German title	English Title	Number	Year	Genre	Director	Actors Actresses	Length	Mode	Format	Rating	Summary
	The Merchant Of Four Seasons	791 MER	2002	Drama	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hans HirschmŸller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla	88 min	German with English subtitles	DVD		Hailed as a defining moment in FassbinderÕs prolific career, ÒThe Merchant Of Four SeasonsÓ tells the story of Hans, a street fruit peddler and born-loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his buisness finally starts to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes. One sociable day, while toasting his friends and family, he decides to drink himself to death.
	Last Command, The	791 LAS	1928	Adventure / Drama	Josef von Sternberg	Emil Jannings, William Powell, Evelyn Brent	85 min	German only	VHS, B&W, Silent		Josef vonSternberg's The Last Command was inspired by the true story of General Lodijenski, a Russian aristocrat who arrived penniless in the US after the 1917 Revolution and who supported himself by playing movie bit parts and managing a Russian restaurant. Emil Jannings stars as the Grand Duke Sergius Alexander, who in the last days of the Romanoff regime must decide the fate of two revolutionist actors, Leo Andreyev (William Powell) and the gorgeous Natacha (Evelyn Brent).
23 - Nichts ist so wie es scheint	23	791 DRE	1998	Thriller / Drama	Hans-Christian Schmid	August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan Gregor Kremp	99 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		The passion of an abused idealist: Karl Koch, high school student in Hannover, is obsessed by the theories of a world-wide conspiracy propagated by the American Robert Anton Wilson in his bestseller ÒThe IlluminatesÓ. Karl begins to work for the KGB as hacker; increasingly addicted to dugs, he becomes lost on his computer in the worldÕs data networks.
4 Freunde und 4 Pfoten		791 Vie	2003	Comedy	Gabriele Heberling	Inga Busch, Alexander Gaul, Edda Leesch	76min	German	VHS	5.1/10	There is no doubt what this movie is: a movie you can leave your kids watching alone. Nothing they shouldn't see, and nothing you (parents) should see. If you like stories for young school-age children, watch it. But be warned: a thin, completely predictable story, average acting, director just working for his money. Kids like we saw in hundreds of movies, dog as we saw in thousands... A typical German kids' movie. A detective/crime story suitable for their age. If you've let them already watch action movies like Speed, Matrix or James Bond don't bother with this one, they'll give up after five minutes. But if they have childhood like they should, and are not contaminated by Japanese violent cartoons, they'll most likely spend exciting 70 minutes. And let you do whatever you want to.
Abenteuer 1900		791 AB	2004	Documentary	Volker Heise		377 min				Men, women and children of the 21. century are put together and experience how life was like in the 20th century.
Abenteuer des Kardinal Braun	Operation St. PeterÕs	791 ABE	1967	Comedy/Crime	Lucio Fulci	Lando Buzzanca, Heinz RŸhrmann, Jean-Caude Brially, Edward G.Robinson	100 min	German only	VHS		Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.
Aber, aber Herr Professor		791 ABE	1950	Comedy/Romance	Rolf Meyer	Johannes Heesters, Gisela Schmidting	95 min	German only	VHS		Ein sehr anstrengendes Leben ist es, das der Professor Wendler fŸhren mu§. Er sieht nŠmlich viel zu gut fŸr den Musiklehrer einer MŠdchenschule aus und mu§ es nun ertragen, da§ sich die jungen Damen Hals Ÿber Kopf in ihn verlieben. Besonders eine gewisse Ines hat es auf ihn abgesehen und kann es nicht begreifen, da§ ihr, dem verwšhnten Kind sŸdamerikanischer MillionŠre, nicht auch der grš§te Wunsch, eben jener Professor Wendler, erfŸllt wird.
Abschied von gestern	YesterdayÕs Girl	791 ABS	1966	Comedy	Alexander Kluge	Hans Bummer, Ursula Dirichs, KŠthe Ebner	88 min	German only	VHS	rated R	KlugeÕs prize-winning first feature, which launched him as a major figure in the New German Cinema movement, is based on one of his short stories, Anita G., published in his collection of short stories Curricula Vitae (1962) - of love, home and work - but canÕt seem to escape either her nor GermanyÕs past. Winner of the Special Jury Price at the Venice Film Festival 1966
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	791 AGU	1972	Adventure/ Drama	werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski, Daniel Ades, Peter Berling	100 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction?
Aimee & Jaguar	Aimee & Jaguar	791 AIM	1999	Romance/Drama	Max FŠrbebšck	Mariane Schrader, Juliane Kšhler, Johanna Wokalek, Heike Makatsch	125 min	German only	VHS		Berlin 1943/44 ("The Battle of Berlin"). Felice, an intelligent and courageous Jewish woman who lives under a false name, belongs to an underground organization. Lilly, a devoted mother of four, though an occasional unfaithful wife, is desperate for love. An unusual and passionate love between them blossoms despite the danger of persecution and nightly bombing raids. The Gestapo is on Felice's trail. Her friends flee, she decides to sit out the war with Lilly. One hot day in August 1944, the Gestapo is waiting in Lilly's flat... Golden Globes Nominee 2000 Winner of the German Film Award 1999
Alarm fuer Cobra 11		791 AL	2004	Action		Christian Oliver, Erdogan Atalay	180 min				Popular TV soap about two highway cops.
Alarm im Zirkus		791 ALA	1954	Crime / Drama	Gerhard Klein	Erwin Geschonneck, Uwe-Jens Pape, Karl Kendzia	75 min	German only	VHS		Die Westberliner Jungen Klaus und Max leben in Šrmlichen VerhŠltnissen. Ihr Traum ist eine Boxerkarriere, und um sich Boxhandschuhe fŸrs Training kaufen zu kšnnen, sparen sie jeden Pfennig. Doch es reicht nicht. Und so lassen sie sich vom Kneipenwirt Klott fŸr ein krummes GeschŠft anheuern. Durch Zufall kann Klaus ein GesprŠch Klotts belauschen und erfŠhrt, dass er sich an einem Pferdediebstahl im Ostberliner Zirkus Barlay, wo er gerade neue Freunde gefunden hat, beteiligen soll. Er ist empšrt und sorgt in einer abenteuerlichen Aktion fŸr die Verhinderung des Diebstahls.
Alaska.de	Alaska.de	791 ALA	2000	Drama	Esther Gronenborn	Jana Pallaske, Frank Droese, Arthur Rakk, Toni Blume	89 min	German only	VHS		When 16-year-old Sabine can no longer get along with her mother's boyfriend, she is sent to live with her father in an East Berlin suburb. Feeling completely isolated and alone, she finally befriends Eddie, a boy of her own age, and his best friend Micha. Micha, who is two years older, is unemployed and in trouble with the police. A party at his house turns into a nightmare when he, Eddie and their friend Stefan get into a vicious fight with another boy. Eddie stabs the boy to death. Sabine finds the bleeding corpse and sees Micha running away with a knife in his hands. The boys are terrified at what they've done and threaten Sabine to keep silent. When Micha decides to take matters into his own hands, things only get worse...
Alice in den StŠdten	Alice in the Cities	791 ALI	1974	Drama	Wim Wenders	RŸdiger Vogler, Yella RottlŠnder, Lisa Kreutzer	110 min	German only	VHS		German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
Alice in den StŠdten	Alice in the Cities	791 ALI	1974	Drama	Wim Wenders	RŸdiger Vogler, Yella RottlŠnder, Lisa Kreutzer	110 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
Alice in den StŠdten	Alice in the Cities	791 ALI	1974	Drama	Wim Wenders	RŸdiger Vogler, Yella RottlŠnder, Lisa Kreutzer	110 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
All of me	All of me	791 ALL	1991	Drama / Romance	Bettina Wilhelm	Georgette Dee, Miroslaw Baka	76 min	German only	VHS		A transvestite performer in the German Kleinkunst tradition on th etwenties and thirties. Orlanda specializes in american torch songs, among them ÒAll of meÓ. On a concert tour in Warsaw, which doubles as a honeymoon as he/she and his/her wife, Elisabeth, both fall in love with a charming man.
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Angst essen Seele auf	Ali: Fear Eats The Soul	791 ALI	1974	Drama / Romance	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Herman	93 min	German with English subtitles	VHS	suitable for adults	Emmi, a woman truly in the second half of life falls in love with Ali, an more than ten years younger Arab guest worker. When they both decide to marry, everybody and everyone seems to be against them. When the folks calm down a bit, Emmi and Ali get deeply unsure about their relationship. Awarded at the Cannes Film Festival 1974 And the German Film Awards
Ansichten eines Clowns	The Clown	791 ANS	1976		Vojtech Jasny	Helmut Griem, Hanna Schygulla, Eva Maria Meinecke	111 min	German only	VHS		Novel by Heinrich Bšll. Set in West Germany during the period of recovery following World War II, the novel examines the hypocrisy of contemporary German society in repressing memory of the historical past in order to concentrate on material reconstruction. In the book the figure of a clown represents the social conscience of the society. Through conversations the clown has with members of his family and others who represent various segments of the community, Bšll presents his criticism of that world, especially of the institutions of the church and industry.
Asterix erobert Rom	Asterix in Rome	791 AST	1976	Animation / Adventure	Rene Goscinny		85 min	German only	VHS		When Julius Cesar fears, that he will probably never be able to defeat the gaulic village of Asterix and his friends, he has the idea of offering the Gauls a deal: if they are able to solve twelve tasks that he selected, he will hand over the Roman empire to them. If not, they have to submit.
