Ernst Roters

In 1523, young Thomas Müntzer arrives with his wife Ottilie in the Thuringian village Allstedt to assume the rectorate. As a follower of Luther′s teachings, he finds in the Bible not only reasons for clerical, but also for secular reforms. But when Luther turns away from the rural population after a discord with Müntzer, it is Müntzer who becomes the peoples′ spokesman. He is forced to go to Southern Germany, where he convenes with revolting farmers. But his way leads him back to Thuringia. In 1525, he and Heinrich Pfeiffer form the centre of the Thuringian peasant uprising in Mühlhausen, but their success is diminished by the fact that peasants and craftsmen don′t seem to be able to work together. In Frankenhausen, Müntzer becomes the leader of a peasants′ army that is set to fighting the ruler′s army – and sustains a devastating loss. Müntzer is arrested and sentenced to death by decapitation for his insurgency.

The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.

An old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges...

East German propaganda film about an american army base trying to take away land from a west german village.

Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen’s life falls apart.

Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does not change him. He does not betray Peters, who has escaped from a concentration camp, but that is already enough for him. But after the war Sonnenrbruck gets into a conflict of conscience. He thought that science was finally free of politics again only to find the opposite happening at his university in Göttingen. A medical congress in the GDR brings him together with Peters, who is working on a major research contract there. Sonnenbruck decides to visit Peters.

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 police catch on quickly, however, and Gustav is arrested. The small band of smugglers disperses, with Gustav’s chauffer Peter Naumann fleeing to the West and his sister choosing the East after struggling to find work and lodging in the West.

Mother Wolffen, a washerwoman, is a woman of principle: A poor man must do what he must to get through life, only he mustn't get caught doing it. All sorts of crooked deals contribute to the improvement of the daily menu and the increase of household funds. When everyone is searching for pensioner Krueger's missing beaverskin coat, Mother Wolffen and her family are calmly enjoying fresh roast venison.

Documentary about Africa that includes footage from Hans Schomburgk's numerous African expeditions. The film footage was shot between 1913 and 1932.

1945년 독일 패전 후 폐허가 된 베를린 시내. 강제수용소에 끌려갔던 주자네는 집으로 돌아오게 되지만, 그의 아파트에는 참전군인 외과의 한스가 살고 있다. 어쩔 수 없이 동거를 하게 된 주자네와 한스는 전쟁으로 인한 상처를 보듬으며 이내 서로에게 의지한다. 어느 날, 한스는 함께 참전했던 브뤼크너 대위가 살아 있다는 것을 알게 되지만, 그가 부를 축적하고 행복한 가정을 꾸리고 살고 있는 것에 분노한다. 브뤼크너는 전쟁 중 무고한 폴란드인 100여명의 총살을 명령했던 전범이었던 것. 패전 후 처음 맞는 성탄절, 한스는 진정한 평화를 위해 브뤼크너를 처벌하기로 결심한다. 독일 패전 후 나치즘 청산을 위해 연합군의 검열 하에 만들어진 전후 첫 독일영화. (2017 한국영상자료원 - 1945, 전쟁의 기억)

1945년 독일 패전 후 폐허가 된 베를린 시내. 강제수용소에 끌려갔던 주자네는 집으로 돌아오게 되지만, 그의 아파트에는 참전군인 외과의 한스가 살고 있다. 어쩔 수 없이 동거를 하게 된 주자네와 한스는 전쟁으로 인한 상처를 보듬으며 이내 서로에게 의지한다. 어느 날, 한스는 함께 참전했던 브뤼크너 대위가 살아 있다는 것을 알게 되지만, 그가 부를 축적하고 행복한 가정을 꾸리고 살고 있는 것에 분노한다. 브뤼크너는 전쟁 중 무고한 폴란드인 100여명의 총살을 명령했던 전범이었던 것. 패전 후 처음 맞는 성탄절, 한스는 진정한 평화를 위해 브뤼크너를 처벌하기로 결심한다. 독일 패전 후 나치즘 청산을 위해 연합군의 검열 하에 만들어진 전후 첫 독일영화. (2017 한국영상자료원 - 1945, 전쟁의 기억)