Erwin Stranka

Husaren in Berlin (1971)

Comedy about the "Husarenstreich", the 1757 Berlin raid during the Seven Years' War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Manfred Krug  •  Evelyn Opoczynski  •  Rolf Herricht  •  Hertha Thiele

Comedy about the "Husarenstreich", the 1757 Berlin raid during the Seven Years' War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Manfred Krug  •  Evelyn Opoczynski  •  Rolf Herricht  •  Hertha Thiele

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DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Manfred Krug  •  Herwart Grosse  •  Marie Málková  •  Jaroslav Satoranský

Verliebt und vorbestraft (1963)

The young architect Hannelore becomes part of the all-male brigade Fröhlich whose members are supposed to build houses at the Strausberger Platz in Berlin. The brigade men drink a lot of beer and are less than thrilled about the new girl. Hanne is the only one who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Doris Abeßer  •  Herbert Köfer  •  Agnes Kraus  •  Horst Jonischkan

The young architect Hannelore becomes part of the all-male brigade Fröhlich whose members are supposed to build houses at the Strausberger Platz in Berlin. The brigade men drink a lot of beer and are less than thrilled about the new girl. Hanne is the only one who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Doris Abeßer  •  Herbert Köfer  •  Agnes Kraus  •  Horst Jonischkan

Die Stunde der Töchter (1981)

A life-threatening heart attack confines Richard Roth to the hospital bed. There, Richard, who is in his late fifties, asks himself what will remain of him and his life. What happened to his four daughters? Do they take after him? How have they developed? His ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Dietrich Mechow  •  Ursula Karusseit  •  Dorit Gäbler  •  Karin Düwel

A life-threatening heart attack confines Richard Roth to the hospital bed. There, Richard, who is in his late fifties, asks himself what will remain of him and his life. What happened to his four daughters? Do they take after him? How have they developed? His ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Dietrich Mechow  •  Ursula Karusseit  •  Dorit Gäbler  •  Karin Düwel

Automärchen (1983)

This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plotlines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairytale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy convinces shy bookkeeper Piel to suddenly start driving his Trabi far above the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Kurt Böwe  •  Michèle Marian  •  Fred Delmare  •  Werner Pfeifer

This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plotlines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairytale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy convinces shy bookkeeper Piel to suddenly start driving his Trabi far above the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Kurt Böwe  •  Michèle Marian  •  Fred Delmare  •  Werner Pfeifer

Der Haifischfütterer (1985)

The furniture mover Stefan is on the verge of serving his time in the military. He has always been a guy with distinctive civil courage who cannot stand injustice. Now he has ten days left in which he plans to make a lot of decisions, not least the decision with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Andreas Herrmann  •  Udo Kroschwald  •  Ulrike Mai  •  Jaecki Schwarz

The furniture mover Stefan is on the verge of serving his time in the military. He has always been a guy with distinctive civil courage who cannot stand injustice. Now he has ten days left in which he plans to make a lot of decisions, not least the decision with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Andreas Herrmann  •  Udo Kroschwald  •  Ulrike Mai  •  Jaecki Schwarz

Liane (1987)

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DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Torsten Bauer  •  Arianne Borbach  •  Rolf Hoppe  •  Peter Sodann

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DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Torsten Bauer  •  Arianne Borbach  •  Rolf Hoppe  •  Peter Sodann

Zwei schräge Vögel (1989)

Frank and Kamminke study informatics in Leipzig and have developed a program that enables a computer to automatically find and correct errors in its software. Freshly graduated, they are relocated to a remote Thuringian village after causing a computer breakdown. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Götz Schubert  •  Matthias Wien  •  Simone Thomalla  •  Gerit Kling

Frank and Kamminke study informatics in Leipzig and have developed a program that enables a computer to automatically find and correct errors in its software. Freshly graduated, they are relocated to a remote Thuringian village after causing a computer breakdown. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Götz Schubert  •  Matthias Wien  •  Simone Thomalla  •  Gerit Kling

Susanne and the Magic Ring (1973)

The twelve-year old Susanne is a dreamer and feels misunderstood by her classmates. She pours out her heart to an old lock keeper, who understands her well. He gives her a ring, which has the ability to help its owner. Susanne believes greatly in its magic power. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Monika Wolf  •  Ronald Geißler  •  Rolf Hoppe  •  Klaus-Peter Thiele

The twelve-year old Susanne is a dreamer and feels misunderstood by her classmates. She pours out her heart to an old lock keeper, who understands her well. He gives her a ring, which has the ability to help its owner. Susanne believes greatly in its magic power. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Monika Wolf  •  Ronald Geißler  •  Rolf Hoppe  •  Klaus-Peter Thiele

Zum Beispiel Josef (1974)

Josef Neumann has always been an outsider to society, and at the age of 30, he has already lived an adventurous life when he comes to the GDR. He was raised as a foundling by nuns, made an apprenticeship as a construction worker, went to the Foreign Legion, and was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Jürgen Heinrich  •  Hans-Peter Reinecke  •  Petra Hinze  •  Monika Woytowicz

Josef Neumann has always been an outsider to society, and at the age of 30, he has already lived an adventurous life when he comes to the GDR. He was raised as a foundling by nuns, made an apprenticeship as a construction worker, went to the Foreign Legion, and was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Jürgen Heinrich  •  Hans-Peter Reinecke  •  Petra Hinze  •  Monika Woytowicz

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DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Henry Hübchen  •  Günter Rüger  •  Fred Delmare  •  Johannes Knittel

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DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Jörn Gust  •  Fred Delmare  •  Jürgen Heinrich  •  Heinz Behrens

Sabine Wulff (1978)

Sabine Wulff is almost 18 when she is released from the juvenile detention center. She doesn't want to return to her unsupportive parents or to her former boyfriend Jimmy, who got her into trouble by persuading her to steal cigarettes. She instead chooses to begin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Karin Düwel  •  Manfred Ernst  •  Jürgen Heinrich  •  Hans-Joachim Frank

Sabine Wulff is almost 18 when she is released from the juvenile detention center. She doesn't want to return to her unsupportive parents or to her former boyfriend Jimmy, who got her into trouble by persuading her to steal cigarettes. She instead chooses to begin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erwin Stranka
CAST:  Karin Düwel  •  Manfred Ernst  •  Jürgen Heinrich  •  Hans-Joachim Frank