Theodor Vogeler

Figaros Hochzeit (1949)

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georg Wildhagen
CAST:  Angelika Hauff  •  Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender  •  Sabine Peters  •  Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Shortly after WWII, the DEFA Studios produced a series of operas and operettas which belonged to the classical German musical heritage. This enchanting film, the very first opera production of DEFA, stands out because of its lavish decor and costumes, its ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georg Wildhagen
CAST:  Angelika Hauff  •  Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender  •  Sabine Peters  •  Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Rotation (1949)

The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain "a non-political man," he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazis laborer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Staudte
CAST:  Paul Esser  •  Reinhold Bernt  •  Reinhard Kolldehoff  •  Werner Peters

The mechanic Behnke wants to join the Nazi party to secure a good living. However, after his Jewish neighbors have been taken away, he changes his views. Trying to remain "a non-political man," he withdraws from reality and becomes a Nazis laborer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolfgang Staudte
CAST:  Paul Esser  •  Reinhold Bernt  •  Reinhard Kolldehoff  •  Werner Peters

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DIRECTION:  Georg C. Klaren
CAST:  Karl Paryla  •  Käthe Braun  •  Angelika Hauff  •  Camilla Spira

Council of the Gods (1950)

Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Maetzig
CAST:  Paul Bildt  •  Hans-Georg Rudolph  •  Fritz Tillmann  •  Agnes Windeck

Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and Nazi scientists, whose research contributed to the death of millions. The chemist Dr. Hans Scholz lives through a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Maetzig
CAST:  Paul Bildt  •  Hans-Georg Rudolph  •  Fritz Tillmann  •  Agnes Windeck

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DIRECTION:  Arthur Pohl
CAST:  Gunnar Möller  •  Monika Siemer  •  Eduard von Winterstein  •  Paul Wagner

The Donkey, The Table and The Stick (1956)

A tailor sends his sons away. They each learn a trade and receive a special gift from their teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Genschow
CAST:  Werner Stock  •  Wolfgang Draeger  •  Harald Dietl  •  Horst Keitel

A tailor sends his sons away. They each learn a trade and receive a special gift from their teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Genschow
CAST:  Werner Stock  •  Wolfgang Draeger  •  Harald Dietl  •  Horst Keitel

Die Gänsemagd (1957)

A beautiful princess is betrothed to the prince of a neighboring kingdom, and when the time comes, she sets out with a small entourage to wed him. She is given a magic handkerchief by her mother, which she is told will protect her, along with a talking horse. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Genschow
CAST:  Rita-Maria Nowotny  •  Renée Stobrawa  •  Renate Fischer  •  Günter Hertel

A beautiful princess is betrothed to the prince of a neighboring kingdom, and when the time comes, she sets out with a small entourage to wed him. She is given a magic handkerchief by her mother, which she is told will protect her, along with a talking horse. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Genschow
CAST:  Rita-Maria Nowotny  •  Renée Stobrawa  •  Renate Fischer  •  Günter Hertel