Germany
Category: Foreign
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SKU: D03143
While the political content of live-action films from East Germany were kept mainly free of social and political satire, animated films managed to take considerably more pointed satirical jabs. This collection of 16 animated shorts from the DEFA Studios includes such memorable fare as "Drum Beat" (1974), "Star and Flower" (1978), "Seven ... more
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M(1931)
SKU: D12680
Harrowing images, shadows and symbolism permeate Fritz Lang's first sound film, an internationally heralded German cinematic classic. Peter Lorre is unforgettably chilling as a psychotic child killer stalking the streets of Berlin, while being hunted himself by the police and a criminal underworld intent on taking the heat off themselves. ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D56771
Delightful costume comedy about the mishaps of a saleswoman seeking both financial and romantic gain at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. A long-buried classic with Lilian Harvey and Conrad Veidt. WARNING: Print quality varies, but this is the finest extant. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English. In German with English ... more
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M(1931)
DVD CriterionSKU: D72878
Harrowing images, shadows and symbolism permeate Fritz Lang's first sound film, an internationally heralded classic of German cinema. Peter Lorre is unforgettably chilling as a psychotic child killer stalking the streets of Berlin, while being hunted himself by the police and a criminal underworld intent on taking the heat off themselves. ... more
$39.99
FullscreenSKU: D40651
Conrad Wiene (brother of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" director Robert Wiene) helmed this incredibly rare historical drama concerning the arranged marriage of a cavalier to a young woman recently returned from convent life. When the prince's intended learns he has already given his heart to an actress, she obtains guidance on the proper ... more
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Ferryman Maria(1936)
FullscreenSKU: D13354
After taking over the operation of a village ferry line run by her late father, a young woman risks her own life to make certain a wounded man makes it across the river and escapes his pursuer...Death. Sybille Schmitz, Aribert Mog, and Peter Voss star in this haunting allegorical tale from director/co-writer Frank Wisbar (who remade ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D00085
The game is afoot when two unemployed sleuths dress themselves up as Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective and Dr. Watson in order to gain some publicity. When the pair stumbles upon an actual mystery to solve, can they muster the smarts and courage to make finding a collection of stolen, priceless stamps seem elementary? Comic German ... more
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La Habanera(1937)
SKU: D65203
Douglas Sirk (billed under his real name of "Detlef Sierck") directed this romantic drama starring Zarah Leander as a Swedish woman who travels to Puerto Rico and falls in love with aristocrat cad Ferdinand Marian. They marry, but Marian ignores her after she gives birth to a son. Ten years later, Leander's ex-boyfriend, Swedish doctor ... more
$29.99
To New Shores(1937)
FullscreenSKU: D82447
He may be billed under his real name of Detlef Sierck, but film buffs will recognize this German melodrama as an early work by Douglas Sirk, who skillfully helms a story of a 19th-century London cabaret singer (Gloria Vane) deported to prison in Australia. Her crime? Taking the blame when her lover bounces checks. With Willy Birgel, ... more
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Titanic(1943)
FullscreenSKU: D72028
In a bizarre blending of art and politics, the 1912 Titanic disaster was turned by German filmmakers--working under the watchful eye of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels--into a drama filled with attacks on British society, some fictitious German crew members, and an anti-capitalism theme. Footage of the liner's sinking was later ... more
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Munchhausen(1943)
SKU: D72029
Made under the auspices of Joseph Goebbels to mark the 25th anniversary of Germany's UFA studio, this lavish, effects-filled fantasy stars Hans Albers as the baron whose notorious tall tales included encounters with Catherine the Great and Casanova, a ride on a cannonball, and a trip into space. With Hermann Speelmans, Brigitte Horney. ... more
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SKU: D34822
One of the first films produced in Germany dealing with Nazi atrocities, this powerful drama details the efforts of an alcoholic physician and former concentration camp worker who is persuaded by his girlfriend to blow the whistle on a Nazi official involved with mass executions in the camps. Ernst Borchert, Hildegard Knef and Arno ... more
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Anti-Nazi Classics(1949)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D84652
Four-disc set includes "Rotation," "Council of the Gods," "The Axe of Wandsbek," and "The Adventures of Werner Holt."
