Kurt Maetzig Movies
- 1960
First Spaceship on Venus
First Spaceship on Venus4.71960HD
A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched...
- 1964
Preludio 11
Preludio 1101964HD
Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in...
- 1958
The Sailor’s Song
The Sailor’s Song6.51958HD
A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to...
- 1965
The Rabbit Is Me
The Rabbit Is Me6.71965HD
The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a...
- 1950
Council of the Gods
Council of the Gods6.41950HD
Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and...
- 1972
Janus Head
Janus Head01972HD
World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being...
- 1962
At a French Fireside
At a French Fireside8.51962HD
Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace,...
- 1946
Leipziger Messe 1946
Leipziger Messe 194601946HD
Documentary short about the Leipzig Tradefair in 1946.
- 1954
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class4.41954HD
This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early...
- 1950
Immer bereit
Immer bereit101950HD
Documentary (in colour) about the first youth meeting (Deutschlandtreffen der Jugend) in East Berlin in 1950.
- 1955
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class6.41955HD
This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn,...
- 1950
The Benthin Family
The Benthin Family5.91950HD
The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German...
- 1967
The Banner of Krivoi Rog
The Banner of Krivoi Rog01967HD
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of...
- 1949
Girls in Gingham
Girls in Gingham6.51949HD
A moving saga focusing on the women in a family that spans three generations and almost 70 years of German history, from the Wilhelmine period...
- 1957
Don’t Forget My Little Traudel
Don’t Forget My Little Traudel5.51957HD
17-year-old Traudel flees the orphanage she has to live in, in order to venture to Berlin.
- 1996
DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben101996HD
On May 17, 1946, Deutsche-Film AG (DEFA) was founded in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Until 1990, DEFA produced nearly 700 feature films, 750 animation films,...
- 1946
Unity SPD – KPD
Unity SPD – KPD51946HD
Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that...
- 1961
The Shadow
The Shadow01961HD
- 1951
The Sonnenbrucks
The Sonnenbrucks01951HD
Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does...
- 1947
Marriage in the Shadows
Marriage in the Shadows7.11947HD
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career,...