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Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Libuše Šafránková

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jean Gabin

October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Horst Schulze

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Edmund Moeschke

Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Matthias Freihof

The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great.

Genre: History

Cast: Krzysztof Chamiec

Eight space cargo-ships disappear without a trace within three days. And the orbit station "Margot" has suddenly fallen silent. The space council is...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cox Habbema

The WWII pivotal battle of Stalingrad is shown through the eyes of the soldiers and officers on both sides of the war.

Genre: War

Cast: Mikhail Ulyanov

18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Julia Brendler

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five...

Genre: War

Cast: Mikhail Ulyanov

A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to...

Genre: History

Cast: Günther Simon

The young communist Artur Becker fights with the Interbrigades against the Franco putschists during the Spanish Civil War. He had experienced his...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jürgen Zartmann

East Germany 1978. Karoline and Robert, teenagers who used to live in the same house until Robert's family moved, meet again at this year's...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kareen Schröter

This rather unconventional Western movie is set in the middle of the 19th century in Arizona. The film portrays an Indian tribe, the Mimbreno...

Genre: Western

Cast: Gojko Mitić

A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anthony Hopkins

High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Peter Reusse

Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Simone Signoret

Ten-year-old Frantisek is traveling to Leipzig to visit his German friend Egon. On the train, he shares the compartment with three men. One of them,...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Leoš Suchařípa

Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer, is falsely accused of a murder. Even when the real killer’s identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hans Christian Blech

A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Oldřich Lukeš