$59.99
DVD FS/WSSKU: D07041
Four-disc set includes "The Murderers Are Among Us," "The Gleiwitz Case," "Naked Among Wolves," and "I Was Nineteen."
$59.99
Rotation(1949)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D92600
As the Third Reich seizes power in Germany, a humble mechanic (Paul Esser) sees his chance to join the Nazi party as an opportunity to improve his financial situation, until some of his Jewish friends fall victim to the new regime. Deciding instead to side with the resistance by printing pamphlets, he is betrayed by his son, a member ... more
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SKU: D23329
This popular Wilhelm Hauff tale details the adventures of Little Mook, a young Arabian boy seeking happiness after he is banished from his village following his father's death. He comes across a magic pair of racing slippers and a wand that lead him to great treasures, but problems arise and Mook must learn the difference between wealth ... more
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SKU: D23328
This Brothers Grimm yarn concerns a poor prince who has the misfortune of falling in love with a princess who is stuck on herself. Determined to earn her affection, the prince tries to find the magical Singing, Ringing Tree which she desperately craves. 70 min. Standard; Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital ... more
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SKU: D23330
As a reward for his benevolence, shoemaker Claus is furnished with his very own live goose made of pure gold. The animal's unusual qualities land Claus in an odd predicament in this Brothers Grimm story. 64 min. Standard; Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D23327
This classic Brothers Grimm tale follows the unlucky Jacob, who must somehow find a way to snag the three golden hairs of the Devil in order to appease the king, thus sparing his life and allowing Jacob to wed the lovely princess. 89 min. Standard; Soundtracks: German Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D92601
Believing himself to be politically neutral, a chemist working for a large corporation remains silent while his company's resources are utilized by the Third Reich to produce the gas used to exterminate millions of innocents in the concentration camps. Based on Nuremberg trial testimony, this powerful drama from Germany stars Paul Bildt, ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D01629
Itching to dispatch some political prisoners, the Nazis recruit town butcher Albert Teetjen (Erwin Geschonneck) to act as a hangman. Suffering troubling financial difficulties, Teetjen agrees to take on the morbid job...but, has escaping bankruptcy cost him his soul? Stunning, once-banned German drama co-stars Kathe Braun, Gefion Helmke. ... more
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SKU: D40642
Taking aim at authoritarian rule in Germany, this biting satire adapted from Heinrich Mann's book follows the story of Diedrich (Werner Peters), who develops the aptitude to rise from oppression to power. Ultimately, he reaches his apex of influence as "the Kaiser's lackey"...but, is the prize worth the price? Paul Esser, Renate Fischer ... more
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SKU: D03306
When an insecure orchestra conductor insists his wife attend an important concert, her arrival has unintended consequences. The first surprise to greet the maestro is that his close friend has been hired as the solo violinist. The second shock comes when his friend declares he has fallen in love at first sight with a beautiful woman--and ... more
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The Devil's General(1954)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D64044
Allegedly based on a true story, this powerful German war drama stars Curt Jurgens as a Luftwaffe general whose devotion to duty and his country blinds him to the horrific policies of Hitler's Third Reich. With Karl John, Marianne Koch. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English. In German with English subtitles.