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen	Even Dwarfts Start Small	791 EVE	1970	Drama / Horror	Werner Herzog	Helmut Dšring, Gerd Gickel, Paul Glauer	96 min	German with English Subtitles, B&W	DVD		A group of dwarves living in a sort of prison in a remote country are fed up with their condition and begin rebelling against their keepers. Their acts of rebellion grow to alarming proportions. An allegory on the depravity of prisoners as well warders.
Auf der Reeperbahn Nachts um halb eins	On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight	791 AUF	1954	Comedy	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Hans Albers, Heinz RŸhrmann, Fita Benkhoff, Erwin Strahl.	107 min	German only	VHS		This famous movie classic is one of the most popular German films. After many years Hannes (Hans Albers) returns to Hamburg to retire. His old friend Pitter (Heinz Ruehmann) has financial problems with his Hippodrome ride on the Reeperbahn. Hannes decides to help his old friend. Lots of drama and Seamen songs make this film so enjoyable.
Auf Wiedersehen, Amerika	Bye Bye America	791 AUF	1994	Comedy / Drama	Jan SchŸtte	Aleksander Bardini, Christa Berndl	85 min	German only	VHS		A road movie with a new twist, BYE BYE AMERICA centers on three winsomely naive characters in Brighton Beach, N.Y., all past the prime of life but full of dreams and expectations. Genovefa, a Polish cleaning lady; her husband Moshe, a diminutive Polish Jew; and their best friend Isaac, a sad-sack German Jew, board a Polish freighter for the old country. Their ensuing adventures, together and apart, make it clear that "home" is elusive: in America they are immigrants, in Berlin they are Jews, and in Poland they are Americans. Their warm reunion in Gdansk reveals the transforming power of any journey.
Auf Wiedersehen, Amerika	Bye Bye America	791 AUF	1994	Comedy / Drama	Jan SchŸtte	Aleksander Bardini, Christa Berndl	85 min	English	VHS		A road movie with a new twist, BYE BYE AMERICA centers on three winsomely naive characters in Brighton Beach, N.Y., all past the prime of life but full of dreams and expectations. Genovefa, a Polish cleaning lady; her husband Moshe, a diminutive Polish Jew; and their best friend Isaac, a sad-sack German Jew, board a Polish freighter for the old country. Their ensuing adventures, together and apart, make it clear that "home" is elusive: in America they are immigrants, in Berlin they are Jews, and in Poland they are Americans. Their warm reunion in Gdansk reveals the transforming power of any journey.
Aus einem deutschen Leben	Death is my Trade	791 AUS	1977	Drama	Theodor Kortulla	Gštz George, Elisabeth Schwarz, Kurt HŸbner	145 min	German with english subtitles	VHS		The disturbing biography of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Hšss. Diese vorzŸgliche Filmbiographie zeichnet den Werdegang des phantasielosen BŸrokraten nach. Schon im ersten Weltkrieg ist der junge Hš§ treuer EmpfehlsempfŠnger. Dann, im Zivilleben, zeigt er sich als vorschriftenhšriger Muster-Arbeiter. Als die Nazis an Macht gewinnen, ist Hš§ der ideale Mann fŸr ihre Zwecke: Er fragt nicht, er fŸhrt aus. Das bringt ihn nach "oben". Hš§ wird Lagerkommandant im Vernichtungslager Auschwitz. Als er den Befehl erhŠlt, tŠglich tausend Juden zu tšten, ist das fŸr ihn ein Befehl wie jeder andere auch...
Bandits	Bandits	791 BAN	1997	Drama / Music	Katja von Garnier	Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz, Jutta Hoffmann	110 min	German only	VHS	Rated R	Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on the run from the law they even make it to sell their music and become famous outlaws. They Always Wanted to be Famous... They Never Knew They'd be Wanted!
Bandits	Bandits	791 BAN	1997	Drama / Music	Katja von Garnier	Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz, Jutta Hoffmann	110 min	German with English subtitles	DVD	Rated R	Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on the run from the law they even make it to sell their music and become famous outlaws. They Always Wanted to be Famous... They Never Knew They'd be Wanted!
Bang Boom Bang - ein todsicheres Ding	Bang Boom Bang	791 BAN	1999	Action / Comedy	Peter Thorwarth	Oliver Korrittke, Markus KnŸfken, Ralf Richter, Martin Semmelrogge	100 min	German only	VHS		Life could be just great for bankrobber Keek: His buddy Kalle is doing time for their last coup, while Keek has to retain the loot. Kalle will spend two more years in jail, so Keek is not exactly bothered by the fact that he has lost most of the money betting on horse races. But then Kalle watches a porn video 'starring' his girlfriend and he breaks free to take revenge. Suddenly, Keek is in desperate need of cash and even the weirdest scheme seems promising.
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben series 1-5	part 1: Die Bauern	791 BAU	1973	mini series	Egon Monk	Arno Assmann, Siegfried Wischnewski, Eberhard Fechner, Reinhardt Firchow	88 min each	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well done portrait of the roaring 20's in germany. Max Tredup, Annoncenwerber bei der "Chronik", der kleinen Provinzzeitung von Altholm, kann mit seinem dŸrftigen Druckzeilenhonorar Frau und Kind nicht mehr ernŠhren. Als er zufŠllig Zeuge wird, wie die in BedrŠngnis geratenen Bauern der Gegend eine PfŠndungsvollstreckung der Finanzbehšrde massiv zu verhindern versuchen, macht er Fotos davon und verkauft sie fŸr tausend Mark als Belastungsmaterial an den RegierungsprŠsidenten Temborius, der die Verhaftung des BauernfŸhrers anordnet.
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben series 1-5	part 2: Die Demonstration	791 BAU	1973	mini series	Egon Monk	Arno Assmann, Siegfried Wischnewski, Eberhard Fechner, Reinhardt Firchow	88 min each	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well done portrait of the roaring 20's in germany. Die Bauern sind provoziert. Es gibt BombenanschlŠge, darunter auch auf den RegierungsprŠsidenten in Schleswig. Der BŸrgermeister von Altholm genehmigt gegen den Willen des PrŠsidenten eine Bauerndemonstration im Ort. Polizeioberinspektor Frerksen gerŠt daraufhin in Zweifel, wem seine LoyalitŠt zu gelten hat. Auf Anordnung Temborius' stehen zwei Kompanien Schutzpolizei nahe bei Altholm, bereit, den friedlichen Ablauf der Kundgebung in Frage zu stellen.
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben series 1-5	part 3: Die StŠdter	791 BAU	1973	mini series	Egon Monk	Arno Assmann, Siegfried Wischnewski, Eberhard Fechner, Reinhardt Firchow	88 min each	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well done portrait of the roaring 20's in germany. Gro§e Unruhen sind die Folge. Stuff, Lokalredakteur der "Chronik", nimmt das Ende der Bauerndemonstration zum Anlass, die "Roten" in der Stadtverwaltung anzugreifen. †ber einen fiktiven Leserbrief gibt er den Bauern das Stichwort zum Boykott. Vertreter der šrtlichen GeschŠftsleute versuchen mit dem Landvolk Kontakt aufzunehmen, dessen ultimative Forderung, die Entlassung von Gareis und Frerksen, die Verhandlungen jedoch scheitern lassen.
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben series 1-5	part 4: Alle gegen alle	791 BAU	1973	mini series	Egon Monk	Arno Assmann, Siegfried Wischnewski, Eberhard Fechner, Reinhardt Firchow	88 min each	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well done portrait of the roaring 20's in germany. BŸrgermeister Gareis nimmt den Boykott der Bauernschaft nicht zur Kenntnis. Daraufhin fŠhrt eine Abordnung der GeschŠftsleute nach Schleswig zum RegierungsprŠsidenten, der nun seinerseits die Chance erkennt, den ihm schon lange unbequemen BŸrgermeister und Parteigenossen zu treffen. Gareis geht kompromisslos gegen den Lokalredakteur vor, versucht die Anschuldigungen des RegierungsprŠsidenten geheim zuhalten und erzwingt Pressefrieden bis zur gerichtlichen Untersuchung der DemonstrationsvorgŠnge.
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben series 1-5	part 5: Der Gerichtstag	791 BAU	1973	mini series	Egon Monk	Arno Assmann, Siegfried Wischnewski, Eberhard Fechner, Reinhardt Firchow	88 min each	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well done portrait of the roaring 20's in germany. Tredup sitzt als Berichterstatter bei den Verhandlungen des Landvolkprozesses. Zu frŸh kŸndigt er die Entmachtung des BŸrgermeisters an und verliert seine Stellung. Als er das Geld kassieren will, um mit seiner Familie fortzuziehen, wird er erschlagen. Der Landvolkprozess endet mit einem Kompromissurteil. Allein Gareis, der BŸrgermeister, bleibt auf der Strecke.
Baulšwe, der		791 BAU	1980	Comedy	Georgi Kissimov	Rolf Herrich, Annekathrin BŸrger, Agnes Kraus.	93 min	German only	VHS		Der erfolgreiche UnterhaltungskŸnstler Ralf Keul stŸrzt sich unerfahren, aber mutig in ein neues Abenteuer: Er will auf einem GrundstŸck an der Ostsee ein Haus bauen. Doch die Schwierigkeiten der Materialbeschaffung und der Transport bringen ihn an den Rand des Nervenzusammenbruchs und da sind auch noch die Handwerker, die ihm den letzten Nerv rauben.
Befreier und Befreite part 1	Liberators Take Liberties	791 BEF	1992	Documentary	Helke Sander		200 min	German only	VHS		After 46 years, women talk about being raped by soldiers of the Sovjet Army at the end of World WarII.
