East German Poster Database

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• Glück in der Manege
  This poster is an illustration of a tiger's head. It is designed to look like torn paper, with irregular black stripes. The mouth is wide open, revealing two triangular white teeth on the top and two on the bottom. The area in the mouth is black; within it is a woman in red, riding on a white, rearing horse. The background of the poster is red. This film is Soviet.
• Geheimnis der ewigen Nacht
  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a underwater scene. There is a black vehicle with a hot pink underside at the top of the poster; it has two tubes at the bottom that shine two large beams of light, making the water light green and blue. There is a small school of fish, long tendrils of kelp, a small octopus with large green eyes, and a very large fish like a grouper, with a blue body, tan, pink, and purple fins, a spotted chest, and large pink lips. This film is Soviet.
• Großmutter Sabella
  This poster is a graphic illustration of an elderly woman in Victorian dress, holding a rifle in both hands; there is a white cloud of smoke at the end of it. She has on a large brimmed blue hat with a giant pink feather; her dress is blue and purple, with lace sleeves and ruffles, belted at the waist, with a cameo at the neck and a string of beads. She is winking her eye. Over her right shoulder is an illustration of a bride and groom, looking startled. Over her left shoulder is a smiling couple. The background is yellow. This film is an Italian and French coproduction.
• Der Graf von Monte Christo. II. Teil
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a man in a top hat and frock coat. His face and clothing is highlighted in lilac. Over his left shoulder, on the bright yellow background, is a coat of arms in white. Beneath it is a crossed sword and revolver. This film is a French and Italian coproduction.
• Der Graf von Monte Christo. II. Teil
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a man in a black clerical robe with a white bib, standing with his arms crossed. To his right there is a black schooner on the water; next to his left arm is the portrait, in pink, of a woman with coiffed curly hair, wearing a necklace. The background is peack ock blue. This film is French.
• Geschwader Fledermaus
  This poster is a graphic illustration of three black WWII fighter planes. One of them has been hit, and yellow flame and smoke is coming from its engine. There is a circular object with windows and an antenna on top, like a radio control tower room. There are sheaths of American one hundred dollar bills in the blue sky behind the planes. There are three white diagonal lines crossing the poster vertically, like beams from a search light. This film is East German.
• Gewissensnot
  This poster is a black and white photograph of Michèle Morgan. She is laying down on the ground, but the photograph has been positioned vertically. There are four long, thick black shadows, like the fingers of a hand, coming from the right side of the poster, enveloping her. This film is French.
• Der geteilte Himmel
  This poster has a large rectangular black and white photograph of the sun behind a cloud bank. At the bottom of the poster is a black ink drawing of a girl's face on a white background. This film is East German.
• Die glorreichen Sieben
  This poster is yellow at the top, becoming increasingly saturated with horizontal black strokes. This film is American.
• Feuriges Blut
  This poster has a color photograph of a young man in a WWI Serbian uniform, holding a young woman. She has on a grey top, and long brown hair in a braid. There is an irregular yellow outline around them, on a red background. Directly above him is a black line drawing of a calvary unit charging. This film is a Soviet and Yugoslavian coproduction.
• Fern am Horizont
  This poster features a white illustration on a black background of a man sitting on top of a log in the water. He holds a pole in both hands, which is in the water. On the white horizon line, there is the black silhouette of a small sailboat. The sky is red. This film is Bulgarian.
• Die Frau am dunklen Fenster
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a woman, in profile, in black. Her face is white with grey highlights and shadows. She is front of a four light window frame, with the two top lights being much shorter than the bottom. The background is dark blue. On the left side of the poster, four yellow rectangles form the identical window shape; within is the blue profile of a woman holding a pistol. This film is West German.
• Freitag abend um 5
  This poster is an illustration of a couple, embracing, nose to nose, smiling at one another. He is in a light blue business suit, and carries a briefcase on his left arm. She is in a bright yellow shirt, and deep purple skirt, which is the same as the background. There are spots of bright yellow in a rough line across the horizon. This film is Romanian.