$29.99
FullscreenSKU: D00086
A gifted stage performer who made his living as a clown gives up his act after the accidental death of his young son, who was also his onstage partner. However, the dispirited man soon finds the desire to start clowning around again, when his landlady's foster child finds one of his old costumes in the attic and asks about its history. ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D05315
Fascinating study of the musical genius' poverty-stricken later years, featuring Oskar Werner in a tour de force title performance. The film focuses on Mozart's extramarital involvement with a beautiful singer, political controversies caused by his librettist, and his magnificent music. With Johanna Matz, Erich Kunz. 87 min. Standard; ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D03307
The 19th-century British stage farce is charmingly adapted in this German version that finds friends Ralf (Claus Biederstaedt) and Charley (Walter Giller) persuading Ralf's brother Otto (Heinz Ruhmann) to masquerade as Charley's aunt so that there is an appropriate chaperone on hand while they entertain two beautiful young ladies. ... more
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SKU: D03308
When friends Ralf (Alfred Bohm) and Charley (Peter Vogel) have their hearts set on entertaining two lovely young ladies they've just met, they find themselves in a bind when Charley's aunt (who will act as chaperone) fails to show up. The boys' novel solution is to talk Ralf's older brother (Peter Alexander) ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D10484
Once considered too controversial by East German officials, who banned it from the screen, this gripping drama pits a repressive state against freedom-seeking young people who congregate regularly to listen to rock 'n' roll, dance, and trade Western goods with each other. Their parents--as would be expected all around the world--react ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D38893
Chilling true-life account dramatizes the desperate search for Bruno Ludke, a German serial killer who was responsible for the grisly murders of over 80 women between 1933 and 1944. Although Ludke was eventually apprehended, Hitler, fearing embarrassment to the Third Reich, ordered all information about the case suppressed ... more
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SKU: D41551
Chilling true-life account dramatizes the desperate search for Bruno Ludke, a German serial killer who was responsible for the grisly murders of over 80 women between 1933 and 1944. Although Ludke was eventually apprehended, Hitler, fearing embarrassment to the Third Reich, ordered all information about the case suppressed ... more
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SKU: D41554
Innovative battle sequences highlight this gripping drama that depicts the horrors of war, as seen through the eyes of four German naval cadets at the start of their careers. Beginning their service on a minesweeper and ultimately ending up on a submarine, the four young friends are thrust into a violent world where they're forced to ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D52058
Exciting aerial footage highlights this German war drama based on the real-life story of WWII Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille, whose unconventional attitude and daring exploits helped him down over 150 enemy planes and earned him the nicknames "the Star of Africa" and "the Eagle of the Desert." Joachim Hansen, Marianne Koch star. ... more
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SKU: D82359
After a South American dictator leaves on a trip to France, revolution breaks out inside his country. The rebels' plot to assassinate the cruel leader takes a disturbing turn, however, when he alters his travel arrangements and boards a crowded aircraft on his return home. Faced with no easy choice, the revolutionaries contemplate taking ... more
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Stalingrad(1958)
SKU: D22403
Winter, 1942; as the battle over the besieged city of Stalingrad rages on, a group of German soldiers must fight against both Russian forces and the bitter Russian weather in a struggle that one officer recognizes will end for most of his men in death. Compelling WWII drama stars Joachim Hansen, Wilhelm Borchert. AKA: "Dogs, Do You ... more
$29.99
Stalingrad(1993)
SKU: D12380
One of the most realistic depictions of war ever filmed, this stunning epic chronicles the six-month siege of the Russian city by German forces in World War II, a battle in which over 2,000,000 lives were lost. Told from the point of view of a German soldier, this powerful saga offers astonishing battle sequences. Stars Dominique Horwitz, ... more
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Naked In The Night(1958)
SKU: D63058
Fifties sexploitation dramas weren't the exclusive property of American studios, as this German melodrama of loose women and the men to whom their wicked, wicked ways lead them amply demonstrates. Eva Bartok and Alexander Kerst star in the sordid tale of fallen frauleins. Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D74880
A blind German soldier, the sole survivor of a group trapped in an underground bunker at the end of World War II, escapes after six years and becomes a national sensation. But when the assistant to the reporter who broke the story discovers a shocking secret, he is torn between his loyalty to his mentor and the truth. Compelling, noir-flavored ... more