Befreier und Befreite part 2	Liberators Take Liberties	791 BEF	1992	Documentary	Helke Sander		200 min	German only	VHS		After 46 years, women talk about being raped by soldiers of the Sovjet Army at the end of World WarII.
Beim nŠchsten Kuss knall ich ihn nieder	One more kiss and heÕs dead	791 BEI	1992	Drama	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Martin Benrath, Peter Fitz, Matthias Fuchs, Lutz Herkenrath.	82 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		The story of the German Director Reinhold Schunzel, who had to emigrate from Germany in the 30s, and went to Hollywood.
Beim nŠchsten Kuss knall ich ihn nieder	One more kiss and heÕs dead	791 BEI	1992	Drama	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Martin Benrath, Peter Fitz, Matthias Fuchs, Lutz Herkenrath.	82 min	German only	VHS		The story of the German Director Reinhold Schunzel, who had to emigrate from Germany in the 30s, and went to Hollywood.
Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull	Confessions of Felix Krull, The	791 CON	1957	Comedy / Drama	Kurt Hoffmann	Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, Ingrid Andree	107 min	German with english Subtitles	VHS, B&W		Confessions of Felix Krull was adapted from the last novel by German author Thomas Mann. Horst Buchholtz stars as a German soldier sent to Paris during World War I. He casts aside his uniform and gets a job as an elevator operator. A handsome lug, Buchholtz is pursued by virtually every female who enters his little compartment. But the lad is shy, and besides, he'd rather discuss anthropology. You'll have to watch the film for yourself to see what, if anything, Felix Krull has to confess
Bella Martha	Mostly Martha	791 BEL	2002	Comedy/Romance	Sandra Nettelbeck	Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellito, August Zirner, Sibylle Canonica	106 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD		In a German restaurant, Chef Martha Klein is the undisputed supreme ruler of the kitchen. Her life is firmly centered around cooking which takes on a obsessive level with stubborn single mindedness. All that changes when her sister dies in a car accident, leaving her 8 year old daughter, Lina. Martha takes her niece in and while making enquiries for her estranged father, she struggles to care for this stubbornly headstrong child. Meanwhile at work, a new chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder.
Bella Martha	Mostly Martha	791 BEL	2002	Comedy/Romance	Sandra Nettelbeck	Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellito, August Zirner, Sibylle Canonica	106 min	German only	VHS		In a German restaurant, Chef Martha Klein is the undisputed supreme ruler of the kitchen. Her life is firmly centered around cooking which takes on a obsessive level with stubborn single mindedness. All that changes when her sister dies in a car accident, leaving her 8 year old daughter, Lina. Martha takes her niece in and while making enquiries for her estranged father, she struggles to care for this stubbornly headstrong child. Meanwhile at work, a new chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder.
Berlin - Ecke Schšnhauser	Berlin Schšnhauser Corner	791 BER	1957	Drama / Romance	Gerhard Klein	Ekkehard Schall, Ilse Page, Ernst-Georg Schwill	81 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		One of the most important films of the 1950s, this film portrays young people in East Berlin in search of their purpose in life a few years before the construction of the Wall.  They want to be free, dance to Rock ÕnÕ Roll, trade forbidden Western goods and avoid the constraints of their parents and the State.  BerlinÐSchšnhauser Corner is a perceptive social study of a city in which political and economic division affects everyone. ÒIt remains a classic of German and European youth films.Ó
Berlin - Ecke Schšnhauser	Berlin Schšnhauser Corner	791 BER	1957	Drama / Romance	Gerhard Klein	Ekkehard Schall, Ilse Page, Ernst-Georg Schwill	81 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		One of the most important films of the 1950s, this film portrays young people in East Berlin in search of their purpose in life a few years before the construction of the Wall.  They want to be free, dance to Rock ÕnÕ Roll, trade forbidden Western goods and avoid the constraints of their parents and the State.  BerlinÐSchšnhauser Corner is a perceptive social study of a city in which political and economic division affects everyone. ÒIt remains a classic of German and European youth films.Ó
Berlin Alexanderplatz	Berlin Alexanderplatz	791 BER	1931	Crime / Drama	Piel Jutzi	Heinrich George, Maria Bard, Margarete Schlegel	83 min	German only	VHS		Based on Alfred DšblinÕs sprawling novel. After being released from prison, Franz is determined to finally lead a decent life. But it is difficult to get used to living outside of prison again. In the local bar, he meets Reinhold, leader of a gang of criminals. Unable to convince Franz to join the gang, Reinhold gets him to take a drive with them one night. When Franz realizes that they are on their way to a job, he refuses to participate and is thrown out of the car while it is still moving. Franz survives, but loses his right arm. Having now lost all faith and sure heÕll never make it on Òthe straight and narrowÓ, Franz gives in and joins ReinholdÕs gang.
Berlin: die Sinfonie der Grossstadt	Berlin, Symphony of a great city	791 BER	1927	Documentary	Walter Ruttmann		65 min	German only	VHS		This movie shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at the earliest morning and ends in the deepest night.
Berliner Wei§e mit Schu§		791 BER	1984	TV-Series	Ralf Gregan	GŸnther Pfitzmann, Iris Werlin		German only	VHS
Besteigung des Chimbozaro, Die		791 BES	1989	Adventure / Drama	Rainer Simon	Jan Josef Liefers, Luis Miguel Campos, Oliver Pascalin	96 min	German only	VHS		Alexander con HumboldÕs expedition to the Chimbozaro.
Bin ich schšn?	Bin ich schšn?	791 BIN	1998	Comedy/Drama	Dorris Dšrrie	Marie Zielcke, Carla weindler, Julian Messner, Franka Potente, Iris Berben	112 min	German only	VHS		In this story, which takes place partly in Spain and Germany, several people have trouble with love, affairs, relations and faith. They are all connected by bonds of blood, marriage, profession or experience. A movie like the life - complex, with unexpected connections, ups and downs - intelligently made. Winner of the Bavarian Film Award 1998 for Best Screenplay!
Bodo - eine ganz normale Familie	The Wiz Kid	791 BOD	1989	Comedy / Sci-Fi	Gloria Behrens	Martin and Gary Forbes, Ulrike Kriener, Heiner Lauterbach	90 min	English	VHS	rated PG	Bodo is a kid with abnormally high intelligence, a samurai sword toting father and a robotic orangutan. Unfortunately, all this leaves him with a minimum of social skills, so what's a boy genius to do? Clone a hipper suaver Bodo of course! Soon afterwards though, trouble arises with an ill fated dance with his mother and a wannabe American detective named Nikki Maus. Will Bodo get the girl of his dreams? Time will tell in this tale of life and love on the open range.
Brigitta	Brigitta	791 Bri	1993	Drama	Dagmar Knšpfel	Carl Achleitner, Klaus HŠndl, Eva Igo	80 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Der junge Maler Florian zieht durch die ungarische Pu§ta, um die Landschaft und deren Bewohner zu portraitieren. Dort besucht er seinen Freund, den Gutsbesitzer Mural. Dabei begegnet ihm eine geheimnisvolle Reiterin, und er erfŠhrt von Murals Beziehung zu dieser Brigitta, von der Trennung des Paares und von ihrem Sohn...
BrŸcke, Die	The Bridge	791 BRI	1959	Drama / war	Bernhard Wicki	Folker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht	102 min	English, B&W	VHS		A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the "blood and honor" Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge. Bernhard WickiÕs first feature film is considered by many critics to be the most important of the period and was one of the first postwar productions with a truly worldwide release. Academy Awards Nominee 1960 Golden Globes Winner ÒBest Foreign FilmÓ
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Burning Life	Burning Life	791 BUR	1994	Comedy / Crime	Peter Welz	Anna Thalbach, Dani Levy, Jaecki Schwarz, Maria Schrader, Max Tidof	105 min	German with english Subtitles	VHS		Anna and Lisa, two young women, meet by chance in the vestibule of a bank, and decide after that to go on together leaving a successful trail of bank-robberies through Germany.
CharleyÕs Tante	CharleyÕs Aunt	791 CHA	1956	Comedy / Romance	Hans Quest	Heinz RŸhrmann, Hertha Feiler, Claus Biederstaedt, Walter Giller	81 min	German only	VHS		In this comedy of errors and misunderstandings, a young man is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged women. Charley and Ralf, are expecting female visitors but the girls won't show up without a chaperone, so CharleyÕs brother is inveigled into disguising himself as "Charley's Aunt."
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Comedian Harmonists	The Harmonists	791 HAR	1999	Drama / Music	Joseph Vilsmaier	Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Heinrich Schafmeister	126	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish. Winner of the Portland International Film Festival Nominated for the European Film Awards
Comedian Harmonists - sechs LebenslŠufe	Comedian Harmonists	791 COM	1976	Documentary	Eberhard Fechner	Robert Biberti (himself), Erwin Bootz (himself), Annemarie Collin (herself)	191 min	German only	VHS		Excellent, in-depth docu about arguably Germany's greatest singing group ever. When it was made in 1976, four of the original members of the group were still alive to tell their story and give a first-hand account of the origin, the rise and the demise of the group, including the bickering, rivalries and jealousies - and the nasty post-war litigation - among them.
Coming Out	Coming Out	791 COM	1989	Drama	Heiner Carow	Matthias Freihof, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek, Dagmar Manzel	113 min	German with english Subtitles	VHS	unrated	Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is. Heiner Carow was awarded at the berlin International Film festival for Òa sensible movie about the dilemma of minorities and for the deep respect for human rights, humanity and tolerance expressed with itÓ.
