East German Poster Database

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• Das Haus, in dem ich wohne
  This poster has a graphic background of a black brick wall with grey mortar. There are irregular blocks on the wall like windows, which contain still photos in monochromatic print. They are from top left: a yellow block with a man in an army uniform; a pink block with a man standing behind a woman, his arms around her shoulders; a white block with the film's title; a light green block with a young man and woman; a white block with the film's credits; a light blue block with a man holding a woman to his chest. This film is Soviet.
• Das Haus am Scheideweg
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a man and woman standing outside a house at night. She is in a red coat, which she holds closed at the neck. He is in a white doctor's tunic, with a stethescope around his nick. The house behind them has pillars supporting a balcony with a curved railing. There is a light on in the window. The sky is dark blue and grey. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Der Himmel ist ohne Gitter
  This poster features a black and white photograph of a man in a dark v-neck sweater over a white collared shirt. He has his hands folded, holding a magazine. The There is a red background behind him. There is a graphic element of red rectangles with black borders next to his arm. Above the border is a black pen sketch of a young woman's face on a white background. This film is Romanian.
• Heisser Sommer
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of two young women and a young men, dancing on a yellow beach with several red boats with blue rigging floating on the sea behind them. They each wear matching blue pants, with the girls in red tank tops and the man in a red long sleeve button down shirt. One girl is blond, one a brunette. This film is East German.
• Hans Röckle und der Teufel
  This poster is an illustrated image of a man drawn in orange and black with a drawn image of the devil in red and green. The devil is looking over the man's shoulder. The film is East German.
• Hochzeit mit Bedigung
  This poster consists of a black and white photograph of a couple on an olive green background. The photograph his been torn in two, and is designed to look like a photo in an album, with the corners having a line of olive green background across them. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Held im Hemd
  This poster is composed of a black and white photograph of Bernard Cribbins head, with a photograph of a naval officer's bicorn hat with cockade on it, worn side to side. His face is printed in pink, like the background oval, which has purple stripes on it, and a black ship with white sails. There is another photographic element of pieces of knotting. The background is white, with a thin, irregular blue border surrounded by a thick, irregular purple border. This film is English.
• Heilmittel gegen Liebe
  This poster is an illustration of five elongated grey figures, holding a giant red 100 zloty note in front of them. Each one of them wears a different hat, and their faces are shielded by either a mask or a bandana. The zloty note is red, and has an illustration of a revolver superimposed on it. THere is a monochromatic mint green image of a woman's face on the note. This film is Polish.
• Herr auf Schloss Brassac
  This poster features black and white photographs of the lead actors, Jean Gabin, Lil Palmer, Michèle Mercier, and Robert Hussein. The photo of Jean Gabin is on a white background; there is a graphic element of a torn red stripe, a torn white stripe, and a black frame on the left side. In between his photo and that of Michèle Mercier are illlustrated green swirls. Her photograph is printed in red, and has a jagged left edge. There is a small portrait of Lilli Palmer below the green swirls. Directly above the black framing of Michèle Mercier is a black and white photographic still of Robert Hossein running with a stick in his hand. This film is a French, Italian, and West German coproduction.
• Herrenpartie
  This poster is a collage of photographic, fabric, and graphic elements which together form a man with a cane. His face is a black and white photograph of a man with an open mouth; one leg and half his chest are a photograph of a torn piece of red and green plaid; his remaining clothing is composed of dark grey painted shapes, with the exception of one black boot. This film is a West German and Yugoslavian coproduction.
• Heroin
  This poster is a monochromatic blue and black photograph of two divers in wet suits and scuba gear, fighting underwater. Each has a knife in his hand. This film is an East German, Hungarian, and Yugoslavian coproduction.
• Hanka
  This poster is an illustration of a brown-skinned woman with long black hair, blowing across her face, in a white dress, worn off one shoulder. She has deep pink lips, and silver hoop earrings. The background is peacock blue. This film is Yugoslavian.
• Ein hoffnungsloser Fall
  This poster is a colored pencil illustration of a couple standing side by side, with an arm around the other's back. They each have a hand raised and are waiving. They are smiling, and wearing belted overcoats, and standing at a white metal railing. In the background is a white cruise ship with black smokestack, framed against a blue sky. This is an East German poster of a 1939 German film.