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Labyrinth(1959)
SKU: D20585
Set inside a Swiss mental asylum, this strange drama relates the story of a famous poet (Nadja Tiller) battling both alcoholism and madness inside the walls of the institution. She makes a connection with Peter van Eyck, who struggles to control his own drinking problems while trying to maintain Tiller's grip on sanity. Italian-German ... more
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SKU: D20605
Atomic-age thriller tells the gripping story of a British agent dispatched to steal top secret documents from a German laboratory. The spy gets a leg up on his mission with the assistance of a young woman whose father works for the secret service. Dawn Addams, Joachim Fuchsberger, and Wera Frydtberg star. Soundtrack: English (dubbed). ... more
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The Bridge (Die Brucke)(1959)
SKU: D31104
Based on a true incident, this powerful anti-war drama from West Germany tells of a group of teenagers in 1945 who are drafted into the remnants of Hitler's army. Called on to defend a bridge leading to their hometown from the approaching American forces, the young men prepare to carry out their duty...even if it costs them their lives. ... more
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She Walks By Night(1959)
DVD-RSKU: D62190
Adult-minded thriller from Germany in which the murder of a call girl prompts a recap of what made her a prostitute and how her amorous actions may have led to her death. Follow her as she uses her seductive charms to become a kept woman for a wealthy codger, as she begins turning tricks, and for her meeting with a mysterious stranger. ... more
$19.99
People In The Net(1959)
DVD-RSKU: D70724
After his release from prison, a man returns home to find his wife dead. While trying to get to the bottom of the murder, he discovers a group of spies who trade info with the Soviets and poses as a traitor to uncover this mysterious espionage underworld and find out how it relates to his wife's murder. Tense West German thriller stars ... more
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Rebel Flight To Cuba(1959)
DVD-RSKU: D70725
Thrilling, over-the-top aviation disaster drama from West Germany in which a priest, a minister, a rabbi, an unhappy countess, a fugitive Nazi, and a pregnant mother are among the passengers on a plane being hijacked to Cuba. Linda Christian and Peter van Eyck star in what might have been the inspiration for all those "Airport" films. ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D82400
To avoid scandal, a rich businessman conspires with his pregnant daughter to conceal the truth about her condition--the result of an affair with a married man--by arranging a phony marriage to an actor who will pretend to be the child's father. The shady masquerade comes with dangerous consequences in this German crime drama. Sabine ... more
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The Silent Star(1960)
SKU: D85322
East Germany's first science-fiction effort from its DEFA Film Studio was made to capitalize on the U.S./Soviet "space race." In the Gobi Desert, debris from a fallen meteor turns out to contain the first contact from the planet Venus. A multinational space expedition launches towards "the silent planet," only to decipher the message's ... more
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Eolomea(1972)
SKU: D85324
The East German DEFA Studio strikes again with another science-fiction spectacular, a mind-bending brew with flavors of Kubrick, Tarkovsky, and Jess Franco. "Eolomea" is a single-word message intercepted on Earth from a populated region of outer space. Within days of the mysterious message, cargo ships vanish and a space station goes ... more
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In The Dust Of The Stars(1976)
SKU: D85323
Retro-groovy sci-fi from behind the Berlin Wall, in which Earth spaceship Cyrno responds to a distress call from an alien world. After a six-year interstellar journey, the crew arrives on the planet TEM 4 ready to assist. All is not as it first appears, and something mysterious is happening beneath the planet's surface. East German ... more
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SKU: D85325
East Germany's DEFA film studio tried to cash in on the U.S./Soviet space race with these intriguing sci-fi efforts. A meteorite found in the Gobi Desert contains the first contact from Venus, but an international space expedition sent to the planetary neighbor discovers the shocking truth behind the message, in "The Silent Star" (1960), ... more
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SKU: D93777
Gripping drama of wartime intrigue and psychological suspense stars Curt Jurgens as an Austrian nobleman who is taken into custody by the Nazis. Subjected to interrogation and brainwashing in order to reveal what he knows to his captors, Jurgens' only link to sanity rests in a chess book. With Claire Bloom, Hansjorg Felmy. AKA: "The ... more
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Ordered To Love(1961)
DVD-R FullscreenSKU: D62444
Astounding West German-made drama follows young women who are sent to a prison camp and forced to participate in a diabolical Nazi program where they'll be impregnated by German soldiers in order to breed an Aryan "master race," and what happens when one couple falls in love and tries to escape. Maria Perschy, Marisa Mell, Joachim Hansen ... more
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Destination Death(1961)