CsardasfŸrstin, Die	Csardas Princess, The	791 CSA	1951		Georg Jacoby	Marika Rškk, Johannes Heesters, Hubert Marischka		German only	VHS
Dagmar	Dagmar	791 DAG	1985	TV	Frank Strecker	Andreas Fršhlich, Katrin Fršhlich, Hans-Peter Korff	90 min	German only	VHS		Ein 16jŠhriges MŠdchen hat sich seinen lebenswichtigen Freiraum geschaffen, in dem es sich gegen Bevormundung, Ungerechtigkeit und Umweltverschmutzung einsetzt. Ihr Lebensplan, der vorsieht, da§ sie frei und ungebunden bleiben will, wird durch ihren Mathematiklehrer durchkreuzt, der sich in das MŠdchen verliebt. Da sie diese Liebe nicht erwidert, reagiert der Lehrer mit RacheplŠnen und Ÿbt unerbittlich seine Macht ihr gegenŸber aus. FŸr Jugendliche gedachter Spielfilm um Macht und AbhŠngigkeiten, die Kinder prŠgen. Nicht als trockener Problemfilm angelegt, sondern als fršhlich-subjektiver Blick durch die Augen der zentralen MŠdchenfigur.
Damals in der DDR 1		791 Dam
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Das Boot - The DirectorÕs Cut	Das Boot - The DirectorÕs Cut	791Boo	1981/1997	Drama/war/Nazi Germany	Wolfgang Petersen	JŸrgen Prochnow, Herbert Gršnemeyer, Klaus Wennemann	209 min	German or English, subtitles availible	DVD		The movie is the story of a single mission of one U-boat and its crew, following U-96 from its departure from La Rochelle, France, through its patrols in the North Atlantic and an attempted penetration of the Mediterranean, until its return to La Rochelle. It depicts both the excitement of battle and the tedium of the fruitless hunt, and portrays the men serving aboard U-boats as ordinary individuals with a desire to do their best for their comrades and their country. One of the most critically-acclaimed war movies of all time. An all-new restoration with over one hour of additional footage! Nominated for six Academy Awards 1982!
Das Boot ist voll	The Boat is Full	791 BOA	1981	Drama / War	Markus Imhoof	Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Waltz, Curt Bois	101 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported? Academy Awards Nominee 1982 Awarded at the Berlin International Film Festival
Das Haus der Schwestern		791 HA	2002	Drama	Rolf von Sydow	Christine Reinhart, Harald Krassnitzer, GŸnter Maria Halmer,	90		German
Das Kaninchen bin ich	The Rabbit Is Me	791 KAN	1965	Political Drama	Kurt Maetzig	Angelika Waller, Alfred MŸller, Ilse Voigt, Wolfgang Winkler, Helmut Schellhardt	109 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		A 19-year old girl named maria Morzeck is denied university admission because her brother is in jail for political reasons. The young woman falls in love with a judge, but later finds out that he is the judge who passed the harsh sentence on her brother. When the GDR jusitice system undergoes a slight reform, the judge quickly reverses his earlier ruling. Director Kurt Maetzig drew ideas from a forbidden novel by Manfred Bieler. The SED banned the film for being anti-socialist, pessimisitc and revisionist. After its initial presentation in 1989/90, critics hailed ÒThe Rabbit Is MeÓ as one of the most important and courageous works ever filmed by DEFA.
Das MŠdchen Rosemarie		791 MŠd	1957	Drama	Rolf Thiele	Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, Carl Raddatz, Gert Fršbe	95 min				West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.
Das neue Berlin	The New Berlin, City of Opportunity		1999		Beate Schubert
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Das singende, klingende BŠumchen	The Singing, Ringing Tree	791 SIN	1957	Fairy Tale/children	Karl Plintzner	Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Voigt, Eckart Dux, Richard KrŸger	70 min	German / English / French / Spanish	DVD		In a quest to win the love of a beautiful but self-centered princess, a handsome prince sets out in search of the magical singing, ringing tree, which the princess ardently desires. He stumbles upon the tree in an enchanted garden ruled by a wicked dwarf. The dwarf allows him to take the tree under one condition: the prince must secure the princessÕs love before nightfall or he will turn into a bear... A must-have for children of the 1960s!
Das Wunder von Bern	The Wonder of Bern	791 WUN	2003	Comedy / Drama	Sšnke Wortmann	Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf	118 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two others: The family of a young boy is splitted due to the events in World War II, and the father returns from Russia after thirteen years. His problems in getting back to normality are shown, with references to his children and wife. The second story is about a reporter and his wife reporting from the tournament.
Das Wunder von Bern - Die Wahre Geschichte	The Wonder of Bern - The true story	791 WUN	2004	Documentary	Sebastian Dehnhardt		190 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Documentary about the the great victory of the German soccer team against the Hungarian at the World Championchip1954. The German team surprised everybody because nobody was in a doubt at the beginning of the world championship that the Hungarian team would win. This 3:2 victory of the German soccer time elevated post-war Germany spiritually.
Das Wunder von Legende PART 1	A Light In Dark Places	791 WU(1)	2003	Adventure/Drama	Kaspar Heidelbach	Nadja Uhl, Heino Ferch, Heike Makatsch, Jan Josef Liefers	188 min			7.1/10	A group of 13 mining workers get trapped after an accident and have to wait 11 days until they are found. Meanwhile their families suffer, their colleagues go on searching and all the time the media goes wild for the first time in German media history.
Das Wunder von Legende PART 2	A Light In Dark Places	791 WU(2)	2003	Adventure/Drama	Kaspar Heidelbach	Nadja Uhl, Heino Ferch, Heike Makatsch, Jan Josef Liefers	188 min			7.1/10	A group of 13 mining workers get trapped after an accident and have to wait 11 days until they are found. Meanwhile their families suffer, their colleagues go on searching and all the time the media goes wild for the first time in German media history.
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David	David	791 DAV	1979	Drama / War	Peter Lilienthal	Mario Fischel, Hoorsten Henties, Dominique Horwitz, Erik Jalde	121 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		David is a young German Jewish teenager who is caught up in the Nazi regimeÕs persecution, eventually losing his home and family to the Holocaust. He survives as a victim and witness in this poetic and brutal drama filmed in Germany.
Der amerikanische Freund	American Friend	791 AME	1977	Crime / Mystery / Drama	Wim Wenders	Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer	123 min	German only	VHS		Jonathan Zimmermann, a picture framer in Hamburg is diagnosed as having leu leukemia. Ripley, an American art dealer dealing in forgeries, uses this fact to arrange for a mob associate of his to recruit Zimmermann as a hit man. Zimmermann agrees to this because this would ensure his family's financial future. Zimmermann descends into a nightmare world of deceit and double dealing. The narrative acts as a metaphor for the relationship between American (Hollywood) and post-war German culture. The appearance of several Hollywood directors in cameo roles underlines this. Nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film festival and the CŽsar Awards, France
Der blaue Engel	The Blue Angel	791 BLA	1930	Darma / Musical	Josef von Sternberg	Marlene Dietrich, Emil jannings, Kurt Gerron, Rosa Valetti	99 min	German only	VHS		Immanuel Rath, and old single, is a teacher at the town's high school. When he discovers that some of his pupils often goes into a join, The Blue Angel, to visit a dancer, Lola Lola, he comes there to confound them. But he is aroused by Lola. The next night he comes again... and does not sleep at home...
Der Florentiner Hut	The Leghorn Hat	791 FL	1939	Comedy	Wolfgang Liebeneiner		91 min			8/10	The story is about mister Farina, whose horse ate the hat of one lady. Not enough, the horse did it on the day of farinaÕs wedding ad the lady insists that she wanted to be indemnified on the same day. Now farina has to rush between his wedding, the following festivities and several hat stores to find a hat; this very particular hat the lady wants doesÕt exist in any hat sore but only at a baroness mansion. So Farina went to the baronessÕs house, enters it and try to trick her in givig him the hat. To his surprise he did not know, that all the people he invited to his wedding followed him and arrive at the mansion, becasue they think itÕs FarinaÕs home.
der Mann, der seinen Moerder sucht	Looking for his murder	791 Man	1931	Crime/Comedy	Robert Siodmak	Heinz Ruehmann	50 min			7.6/10	In the face of ever-mounting debts, Heinz Ruhmann arranges for his own murder to be committed within the next 12 hours. During this period, Ruhmann falls in love and gains a whole new lease on life. Frantically, he seeks out the man whom he has hired to bump him off -- only to find out that the latter has sold his "contract" to another fellow -- who in turn has sold it to a third party. Eventually, the whole mess is wrapped up with a Keystone-like car chase.
Der Verehrer		791 VE	2002	drama	Dagmar Damek	Ursula Buschhorn, Florian Fitz, Bernhard Schir, Ellen Ten Damme, Edda Leesch	90 min		German		German TV movie
Der Verlorene	The Lost One	791 LOS	1951	post-war movie	Peter Lorre	Peter Lorre, Karl John, Helmuth Rudolph	95 min		VHS, B&W		German scientist murders his fiancŽe during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy. One of the greatest post war german films!
Derrick-Die Pflicht ruft!		791 DE	2004	Comedy/Animation	Michael Ekdladh	Horst Tappert (Derrick), Fritz Wepper (Harry Klein)	77 min			3.6/10	Detective Stephan Derrick ogether with his partner Harry Klein are fighting their way through a misterious crime series during the run-up of the European Song Contest.
