining background is blue. This film is English.
• Der Barbier von Sevilla
  This poster consists of a monochromatic yellow and black cameo portrait of a couple in 18th century dress. He has a pompadour, and is kissing her cheek. She is in long veil and gauzy dress. Below this is an a black and white still photograph of two men in 18th century dress; one is seated in a high back upholstered chair, with shaving cream on his face, holding a silver basin. The other man is standin at his side, applying the cream. The background is striped in purple and deep pink. This film is Italian.
• Das Bad auf der Tenne
  This poster is an illustration of a young woman in a drindl, with her hands on the front laces, about to untie them. She is standing provacatively, with her bare shoulders and head tilted to the side. She wears a very tall straw hat, with flowers in her hair. On the black background are two small green illustrations; on the left, a woman has raised her leg out of a washtub to sponge off her foot; on the right, three men in village costume, one holding a lantern, are pointing at her. This film is West German.
• Beschreibung eines Sommer
  This poster is a mixed media illustration featuring a photorealistic pencil drawing of a couple holding each other tightly. Her head is against his chest, with her eyes closed. There is an irregular light blue background around them, which resembles tree branches on an olive green background in the upper right hand corner. This film is East German.
• Berlin ecke Schönhauser
  This poster is an illustration of a young girl in a red turtleneck sweater and a grey jacket leaning against a stone wall. She has her brown hair pulled up in a pony tail. Over her shoulder stands a young man in a maroon jacket and teal trousers; he is looking over his shoulder at her. The background is white, with the black outline of cobblestones under his feet. This film is East German.
• Blaue Pfeile
  This poster is a mixed media illustration of a submarine, beneath the water. The weater and the submarine are composed of wavy stripes of blue and green. There is a yellow and black rectangle superimposed on the sub which is an image of a man looking into a periscope while another sailor looks on. The periscope is red when it extends out of the water; there are red dotted lines drawn to two circlular black and white photographs. A small one on the right shows a plane, smoking, about to go into the water; the one on the right is off a man in uniform talking into an old fashioned telephone receiver. There are white viewing grid lines over both images, which are on a white background. This film is Soviet.
• Der berühmte 702
  A man in a white shirt, striped blue bow tie, grey trousers, and suspenders stands next to a low blue table with a typewriter and a fluted glass. He has short black hair, black glasses, and is smoking. He is in a prison cell, standing in the open doorway. The background behind the bars is purple, and there is an older man, in a police uniform, hunched over, holding a revolver. This film is Romanian.
• Bekenntnisse des hochstaplers Felix Krull
  This poster is divided in two vertically, pink on the left, blue on the right, with an intertwining curlicue pattern. On the left half a man is walking toward the viewer, in a three piece suit, overcoat over his shoulders, walking stick in one hand, gloves and hat in the other. He is all in yellow, with a white shirt and pink tie. In the blue half a man is walking, in profile, in trousers, a winter overcoat,and driving cap, carrying a suitcase with a number on it. He is all in yellow, save a pink scarf tied around his neck. There is a black border. This film is West German.
• Der Berg ruft
  This poster is a watercolor and colored pencil illustration of the actor Luis Trenker. He is all in brown, wearing a soft brimmed hat, collared shirt, with a coil of braided rope over his shoulder. He is looking upwards; a large snow covered mountain is in the background. This is a 1954 East German poster of a 1938 German film.
• Bühne frei für Marika
  This poster consists of red and yellow text on a dark blue background. The Progress logo forms the "I" in Marika. This film is West German.
• Belvedere das verkannte Genie
  This poster is a photomontage. It features a black and white cut out of Clifton Webb, wearing a pinstripe shirt, bow tie, tweed vest, and checked apron, washing a dish in a bowl. The background is a monochromatic red and black print of Maureen O'Hara, serving food at a dining room table. Seated at the table is Robert Young, along with several small children. This film is American.
• Der betrogene Betrüger
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a man laying on a green chaise lounge, with a heavy red curtain with a large tassel behind him. He is dressed in a red robe with a lacy shirt and a head covering. There is a young woman sitting on the side of the bed, in a yellow floral patterened dress, with matching head piece and long white veil. Behind them is a scene of Venice, with a gondola, a buoy, and San Marco visible in the background. This is a 1955 East German poster for the 1941 French film.
• Das Bad auf der Tenne
  This poster is an illustration of the silhouette of a naked young woman behind a curtain in a wooden shelter, presumably standing in a bath. She is reaching down, with the other arm stretched out behind her. There is hay around the building, and three men in typical village outfits are peering around the corner of the building. There is blue sky behind them on the white background. This was the fourth color film made in Germany. This is a 1956 East German poster of a 1943 German film.
• Besondere Kennenzeichen: keine
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of the film's lead actors, Erich Mirek and Erika Müller-Fürstenau. The background is an impressionistic night time scene, with a street lamp, an arcade, and figures. She wears her blond her up, and a heavy, oversized tan overcoat. He has a receding hairline, and wears a dark wuite with a blue shirt and neck tie. This film is East German.