SKU: D70357
In this interesting anti-war film, eight German tourists on a road trip throughout Eastern Europe are stranded in a small village after their bus breaks down. After learning that the community's men were killed and women were raped by German soldiers, the travelers are blamed for the crimes of their countrymen and targeted for murder. ... more
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SKU: D87410
In order to manufacture support for their invasion of Poland, the Nazi military recruits a team of Polish men from an SS training camp to launch an attack on the town of Gleiwitz, deceiving the German population into supporting their government's hostilities. The gripping true story stars Hannjo Hasse, Herwart Grosse, and Hilmar Thate. ... more
$24.99
Only A Woman(1962)
DVD-RSKU: D55513
German comedy about a woman who begins gaining weight because of relationship problems with her American fashion photographer boyfriend. The woman seeks help from a female shrink, who tells her that the guy is more trouble than he's worth. Posing as an undersexed mama's boy, the photographer goes to the therapist for advice--and the ... more
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Lulu(1962)
WidescreenSKU: D84885
This German update of the Frank Wedekind "Lulu" plays stars Nadja Tiller as the titular seductress, the feisty female who rips apart the hearts of numerous lovers. Lulu scandalizes society not only with sex but with an act of murder, a provocation that eventually leads to her own downfall at the hands of none other than Jack the Ripper. ... more
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SKU: D99277
An East German train inspector becomes a witness to an attempted robbery and recognizes the criminal as someone from his past. Refusing to identify the culprit to the authorities, he cannot escape being drawn into the villain's web when his daughter is targeted and buried secrets from the Nazi era threaten to destroy his future. Intense ... more
$24.99
The White Spider(1963)
SKU: D66998
An enigmatic master detective with a hidden identity tries to stop a diabolical plot to control the world in this terrific German-made crime drama. With Karin Dor, Joachim Fuchsberger. 102 min. Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
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DVD WidescreenSKU: D78374
The first German film about life and death at a concentration camp, this powerful drama based on actual events follows a Polish prisoner as he tries to hide a boy from guards by stowing him in his suitcase. As rumors swirl that Allied troops are approaching, he is assisted in keeping the child safe by members of a covert resistance ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D82357
In this slick German-Spanish thriller, the "black widow" in question is not a femme fatale but a special kind of bullet, found inside the bodies of three murder victims. The London police are baffled but plunge ahead in their investigation, hoping to nab the killer before the nasty calling card claims another innocent life. Karin Dor, ... more
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SKU: D87411
A German worker's transport of a load of carbide back to his dilapidated Dresden cigarette factory provides the springboard for this riotous road movie, as Kalle (Erwin Geschonneck) encounters one hilarious obstacle after another. Marita Bohme, Margot Busse also star. 80 min. Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English; biographies; ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D04287
Controversial at the time of its release, this East German drama dared to question the construction of the Berlin Wall in the midst of an affecting story about a young woman looking back on her past relationship with a prosperous chemist. Their tale takes a melancholy turn as the man leaves for West Berlin just before the massive barricade ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D01628
Examining the fanaticism of the Nazi war machine, this gripping Russian-made drama follows the story of two young men conscripted into Hitler's army after being removed from school. Only one of the two 17-year-olds remains loyal to the German cause, however--leading him into conflict with his friend, who is awakened to the evils of ... more
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Again, The Ringer(1965)
SKU: D82358
The criminal master of disguise known as "The Ringer" launches a daring attack on British thugs who dare to commit crimes using his infamous moniker. No one knows his true name! No one knows what he looks like! And now, The Ringer will make these dishonorable miscreants pay! Adapted from a novel by English mystery scribe Edgar Wallace; ... more
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SKU: D88859
This neo-realist film from Jurgen Bottcher follows newlyweds Alfred (Rolf Romer) and Lisa (Monika Hildebrand), who divorce after their life together in a claustrophobic apartment proves too stressful. However, the tension only grows as Albert travels to Berlin and Lisa finds their decision to ... more
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SKU: D99278
Banned in its homeland for over two decades, this once controversial East German film follows the story of a young woman who begins an affair with an older man, only to discover he has a deeply personal (and political) tie to her family's past. Condemned for its harsh critique of society behind the Iron Curtain, the film contains both ... more