• Husarenballade
  This poster features a black and white photograph of the head of Larisa Golubkina. The photograph is composed with a painted hussar's uniform jacket and hat. The jacket is red with green trim and buttons, and black braid and collar details. The hat is green with a black visor and red cockade. There are two red crossed swords beneath the jacket. The background is white, with an irregular dark green border. This film is Soviet.
• Das Haus in der Karpfengasse
  This poster features a black and white photograph of Jana Brejchová. The image is superimposed on a silhouette illustration of the 15th century clock tower in Prague's Old Town square. The background is variegated strokes of red, which bleeds through the black silhouette of the clock tower. There is a thick, irregular black border around the poster. This film is West German.
• Geschichte eines Ringes/Entlang der Wolga
  This poster is for two Soviet films. It is a colored pencil illustration of white storks with black wing tips flying over the water as the sun rises/sets. At least two birds are engulfed in orange and yellow flames, and there is a smoke cloud surrounding them. The sky is bright orange, and reflects on the water. These films are Soviet.
• Der goldene Zug
  This poster has a black and white photograph at the bottom, which is contained within two blue triangles with a yellow one dividing them. It shows a man in a uniform with a fur collar bending over and kissing the hand of a woman in a coat with a fur collar and cuffs. Another man in a uniform with leather belt and crossed suspenders looks on. There are lit candles in front of them. The upper half of the poster is red, and there is one upright telephone pole on it, and one diagonal one. Both have wires hanging from the coils. This film is Soviet.
• Gelächter im Paradies
  This poster features comical drawings of three men and woman, with the actors names written on their hats—Guy Middleton, Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, and George Cole—standing together. The men are in tuxedos and bowler hats. Fay Compton is in a black dress and a flower pot hat. Clouds are floating over their head on the red background; an angel is laying on one of the clouds, with a large grin on his face. He is holding a small yellow sack marked "50000 £". This film is English.
• Die goldene Spinne
  This poster is an illustration of a large yellow spider on a red background. The spider's body has a man's black face and hair on it. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Gefährtinnen der Nacht
  This poster is an illustration of a man and woman on a yellow background. He is facing away from the viewer, in a grey suit. His face is completely white, and he is looking to the side at the woman. She has long blonde hair, curled at the ends, and wears a brown fur over a black turtleneck top with a white curling pattern. Her face is pink, and she is looking down. This film is French.
• Der geheimnisvolle Dolch
  This poster is an illustration of the faces of two men, looking down at two men in post WWI Marine uniforms fighting. The uniforms are tan, and the men are wrapped around each other, one of them grasping for a dagger that has been taken out of sheath held in the other man's hand. THere is a bright purple triangular shape between the onlookers and the fighters, which runs diagonally from top right and comes to a point at bottom left. The remaining background is black. This film is Soviet.
• Das goldene Horn
  This poster is a colored pencil illustration of a man and woman in the midst of a avalanche. They are Asiatic, likely Kazakhistani, and dressed in heavy coats and big mittens. He wears a fur ushanka; she has a fur lined hood over her head. There are mouths are open in screams as snow and rocks come down upon them. in the background is a mountain range; there is a ram with long, curly horns standing on an outcropping. This film is a 1948 Soviet production.
• Der grosse Schatten
  In This full color illustrated poster, a blond woman in a purplish dress kneels before a man in a large overcoat, his arms stretch wide to his sides. He also has on a vest and bowtie. They are outside, perhaps on a rock formation. They sky behind her is brightly colored stripes. The poster is highly acidic, and there is an inch long, closed tear. This is an East German poster for a 1942 German film.
• Die großen Erwartungen
  This poster is an illustration of a young man and woman standing in front of the open black, wrought iron gates of a large stone manor house. The house is white, with a yellow main roof and some green highlights on the tall windows, lower roof, and small cupola with a weathervane on top. The sky is blue. The young woman is wearing a red dress with puffy sleeves, and a wide, blue ruffle around the white neckline. There are two wide grey stripes down teh front, and a yellow belt. He is wearing a green frock coat with yellow buttons and a red collar, a yellow waistcoat, blue tie, and grey pants. This film is English.
• Die große Versuchung
  This poster is divided in half near diagonally. On the left side is a mint green and teal depiction of figures in diving suits working underwater on a shaft. There are chains hanging down from a vessel, and air hoses for their diving suits. White bubbles come up from the suits. On the right side is a woman with dark brown hair in an orange top on a black background. Her face is white, with brown shadows and highlights. This film is Bulgarian.