Deutschland bevor die Bomben fielen		791 DEU		Documentary			170 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Documentary on what Germany was like before World War II. Three movies on one DVD: 1) Deutschlandreise 1934 2) Private Aufnahmen aus den 30er Jahren 3) So war Berlin
Deutschland im Herbst	Germany in Autumn	791 DEU	1977/78	Documentary	A.Brustellin, R.W.Fassbinder, V. Schlšndorff	R.W.Fassbinder, Liselotte Eder, Armin Meier, Angela Winkler	126 min	German with enhanced English Subtitles	VHS		Germany in Autumn was an unprecedented collective response by GermanyÕs leading directors and writers to the climate of political terrorism in their country during the late 1970Õs. Throughout this decade, the Red Army Faction (RAF) - an outgrowth of the notorious Baader-Meinhof Group - had waged a campaign of terror against those in power, and the governmentÕs escalating efforts to to rootout the terrorists had resulted in an virtual stage of siege by the autumn of 1977.
Deutschland vor dem Krieg		93 Deu
Deutschlandreise 1943		93 Deu
Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt	Adventures of Werner Holt, The	791 AB	1965	Drama/War	Joachim Kunert	Klaus-Peter Thiele, manfred Karge, Arno Wyzniewski	158 min	German Only	VHS, B&W		Very intriguing movie with superb acting that shows the life and mindset of young Germans during WW2, how they were moulded into becoming killers without second thoughts and how they were eventually used up in war. Nominated for the Grand Prix at the Moscow International Film Festival 1965
Die fabelhafte Welt der Amelie	AmŽlie	791 FA	2001	Comedy/Drama/Romance	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz	117 min			8.6/10	AmŽlie is a shy waitress in a Montmartre cafŽ. After returning a long-lost childhood treasure to a former occupant of her apartment, and seeing the effect it has on him, she decides to set out on a mission to make others happy and in the meantime pursues a quirky guy who collects discarded photo booth pictures.
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Die Kaiserin und der Krieger	The Princess and the Warrior	791 PRI	2001	romantic drama	Tom Tykwer	Franka Potente, Benno FŸrmann	133 min	German with English subtitles	DVD		When shy, beautiful nurse Sissi is the victim of a horrible car accident, a handsome small-time criminal miraculously saves her life. When she recoveres, Sissi sets out to find him and discoveres a violant man with a conflicted past and dangerous future. Soon, the two meet again in the middle of a deadly bank robbery, and Sissi realizes her fate is pre-destined. Or is it?
Die Kaiserin und der Krieger	The Princess and the Warrior	791 PRI	2001	romantic drama	Tom Tykwer	Franka Potente, Benno FŸrmann	133 min	German with German subtitles	VHS		When shy, beautiful nurse Sissi is the victim of a horrible car accident, a handsome small-time criminal miraculously saves her life. When she recoveres, Sissi sets out to find him and discoveres a violant man with a conflicted past and dangerous future. Soon, the two meet again in the middle of a deadly bank robbery, and Sissi realizes her fate is pre-destined. Or is it?
Die Legende von Paul und Paula	The Legend of Paul and Paula	791 PAU	1973	drama/comedy/East Germany	Heiner Carow	Angelica Domroese, Winfried Glatzeder, Heidemarie Wenzel	106 min	German with English subtitles	DVD		Two neighbors - Paula, a single woman with two children, and Paul, a concervative bureaucrat stuck in a loveless marriage - begin to fall in love. The free-spirited Paula tries to liberate Paul from his complacement life, but itÕs not until tragedy and heartaches beset them both that he begins to fully appreciate her love. But is it too late? One of the most popular and controversial of all East German films!
Die Marquise von O	The Marquise of O	791 MAR	1976	Drama	Eric Rohmer	Edith Clever, Bruno Ganz, Peter LŸhr, Otto Sander	102 min	German with English subtitles	DVD		Set in 18th century Italy during the Franco-Prussian War, ÒThe Marquise of OÓ centers on a young widow (Edith Clever) who is saved from an attempted rape but then mysteriously finds herself pregnant several months later. Unaware of how this happened, she is sent away by her family and ends up marrying her rescuer, whom she doesnÕt know is the childÕs father.
Die Musterknaben XL- Teil 1		791 MU(1)	1997,1999	Comedy?Crime	Ralf Huettner	JŸrgen Docker, Oliver Dretzke	90+90+110 min			6.8/10	Anticipating a major drug deal the DŸsseldorf LKA (state police) conducts an observation of a flat in Cologne. The night shift in the camera-equipped camper is assigned to local police losers Docker and Dretzke. Taking breaks from the boring job Docker starts flirting with bartender Wanda and all too soon he boasts about their investigations. Conceivably, Docker and Dretzke are stunned when they hear Wanda's voice through the wiretap, as she confides the story of the funny policeman to the answering machine in the surveilled apartment. When the buddies decide to break into the flat to erase Wanda's message, they discover something that sheds a different light on the whole affair.
Die Musterknaben XL- Teil 2		791 MU(2)	1997,1999	Comedy?Crime	Ralf Huettner	JŸrgen Docker, Oliver Dretzke	90+90+110 min			6.8/10	Anticipating a major drug deal the DŸsseldorf LKA (state police) conducts an observation of a flat in Cologne. The night shift in the camera-equipped camper is assigned to local police losers Docker and Dretzke. Taking breaks from the boring job Docker starts flirting with bartender Wanda and all too soon he boasts about their investigations. Conceivably, Docker and Dretzke are stunned when they hear Wanda's voice through the wiretap, as she confides the story of the funny policeman to the answering machine in the surveilled apartment. When the buddies decide to break into the flat to erase Wanda's message, they discover something that sheds a different light on the whole affair.
Die Musterknaben XL- Teil 3		791 MU(3)	1997,1999	Comedy?Crime	Ralf Huettner	JŸrgen Docker, Oliver Dretzke	90+90+110 min			6.8/10	Anticipating a major drug deal the DŸsseldorf LKA (state police) conducts an observation of a flat in Cologne. The night shift in the camera-equipped camper is assigned to local police losers Docker and Dretzke. Taking breaks from the boring job Docker starts flirting with bartender Wanda and all too soon he boasts about their investigations. Conceivably, Docker and Dretzke are stunned when they hear Wanda's voice through the wiretap, as she confides the story of the funny policeman to the answering machine in the surveilled apartment. When the buddies decide to break into the flat to erase Wanda's message, they discover something that sheds a different light on the whole affair.
Die Patriarchin		791 PA	2005	Drama	Carlo Rola	Iris Berben	270 min			6.9/10	Nina Vandenberg is married to a coffee entrepreneur and a frustrated housewife. While the whole family celebrates her husband Gero`s birthday in Switzerland, she sits lonley and drunken in their mansion in Hamburg and burns down the living-room. After she is released from hospital, Gero dies in a plane crash. His legacy reveals some very bad news for Nina: illegal money was found in the wreck, the company is nearly bankrupt and she is accused of tax fraud now. While Nina learns that her whole life has been a lie, the company's intriguing vice CEO Wolf Sevening tries to take control. Although some members of her own family also fight against her, Nina starts to search vanished money -40 million euros- which could save the enterprise and her life. Three men are her allies: Bent Peerson, her husband`s former business partner, Jens Thiede, official in charge of the tax office, and Gero`s older brother Arno who emigrated to Kenya many years ago. As the family owns a big plantation there, Nina thinks she could find the money, but reveals a bitter secret of her own past in Africa instead...
Die Welt des Automobils	Die Geschichte der Eisenbahn	791 Welt	1996	Documentary			60 min				A short outline about the history of the automobile and also of the railroad
Dinner for one	Dinner for one	791 DIN	1963	Comedy	Heinz Dunkhase	Freddie Frinton, May Warden, Heinz Piper	18 min	English	VHS		A very old woman wants to have dinner with her friends. As they are all dead, the butler has to play the role of every guest. He does a very good job, but wine can get you easily drunk, when you're drinking it for six people!
Dizzy, lieber Dizzy		791 DIZ	1997	Family	Steffi Kammermeier	Antonia Ress, Max Riedel, Jana Kilka, Alexander May	88 min	German only	VHS		Ferien auf RŸgen! Eigentlich ein toller Sommer-Spa§. Aber nicht fŸr Mimi. Ihre Eltern haben sie hier abgesetzt, weil sie ins Ausland reisen mŸssen. "Ich glaube, das werden die grŠ§lichsten Ferien meines Lebens," stšhnt Mimi. Einen schrulligen Opa und eine zickige Tante - sonst kennt Mimi niemanden auf der Insel.
Douaumont Die Hšlle von Verdun	Douaumont	791 DOU	1931	War	Heinz Paul		84 min	German only	VHS		This film re-recreates the battles for Fort Dauaumont, a French stronghold captured by the Germans during the Battle of Verdun. Using re-created battle scenes, animated maps, spoken dialogue sequences, and some original World War 1 footage, it shows German and French troops mobilizing, and German troops capturing, holding, and losing the Fort between February and October of 1916. German officers who fought in these battles participated in the making of this film
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler	Dr mabuse, King of Crime	791 DrM	1922	Crime / Horror / Thriller	Fritz Lang	Rudolph Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Aud Egede Nissen, Gertrude Welcker	231 min	German with English Subtitles	2 VHS		Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergres show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.