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DVD-R FullscreenSKU: D30227
Alexander Kluge's debut feature offers a strongly drawn portrait of postwar Germany, focused on the emotional journey taken by a young woman (Alexandra Kluge) who travels from East to West Germany in the hopes of starting a new life. Unfortunately, the shadows of the nation's recent past prove too long and dark for her to evade simply ... more
$29.99
Strangler Of The Tower(1966)
DVD-RSKU: D55565
An ancient secret society dispatches a brutish strangler to terrorize London in search of the owners of five emeralds cut from the same stone. But the shadowy cult must first contend with a mysterious interloper stalking their underground lair with a plot to steal the gems for himself. Rarely seen West German chiller stars Charles Regnier, ... more
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The Sons Of Great Bear(1966)
SKU: D91244
When the East German DEFA Studios tackled the Western genre, they spun the traditional American formula around by recasting the Native Americans as heroes under assault from villainous white settlers. In this epic "Red Western," Tokei-Ihto (Gojko Mitic) defends his Dakota homeland from attackers wishing to drive him and his people away. ... more
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SKU: D93251
It took the reunification of Germany to end a Communist ban on this film, which was thought to possess a pointed anti-Socialist message. The plot follows an attractive technician (Krystyna Stypulkowska) to a construction site in East Germany, where she is torn between her attraction to the rebellious foreman and the new party secretary ... more
$24.99
SKU: D93247
Moving WWII story from East Germany's DEFA studio follows a young German-born man whose family moved to Russia years earlier. Now a Soviet soldier, he is confronted by mixed emotions and conflicted loyalties as his unit marches through the ravaged German countryside on its way to a defeated Berlin. Jaecki Schwarz, Vasili Livanov star. ... more
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SKU: D66345
Banned by the former Soviet government, director Konrad Wolf's gritty and controversial tale follows two young women who go to work at a uranium mine in Wismut, East Germany. With anarchists, former S.S. soldiers, and ex-Russian officers working in close proximity, the mine becomes a microcosm of world politics and social unrest. Ulrike ... more
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Hot Summer(1967)
SKU: D24723
A prime example of that now-vanished world cinema genre, the Socialist teen musical, this campy East German romp follows rival bands of Berlin boys and girls as they head off to the Baltic Sea beaches for their summer vacations. Filled with '60s European pop music, lively dance sequences and a not-so-subtle message of group unity, the ... more
$29.99
SKU: D91245
Blending Cold War subtexts with American Western revisionism, this DEFA Studios "Red Western" finds Mohawk warrior Chingachgook (Gojko Mitic) on a desperate mission to rescue his wife from the racist clutches of settlers, even as French colonists fighting English soldiers both employ Indian tribes as combat infantry. Rolf Romer, Lilo ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D40069
Leni (Hannelore Hoger) inherits the circus owned by her family after the accidental death of her father, only to discover that the organization's traditional brands of showmanship have grown untimely and unpopular. Leni decides to overhaul the company and present entertaining acts that also carry relevant social messages--a high-wire ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D40386
Assembled from material shot for the 1968 German film "Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed," this new narrative finds circus manager Leni Peickert (Hannelore Hoger) fired from her job at a television station for violating its censorship rules. Leni decides to return to the big top to nourish her restless nature and restore her sense ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D04656
Think "2001: A Space Odyssey" was tough to understand? Try this bizarre West German sci-fi opus on for size--the exceedingly odd account of two space scavengers (Vinzenz and Maria Sterr), a space pilot (Sigi Graue), and an entrepreneur scrounging about a galaxy dominated by ruthless corporate interests. Henrike Furst, Hayo von Zuendt ... more
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DVD FullscreenSKU: D04836
Set during the Galactic Citizen's War, writer/director Alexander Kluge's pointed sci-fi drama takes direct stabs at the German establishment with the story of a man (Alfred Edel) trying to take himself off the grid after surviving a devastating attack on his sector. But will a new life in public relations offer him the security he desires? ... more
$29.99
NEW RELEASE
FullscreenSKU: D04947
Director/co-writer Alexander Kluge escorted his cameraman through the streets of Frankfurt for 10 days in order to capture the political turmoil of factions struggling over control of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Interspersed with the documentary footage is a purely fictional tale of two women--one a sex-hungry seductress, ... more
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SKU: D38149
Four-disc set includes "Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed," "The Big Mess," "Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet," and "Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave."