• Der Fall des Dr. Laurent
  This poster is a graphic illustration in maroon and white of a man's head. It is tilted up and to the right, and resembles a stone carving. His shoulders are white. There is a white line drawing behind him on a blue background of two women. This film is French.
• Frühling auf dem Eis
  This poster is an illustration of a young woman in an ice skating dress, twirling in a back spin on a small patch of ice. She is blue. The patch of ice is in the cup of the petals of a flower, outlined in red. The thin green stem of the flower forms the "Frühling" of the title. The background of the poster is composed of concentric pastel rings of green, white, blue, yellow, and orange. This film is East German.
• Frühlingsstürme
  This poster is a colored pencil drawing of a man's face, looming over Prague's Charles Bridge. He has curly brown hair and a mustache. The sky and the Vltava River are dark orange. In the lower left hand corner of the poster, a soldier stands by two wheeled cannon, which are aimed at the Mala Strana side of the bridge. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Die Frau meiner Träume
  This poster is a colored pencil and watercolor wash drawing in sepia tones of a woman in a wide brimmed hat, worn on a slant. She has wavy hair, and wears a blue flower in it. She is holding a large fan in front of her, which partially obscures her chin. This is an East German poster of a 1944 German film.
• Flammende Herzen
  This poster is a painting of a young man pulling on the reins of a rearing white horse. They are surrounded by orange, red, and yellow flames. This film is Soviet.
• Feuertaufe
  This poster is a painting of the looming image of a young man in a Russian tunic and a black fur cap against a dark blue and orange sky. He is looking down at two men on horseback, galloping across the landscape. The young man in the foreground is leaning forward on his horse, a rifle in his right hand. The man in the background is in a military uniform, and is leaning back on his horse, arms thrown back, as though he has just been shot. This film is Soviet.
• Frau Warrens Gewerbe
  This poster central image is a black line drawing on a blue background of a woman who likes look the madame of a brothel. She wears her hair up, with a feathered fastener at top. There is a beaded choker around her neck, which ends in a beaded tassel. She is smoking a cigarette. To her right is a small drawing of a young woman in a very revealing, low cut, off the shoulder gown. She holds a small drawstring bag, and her entire leg is exposed. To the madame's left is a drawing of a man in a three piece suit, bowler hat, and spats, leaning on a walking stick. There are areas of pink that run vertically down the poster. This film is West German.
• Fahnding
  This poster's background is a black and white photograph of a very heavily textured surface, such as an extreme close up of a painted canvas. Coming from the right side is a black profile view of a man in a brimmed hat and overcoat aiming a pistol with his left hand. This film is Yugoslavian.
• Der Fall ist noch nich abgeschlossen
  This poster is a black line illustration of a woman in a pink striped shirt with a bow at the neck, and white lab coat. She is holding a large hypodermic needle upright in her right hand, which is bandaged. There is a black shadow of a man on the left side of the poster. The background is pink, which also provides the color and shading of the woman. This film is Czechoslovakian.
• Die Frau des Tages
  This poster is a black and white photograph of a young blond woman in a strapless dress, with a sash across her chest, holding a bouquet of roses in one hand, waving. There is a graphic element of teal and pin k streamers coming from the top of the poster. The background is black. This film is Italian.
• Die Fahrt führt nach Le Havre
  This poster is a pencil drawing of two men in Soviet naval uniforms. There is a thick black outline around them. The main figure wears a hat with visor and insignia, with a striped shirt and a sailor's jacket. He is grey. The man behind his left shoulder is orange, and wears a visorless cap with a ribbon trim with Cyrillic on it. In the background is a dark blue silhouette of a ship, with a pennant flying from the top. The background is royal blue. This film is Soviet.
• Flucht aus dem Schatten
  This poster is a graphic illustration of a women's face, half in light, half in light, half in lilac shadow. She has dark her that curls around her face. Behind her is a man , who faces out on a four light window. He is all in the lilac shadow. The window has very thin black horizontal lines, behind which is the lilac outline of an older man in a hat and suit. This film is Czechoslovakian.