Drei MŠdels von der Tankstelle, Die	BabeÕs Petrol	791 DRE	1997	Comedy	Peter F. Bringmann	Wigald Boning, Alex Milberg, Franka Potente, Carol Campbell	85 min	German only	VHS		Wigald hat Probleme mit Frauen. Trost findet er beim Psychiater, Liebe nur bei seinem Pudel. Frauen verfolgen Wigald Ÿber den Tod hinaus. Als seine Mutter stirbt, erbt er nur unter der Bedingung, da§ er eine bestimmte heruntergekommene Tankstelle wieder erfolgreich machen kann. Dummerweise hat er diese kurz zuvor an drei hŸbsche MŠdels verpachtet, die gar nicht daran denken, sie wieder herzugeben ...
Dreigroschenoper, Die	BeggarÕs Opera, The	791 DRE	1931		Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold SchŸnzel	112 min	German only	VHS		In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'. This adaptation of Brecht/Weill's Musikspiel is considered by many a classic masterpiece.
Dreigroschenoper, Die	BeggarÕs Opera, The	791 DRE	1931		Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Rudolf Forster, Carola Neher, Reinhold SchŸnzel	112 min	German only	VHS		In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'. This adaptation of Brecht/Weill's Musikspiel is considered by many a classic masterpiece.
East Side Story	East Side Story	791 EAS	1998	Documentary / Musical	Dana Ranga	Margarita Andrushkovich, Chris Doerk, Erich Doerk, Erich Gusko, Helmut Hanke	75 min	German only	VHS		"That's Entertainment!," Communist style. A documentary about movie musicals produced during the height of the old Soviet bloc. Comrades drive tractors, sweep factory floors, feed farm animals, harvest crops, all the while singing their hearts out about the joys of socialism. Included are interviews with people involved in the making of some of these movies, as well as a film historian and nostalgic moviegoers.
Echte Kerle	Regular Guys	791 ECH	1996	Comedy	Rolf Silber	Christoph Ohrt, Carin Teitze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski	102 min	German with english Subtitles	DVD		Not your typical buddymovie, Regular Guys is a refreshingly witty German comedy that takes a tongue-in-cheek peek at the complexities of relationships - gay, straight and somewhere in-between. Christoph, a macho cop, goes on a bender after his fiancee throws him out of the house. After waking up in the arms of a very cute and a very naked Edgar, a gay auto mechanic, Christoph world is immediately changed.
Echtzeit	Realtime	791 ECH	1983	Criticism of Society	Hellmuth Costard, JŸrgen Ebert	Georg KrŠmer, Ruth Bierich	128 min	English	VHS		George, a redundant scientist, finds himself in an unreal space, in a timeless system from which there seems to be no escape. Here he comes across Ruth whom he knew well before his strange transformation. Ruth confronts him with her suspicion that they are only acting as simulations of themselves and that they may already been destroyed through an accident or a catastrophe.
Echtzeit	Realtime	791 ECH	1983	Criticism of Society	Hellmuth Costard, JŸrgen Ebert	Georg KrŠmer, Ruth Bierich	128 min	German only	VHS		George, a redundant scientist, finds himself in an unreal space, in a timeless system from which there seems to be no escape. Here he comes across Ruth whom he knew well before his strange transformation. Ruth confronts him with her suspicion that they are only acting as simulations of themselves and that they may already been destroyed through an accident or a catastrophe.
Effi Briest	Effi Briest	791 EFF	1974	Drama	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Lilo Pempeit	140 min	German with english Subtitles	DVD		In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instetten and moves into a house, that she believes has a ghost, in a small isolated Baltic town. Effi is lonely when her husband is away on business, so she spends time riding and walking along the shore with Major Crampas. Instetten is promoted and the family moves to Berlin, where Effi enjoys the social life. Six years later, the Baron is given letters from Crampas to Effi that convince him that they had an affair. He feels obliged to challenge Crampas to a duel and banish Effi from the house.
Ehe der Maria Braun, Die	Marriage of Maria Braun, The	791 EHE	1979	Drama	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lšwitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen	120 min	German only	VHS		This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII. Fassbinder has tried to show the gritty life after the end of WWII and the turmoil of the people trapped in its wake.
Ein Heim fŸr Tiere - CŠsar	Adventures of Dr. Bayer, The	791 HEI	1985-1992	Family / TV-Series	Kai Borsche	Siegfried Wischnewski, Hans Heinz Moser, Marion Kracht	45 min	German obly	VHS		Tierarzt Dr. Willi Bayer betreibt seine Praxis im Rande einer Stadt. Er hilft verletzten Tieren, wo er nur kann und engagiert sich in vielen FŠllen weit Ÿber den Rahmen seiner beruflichen TŠtigkeit hinaus. Bei Leuten, die ihn nicht nŠher kennen, ist er als brummig und bŠrbei§ig verschrien - was mit daran liegt, wie er Menschen gegenŸbertritt, die ihre Tiere aus Unwissenheit oder gar Absicht unnštig leiden lassen. Bei den Kindern ist er dagegen umso beliebter - sie nennen ihn liebevoll "Onkel Willi".
Ein Heim fŸr Tiere - Komet	Adventures of Dr. Bayer, The	791 HEI	1985-1992	Family / TV-Series	Kai Borsche	Siegfried Wischnewski, Hans Heinz Moser, Marion Kracht	45 min	German obly	VHS		Tierarzt Dr. Willi Bayer betreibt seine Praxis im Rande einer Stadt. Er hilft verletzten Tieren, wo er nur kann und engagiert sich in vielen FŠllen weit Ÿber den Rahmen seiner beruflichen TŠtigkeit hinaus. Bei Leuten, die ihn nicht nŠher kennen, ist er als brummig und bŠrbei§ig verschrien - was mit daran liegt, wie er Menschen gegenŸbertritt, die ihre Tiere aus Unwissenheit oder gar Absicht unnštig leiden lassen. Bei den Kindern ist er dagegen umso beliebter - sie nennen ihn liebevoll "Onkel Willi".
Ein Heim fŸr Tiere - Mikki	Adventures of Dr. Bayer, The	791 HEI	1985-1992	Family / TV-Series	Kai Borsche	Siegfried Wischnewski, Hans Heinz Moser, Marion Kracht	45 min	German obly	VHS		Tierarzt Dr. Willi Bayer betreibt seine Praxis im Rande einer Stadt. Er hilft verletzten Tieren, wo er nur kann und engagiert sich in vielen FŠllen weit Ÿber den Rahmen seiner beruflichen TŠtigkeit hinaus. Bei Leuten, die ihn nicht nŠher kennen, ist er als brummig und bŠrbei§ig verschrien - was mit daran liegt, wie er Menschen gegenŸbertritt, die ihre Tiere aus Unwissenheit oder gar Absicht unnštig leiden lassen. Bei den Kindern ist er dagegen umso beliebter - sie nennen ihn liebevoll "Onkel Willi".
Ein Heim fŸr Tiere - Mohrle	Adventures of Dr. Bayer, The	791 HEI	1985-1992	Family / TV-Series	Kai Borsche	Siegfried Wischnewski, Hans Heinz Moser, Marion Kracht	45 min	German obly	VHS		Tierarzt Dr. Willi Bayer betreibt seine Praxis im Rande einer Stadt. Er hilft verletzten Tieren, wo er nur kann und engagiert sich in vielen FŠllen weit Ÿber den Rahmen seiner beruflichen TŠtigkeit hinaus. Bei Leuten, die ihn nicht nŠher kennen, ist er als brummig und bŠrbei§ig verschrien - was mit daran liegt, wie er Menschen gegenŸbertritt, die ihre Tiere aus Unwissenheit oder gar Absicht unnštig leiden lassen. Bei den Kindern ist er dagegen umso beliebter - sie nennen ihn liebevoll "Onkel Willi".
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Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod	Gloomy Sunday	791 LIE	1999	Romance / Drama	Rolf SchŸbel	erika Morozsan, Joachim krol, ben Becker, Stefano Dionisi	112 min	German only	VHS		Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist Andr‡s to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires Andr‡s to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody triggers off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic mŽnage ˆ trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans goes and falls in love with Ilona as well.
Ein Mann fŸr alle FŠlle		791 MAN	1978	TV	Wolfgang Liebeneier	Harald Juhnke, Iris Berben, Hans Brenner	106 min	German only	VHS
EisbŠr, Der		791 EIS	1998	Action / Thriller	Granz Henman, Til Schweiger	Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk, Benno FŸrmann, Florian Lukas	90 min	German only	VHS		Leo hat ein Problem, weil er den Falschen gekillt hat. Nico vermasselt ihren Auftrag, weil ihr Wagen geklaut wurde. Fabian und Reza wissen nicht, da§ in dem Wagen, den sie geklaut haben, eine Bombe tickt. Leo hat nichts mehr zu verlieren und Durst auf Tequila. Im hŠ§lichsten Ort der Welt "Paul's Eck" trifft er auf die gro§e Liebe: Nico. Alle Vier erleben auf ihre Weise den Abend ihres Lebens. Erst in der MorgendŠmmerung wendet sich das Blatt. Eine wilde Geschichte, in der nicht alle Ÿberleben, die wir lieben...
Emil und die Detektive		791 Emi
Engel & Joe	Engel & Joe	791 ENG	2001	Drama / Romance	Vanessa Jopp	Robert Stadlober, jana Pallaske, Lena sabine Berg, Mirko Lang	93 min	German only	VHS		A love story about a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl Eine tragische Liebesgeschichte zwischen einer 15-jŠhrigen und einem 17-jŠhrigen. Beide verlieben sich unsterblich ineinander. Ihre gemeinsame Liebe geht soweit, dass fŸr Engel eine Welt zusammen bricht als Joe nicht zum verabredeten Date kommt. Er kann ja nicht wissen, dass Joe wegen ihrer in den Selbstmord getriebenen Mutter verhindert wurde. Wird Joe deswegen eine Dummheit begehen?