$79.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D74681
The life and work of renowned 18th-century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach are traced in this stirring biodrama. Narrated by Bach's wife Anna, the film is mostly comprised of set pieces in which Bach (played by harpsichord virtuoso/music scholar Gustav Leonhardt) performs many of his signature works. Christiane Lang, Paolo Carlini ... more
$29.99
First Love(1970)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D04289
Maximilian Schell directed and stars in this wonderful love story from West Germany about a 16-year-old boy who becomes infatuated with a princess. As ideal as their romance may first appear, darker forces take hold of their destinies. A sensual, beautifully told adaptation of a story by Russian author Ivan Turgenev; Dominique Sanda, ... more
$14.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D30602
The life of visionary and subversive painter Francisco Goya (Francisco Rabal) is dramatized in this vivid biopic, one of only 10 East German films photographed on 70mm film. Goya's work at the court of King Carlos IV is targeted by the Inquisition when he sympathizes too greatly with the suffering of the common people and is inspired ... more
$29.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D01223
Low on budget but high on stylish excess, this German historical drama offers a wildly theatricalized portrait of Bavaria's King Ludwig II (Harry Baer). Employing bizarre costumes, cabaret music, and vividly symbolic tableaux, the film follows the mad monarch's patronage of composer Richard Wagner, the sale of his nation to Prussia, ... more
$59.99
Her Third (Der Dritte)(1972)
SKU: D88858
Acclaimed German drama tells the charming story of one woman's unconventional pursuit of romance, as she progresses from two failed marriages to a lesbian romance, and finally to the seduction of a coworker she believes could become a father for her children. Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jutta Hoffmann, Barbara Dittus star. AKA: "The Third." ... more
$24.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D30671
Three decades before Mike Leigh tackled the subject in "Vera Drake," director Alexander Kluge cast his own sister in the role of a housewife and mother who also provides abortion services for women in need. After Roswitha (Alexandra Kluge) loses her job, her activist nature only serves to isolate her further from her family and the ... more
$29.99
Apaches (Apachen)(1973)
SKU: D91246
The Apaches heroically struggle against dastardly settlers in this revisionist DEFA Western from East Germany. Popular Serbian star Gojko Mitic plays Ulzana, a young Apache out to avenge his tribe's massacre just as hostilities are about to break out and begin the Mexican-American War. Milan Beli, Colea Rautu also star. 94 min. Soundtrack: ... more
$19.99
Karl May(1974)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D00784
The closing years in the life of popular German children's book writer Karl May (Helmut Kautner) are dramatized in this biopic by director/screenwriter Hans-Jurgen Syberberg. Did May inspire the Nazis with his colorful adventure tales set in the American Wild West? The film inventively depicts the elderly ... more
$59.99
Jacob The Liar(1974)
SKU: D15556
The original film version of Jurek Becker's moving Holocaust novel, this acclaimed East German drama features Vlastimil Brodsky as a resident of a Jewish ghetto in Poland who overhears war news on a Gestapo radio. Pretending to own an illegal radio, he passes the news on to his fellow prisoners and quickly becomes a hero, making up ... more
$24.99
SKU: D28955
One of the most popular East German films of all time (despite government attempts to censor it due to its anti-establishment themes), this heartfelt drama follows the romance that grows between staid, unhappily married East Berlin bureaucrat Winfried Glatzeder and free-spirited single mother Angelica Domrose. Features music by ... more
$29.99
DVD FullscreenSKU: D01222
After a handsome Spanish tutor is forbidden by religious authorities to pursue a romantic relationship with the beautiful heiress he's been hired to instruct, they bond in secret, only to have her locked away in a convent when her pregnancy is discovered. A natural disaster then (literally) moves the earth for them in unexpected ways. ... more
$29.99
FullscreenSKU: D20290
When do you give up your dreams of revolution and assimilate into polite society? That question grates on Grischa (Grischa Huber) and Heinrich (Heinrich Giskes), two German radicals of the 1960s who contemplate their futures among friends while pursuing careers as actors on the Berlin stage. Ursula von Berg, Gesine Strempel also star ... more
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$2.99
Young Dr. Freud(1976)
SKU: D71913
Originally made for European TV, this compelling biodrama traces the early years and academic career of Sigmund Freud, showing how the origins of his groundbreaking theories on the workings of the human mind may lie in the events of his youth. Karlheinz Hackl, Sylvia Haider, Guido Wieland star. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: German; ... more
$29.99
Germany In Autumn(1978)
DVD WidescreenSKU: D23576
A number of Germany's major filmmakers, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alexander Kluge, and Volker Schlondorff, contributed to this meditation on political terrorism in their country and the state of the people and politics after the kidnapping and murder of industrialist Hans Martin Schleyer. ... more
$29.99
Buddenbrooks(1979)
DVD FullscreenSKU: D76772
Thomas Mann's epic Nobel Prize-winning chronicle of a 19th-century merchant and his family's dramatic ascent--and eventual downfall--comes to life in this lavish German TV miniseries. Martin Benrath, Ruth Leuwerik, Carl Raddatz star. 10 2/3 hrs. on four discs. Standard; Soundtrack: German Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English. ... more
$39.99
Doktor Faustus(1982)
FullscreenSKU: D03131
The Faust legend is reimagined in this adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel, as a struggling composer (Jon Finch) makes an unwise deal with the devil (Andre Heller). As it typically goes in the Faust story, the contract has some hellish fine print. Margot Hielscher, Hanns Zischler co-star. 177 min. Standard; ... more
Regularly $19.99
$17.99
SKU: D42804
Seven-disc set includes "Buddenbrooks," "Doktor Faustus," and "The Magic Mountain."
$69.99
DVD WidescreenSKU: D03413
Nicola (Nicola Zarbo) may have found a decent job at an automobile plant in Germany, but the Sicilian young man has difficulty blending into his new community. A new love affair at first shows promise, but soon turns into an unpredictable new burden. Told in operatic style, this moving Swiss-German drama co-stars Otto Sander, Ida Di ... more
$39.99
Solo Sunny(1980)
SKU: D10483
East Berliner Sunny (Renate Krossner) only wants to be a singing star. Like most show business aspirants, however, Sunny has her heart broken often, her life a rollercoaster of ups and downs that would test the spirits of the strongest women. Can Sunny shine in spite of her struggles? This vivid East ... more
$24.99
Lightning Over Water(1980)
SKU: D36800
The final months of celebrated director Nicholas Ray are stirringly chronicled by his friend and admirer, German filmmaker Wim Wenders, in this moving documentary. Between visits with family and friends, Ray looks back on a career that included such classics as "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Johnny Guitar." AKA: "Nick's Film." 90 min. ... more
$24.99
NEW RELEASE
SKU: D99732
Based on the life story of writer/director Helma Sanders-Brahms, this compelling drama stars Eva Mattes as a German newlywed whose husband joins the army at the start of World War II. After learning she is pregnant and giving birth, Mattes and her child wander the war-torn German countryside and endure a series of harrowing experiences, ... more
$29.99
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