Erleuchtung garantiert		791 ERL	2000	Drama / Comedy	Doris Dšrrie	Uwe Ochsenknecht, Gustav-Peter Wšhler, Petra Zieser	109 min	German only	VHS		Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese zen monastry. The trip from Germany to Japan brings up some unexpected quests they have to manage. Soon both really have to leave their ordinary lifes behind and are on a voyage to themselves.
Es geschah am hellichten Tag	It happened in broad daylight	791 ESG	1958	Crime / Thriller / Drama	Ladislao Vajda	Heinz RŸhrmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Simon	100 min	German only	VHS		Several young girls were killed. Policeman Matthaei travels to the region where it happened and searches a child that looks similar to the ones that were murdered. He finds one and stays with her and her mother, not telling them that he is waiting for the killer to start his bloody work one more time ...
Feuerschiff, Das	Lightship, The	791 FEU	1985	Drama	Jerzy Skolimowski	Tom Bower, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Robert Duvall	89 min	German only	VHS		Conflict breaks out aboard a sea-going lightship, resulting in violence and murder.
Feuerwerk	Fireworks	791 FEU	1954	Comedy / Romamce	Kurt Hoffmann	Lilli Palmer, Karl Schšnbšck, Romy Schneider	97 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		German classic!
Feuerwerk		791 Feu	1954	Comedy/Romance	Kurt Hoffmann	Lilli Palmer, Karl Schoenboeck, Romy Schneider	97min	VHS	German	5.7/10
Feuerzangenbowle, Die	Fire Tongue Bown, The	791 FEU	1944	Comedy	Helmut Weiss	Heinz RŸhrmann, Karin Himboldt, Hilde Sessak, Erich Ponto	93 min	German only	VHS, B&W		This fictional video tells of a famous writer who realizes that he missed out on the school experience because he was educated at home. So, pretending to be 18 again, he enrolls in a small-town school.
FrŸhlingssinfonie	Spring Symphony	791 FRŸ	1983	Music	Peter Schamoni	Nastassja Kinski, Herberet Gršnemeyer, Marie Colbin, Margit Geissler	90 min	German only	VHS		Schon als Kind wurde Clara Wieck von ihrem Vater im Klavierspiel unterrichtet und mit fast allen Mitteln zur VirtuositŠt gezwungen. Als Clara bei ihrem Vater den ambitionierten Komponisten Robert Schumann kennen lernt, verliebt sie sich prompt in ihn. Doch der strenge Vater ist gegen die Beziehung. Er schickt Clara nach Dresden. Doch Robert reist ihr nach...
Fuehrer Ex		791 FU	2002	drama	Bonengel	Aaron Hildebrand, Christian BlŸmel, Jule Flierl, Detlef Kapplusch, Marco Schulz, Luci Van Org, Dennis Grabosch	105 minutes	German with English subtitles	German with English subtitles	Very violent! Gewalt. GefŸhl. Gefangen. (Violence. Feeling. Being caught.)	FŸhrer Ex is a challenging, harsh, and intensely involving tale of the course of friendship of two young lads living in the 'prison' of Communist East Germany in 1986. Based on fact (Ingo Hasselbach's book 'Die Abrechnng' adapted for the screen by Douglas Graham and director Winfried Bonengel), this story relates the changes that occur in the close friendship of two boys torn by the confinement of the East German Communists vs the Western freedom of West Germany and the countries not under Communist control. It informs us about that transition with the fall of the Berlin wall and the subsequent adjustment to the new form of life East Germans found beyond the crumbled wall.
FŸnf Freunde wittern ein Geheimnis	Five on a secret trail	791 FŸn	1995	Adventure / Children	Michael Kerrigan	Marco Williamson, Paul Child, Laura Petela	50 min	German only	VHS		"WŠhrend der Ferien schlafen die fŸnf Freunde in einer alten HŸtte. Das ist recht unheimlich; nachts hšren sie verdŠchtige GerŠusche und sehen sogar 'Gespenster' in den BŠumen. Am Tage tauchen Zwillinge bei ihnen auf, mit deren Hilfe sie herausfinden, da§ jemand auf der Suche nach einem Schatz ist und keine neugierigen Kinder in seiner NŠhe haben will..."
FŸr immer und immer	For ever and ever	791 FŸR	1997	Drama / Thriller	Hark Bohm	Johanna ter Steege, Jeanette Arndt, Heinz Hoenig	89 min	German only	VHS		Five years ago, the unmarried mother MelanieBrunnhauser had surrendered her daughter Maria to fosterparents. Now, she is married and demands the return of maria, whom she has never seen again since her birth, regardless of the relationship which has built up between the child and her fosterparents in the meantime.
FŸr immer und immer	For ever and ever	791 FŸR	1997	Drama / Thriller	Hark Bohm	Johanna ter Steege, Jeanette Arndt, Heinz Hoenig	89 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		Five years ago, the unmarried mother MelanieBrunnhauser had surrendered her daughter Maria to fosterparents. Now, she is married and demands the return of maria, whom she has never seen again since her birth, regardless of the relationship which has built up between the child and her fosterparents in the meantime.
Gegen die Wand		791 Ge
Germany Year Zero		791 Ge	1948	drama	Rossellini	Edmund Moeschke, Ernst Pittschau, Ingetraud Hinze, Franz Otto KrŸger	71 minutes	BW	Italian, w. Eng. subtitles		Edmund, a young boy who lives in the destructed Germany after the 2nd World War has to do all kinds of work and tricks to help his family in getting food and barely survive. One day he meets a man who used to be one of his teacher in school and hopes to get support from him, but the ideas of this man does not lead Edmund in a clearer or safer way of living...
Geschwister Oppermann, Die Part 1	Oppermann Family	791 GES	1983	Drama	Egon Monk	Wolfgang Kieling, Rosel Zech, Till Topf, michael Degen	103 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		History of a Jewish family, the Oppermanns, in Berlin at the end of 1932, after Hitler has become the leader of Germany's strongest political party.
Geschwister Oppermann, Die Part 2	Oppermann Family	791 GES	1983	Drama	Egon Monk	Wolfgang Kieling, Rosel Zech, Till Topf, michael Degen	118 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		History of a Jewish family, the Oppermanns, in Berlin at the end of 1932, after Hitler has become the leader of Germany's strongest political party.
Go Trabi Go	Go Trabi Go	791 GO	1991	Comedy	Peter Timm	Ottfried Fischer, Dieter Hildebrandt, Wolfgang Stumph, Claudia Schmutzler	96 min	German only	VHS	Nudity	Family Struutz lives in Bitterfeld (GDR). After the fall of the wall, they take the opportunity to go on holiday with their car, an old Trabant. They simply want to visit Italy. But there are some incidents during their journey.
Goldene Stadt, Die	Golden City, The	791 GOL	1942	Drama	Veit Harlan	Kristina Sšderbaum, Eugen Klšpfer, Annie Rosar, Dagny Servaes	104 min	German only	VHS		Die Goldene Stadt is a set in a dream world that never was. Like a fairy tale, albeit horrifically banal and naive even for a fairy tale, it was primarily made to make war torn Germany forget about the destructiveness that the madness of the Third Reich.
Goodbye Lenin	Goodbye Lenin	791 GOO	2003	Comedy / Drama	Wolfgang Becker	Daniel BrŸhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon	121 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD		East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot...
Goodbye Lenin	Goodbye Lenin	791 GOO	2003	Comedy / Drama	Wolfgang Becker	Daniel BrŸhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon	121 min	German only	VHS		East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot...
Gripsholm	Gripsholm	791 GRI	2000	Drama/Romance	Xavier Koller	Ulrich Noethen, Heike Makatsch, Jasmin Tabatabai, Marcus Thomas, Rudolf Wesseley	100 min	German Only	VHS		The summerly adventures of Kurt Tucholsky and girl friend staying in a Swedish castle whilst the political changes in Germany in the thirties.
Guten Abend, Herr Wallenberg	Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg	791 GOO	1990	Drama / War	Kjell Grede	Stellan Skarsgard, Katharina Thalbach, Karoly Eperjes	115 min	Swedish, German with English Subtitles	VHS		Swedish national Raoul Wallenberg, newcomer to politics and international machinations, travels to German-occupied Budapest during WWII in order to effectively intervene in the fate of trapped Hungarian Jews, by providing them with safe passage to Sweden. Based on a true story.
Guten Morgen, Herr Hitler	Good Morning Mr. Hitler	791 GOO	1939 / 1993	Documentary			52 min		VHS		Recently-discovered color footage tells the story of an extraordinary Munich weekend when Adolf Hitler and nearly the entire Nazi leadership attended a three-day national cultural festival--including concerts, dancing, exhibitions and a five-mile-long parade--titled "2,000 Years of German Culture". The film was shot in July 1939, just six weeks before the Second World War began, by an amateur film buff who wangled a special pass to shoot the event in close-up on color 16-millimeter Kodachrome.
Halbstarken, Die		791 HAL	1996	TV	Urs Egger	Til Schweiger, Sandra Speichert, Roman Knizka, Frank Giering	98 min	German only	VHS		Kšln, in den 50er Jahren: Die Wirren des Krieges sind vergessen, man tanzt Rock'n Roll, die Frauen tragen NylonstrŸmpfe und die Jugend hat den Kopf voller Rosinen. So auch Freddy, der den spie§igen KleinbŸrgermief und vor allem die Nšrgeleien seines Vaters satt hat. Als es wieder einmal zum Streit kommt, haut er von zu Hause ab. Von nun an will er seine Geschicke selbst in die Hand nehmen. Aus Bernd Eichingers "German Classics"-Serie, in der Til Schweiger den Part des jungen Wilden Horst Buchholz spielt. Mit Ÿberraschendem Ende. Aufwendig in Szene gesetzt von Urs Egger.
Happy Birthday, James Last	Happy Birthday, James Last	791 HAP		Music			60 min	German and English	VHS		The James Last Orchester performs its greatest hits - from Classic to Schlager and Volksmusik!
Harald Schmidt. Die Ganze Packung.	Harald Schmidt	791 HAR	1995-2003	Comedy			60 min	German only	VHS		Celebrity talk show hosted by "Dirty Harry" Schmidt. GermanyÕs best late night talker.
Harte Arbeit, Reiche Ernte		791 Har
HŠrtetest	Trial by fire	791 HŠr	1997	Comedy / Romance	Janek Rieke	Janek Rieke, Lisa Martinek, Sigi Terpoorten	79 min	German only	VHS		A milksop (Janek Rieke) is left by his girl-friend. On his search for a new girl-friend he meets a bike-courier (Lisa Martinek). She only wants to sleep with him if he proves that he is no coward. But this needs a lot of overcoming as this woman is the total opposite of him: she lives in an apartment-sharing community, bravely confronts skin-heads and is involved in eco-terrorism.
HŠrtetest	Trial by fire	791 HŠr	1997	Comedy / Romance	Janek Rieke	Janek Rieke, Lisa Martinek, Sigi Terpoorten	79 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		A milksop (Janek Rieke) is left by his girl-friend. On his search for a new girl-friend he meets a bike-courier (Lisa Martinek). She only wants to sleep with him if he proves that he is no coward. But this needs a lot of overcoming as this woman is the total opposite of him: she lives in an apartment-sharing community, bravely confronts skin-heads and is involved in eco-terrorism.
Hauptmann von Kšpenick, Der	Captain from Kšpenick, The	791 HAU	1956	Comedy / Drama	Helmut KŠutner	Heinz RŸhrmann, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth	93 min	German only	VHS		A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn't get a pass; and without a pass, he doesn't get a job. He gets into the net of Prussian bureaucracy, and can't see a solution. Until he enters a small Second-Hand Shop, and sees a Prussian Uniform that fits him like a second skin...
Heidi und Peter	Heidi and Peter	791 HEI	1955	ChildrenÕs	Franz Schnyder	Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund, Thmas Klameth	95 min	German only	VHS		Heidi war lange Zeit fort vom Alm-…hi, Peter, den Tieren und den Bergen. Das Heimweh hat sie arg geplagt. Doch das alles hat Heidi auf sich genommen, um ihrer kranken Freundin in Frankfurt Lebensmut zu geben. Endlich kann sie nun wieder zurŸck in ihre heimatliche Bergwelt reisen. Der Gei§en-Peter und Gro§vater sind ŸberglŸcklich, Heidi wieder in die Arme schlie§en zu kšnnen.  Perhaps the most famous little girl in the whole wide literary world, "Heidi" was the invention of Swiss writer Johanna Spyri, a prolific creator of children's fiction.
Heimatfront und Landser-Alltag		791 HEI		Documentary			185 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Three movies on one DVD: 1) Jenseits der Propaganda 2) Harte Arbeit reiche Ernte 3) Alltag im Fliegenhorst
Heimkehr ins GlŸck		791 HEI	1933	Comedy	Carl Boese	Paul Hšrbiger, Erika Falgar, Luise Ullrich, Heinz RŸhrmann	80 min	German only	VHS		A wealthy shoe factory owner deceides to spend his vacation on the country. Per chance an actor/magician is mistaken for him, so he finds accidentally his girl-friend from former times. But his wife - and her lover - are trying to find him.
Heinz Erhardt Drillinge an Bord		791 HEI	1959	Comedy	Hans MŸller	Heinz Erhardt, Peter Carsten, Paul Dahlke, Trude Herr	79 min	German only	VHS		Eduard, Otto and Heinz are identical triplets. Without knowledge of the others, the youngest of them uses an ad text of one brother and a melody of the other to compose a song for a pop-song contest. When he wins a cruise as the first price, the brothers enter a claim for it. So all of them go on vacation - with only one ticket. Even more confusion arises, when a detective on board sees through their game and suspects them to be a notorious gangster trio.
Heinz Erhardt NatŸrlich die Autofahrer		791 HEI	1959	Comedy	Erich Engels	Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy, Erik Schumann, Ruth Stephan, Trude Herr	82 min	German only	VHS		Eberhard Dobermann is a widower and a policeman who loves to control the roads and let people pay fines. Even with his neighbour and friend Jutta Schmalbach he has no pity. Thus he cannot understand why his daughter Karin just falls in love with a racing pilot called Walter. But it gets even worse when Eberhard wins a VW-Kaefer at the annual police party. So he has to learn to drive and thus even brings his teacher close to a heart attack.
Heinz Erhardt Vater, Mutter und 9 Kinder		791 HEI	1958	Comedy	Erich Engels	Heinz Erhardt, Camilla Spira, Corny Collins, Maria Sebaldt	95 min	German only	VHS		Sie sind eine glŸckliche Familie, die Schillers in Einbeck im Hannoverschen. Alle neun Kinder sind, wie man sagt gut geraten und bereiten den Eltern Freude. So kšnnte im Hause Schiller alles in Sonnenschein getaucht sein, wenn nicht auf Vater Friedrich der Alptraum eines schlechten Gewissens lasten wŸrde. Kurz vor seiner Silberhochzeit schlittert er doch beinahe unfreiwillig in ein kleines Abenteuer mit einer munteren Dame, namens Lollo, das zwar mit einem Mordsrausch, aber všllig harmlos endet. Die pikante Geschichte wŠre nie ans Licht gekommen, wenn sich nicht ausgerechnet seine Tochter Thea,das fixe ZeitungsmŠdchen, mit einem Skandal-Artikel Ÿber das flotte Doppelleben der Industriellen-Gattin Lollo ihre ersten journalistischen Sporen verdienen wollte.
Heinz Erhardt Witwer mit 5 Tšchtern	Widower with 5 Daughters	791 HEI	1957	Comedy	Erich Engels	Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer, Hemut Lohner, Lotte Rausch	96 min	German only	VHS		The five daughters of a widower want him to get married again.
Heisser Sommer	Hot Summer	791 HEI	1967	Music / Comedy	Joachim Hasler	Chris Doerk, Frank Schšbel, Regine Albrecht	91 min	German only	VHS		In this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them. The two groups quarrel with each other and compete over a number of things, but gradually an attraction starts to form. The East German ÒGreaseÓ
Heisser Sommer	Hot Summer	791 HEI	1967	Music / Comedy	Joachim Hasler	Chris Doerk, Frank Schšbel, Regine Albrecht	91 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		In this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them. The two groups quarrel with each other and compete over a number of things, but gradually an attraction starts to form. The East German ÒGreaseÓ
Hennen Rennen	Chicken Run	791 CHI	2000	Animation / Family / Comedy	Peter Lord, Nick Park		84 min	German only	VHS		Chicken Run is a comedy escape drama with a touch of passion set on a sinister Yorkshire chicken farm in 1950's England. The film follows the turbulent romance between two farmyard chickens, Rocky and Ginger, who yearn for freedom and plan a daring 'prisoner of war' style escape.
Herbstmilch	Autumn Milk	791 HER	1989	Drama	Joseph Vilsmaier	Dana Vavrova, Werner Stocker, Eva Mattes. Ilona Meyer	111 min	German only	VHS		This is a filming of the self biography of Anna Wilmschneider. It depicts life experiences and workaday routine of a farmers woman born in the 20s in lower Bavaria, Germany. Anna's mother died early in childbed and since then Anna had to take her place and work very hard. On a Nazi rally she meets young Albert, who owns a farm. They realize that they both don't believe into fascism, and go off for a cafe, where he starts wooing her. Against her prior decision to leave the farm as soon as possible, she agrees to marry him, in the hope that her life will become easier on Albert's farm.
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Herz im Kopf		791 Her
Hilfe, ich bin eine June		791 Hil									zzz
Himmel ohne Sterne	Sky without Stars	791 HIM	1955	Romance / Drama	Helmut KŠutner	Horst Buchholz, Erik Schumann, Eva Kotthaus, Georg Thomalla	108 min	German only	VHS		One of the most distinguished scriptwriters and directors of the era, Helmut KŠutner had begun his career with apolitical comedies and romances in the early 1940s. After the war he focused increasingly on political subjects, even daring to take on such important but controversial themes as the division of the country into East and West. In Sky without Stars he created a love story between a West German border guard and an East German factory worker, a couple who can meet only in the ruins of a train station in the no manÕs land between the two pre-Wall sectors. KŠutner makes a stirring moral plea against the unnatural division, although without the cold war polemics that typically dominated such discussions.
Himmel Ÿber Berlin, Der	Wings of Desire	791 HIM	1987	Fantasy / Drama / Romance	Wim Wenders	Brunno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk	127 min	German, French	VHS	PG 13	This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering post-war Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.
Hitlerjunge Quex	Hitler Youth Quex	791 HIT	1933		Hans Steinhoff	Heinrich George, Berta Drews, JŸrgen Ohlsen	87 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		When Joseph Goebbels became HitlerÕs minister of propaganda, he initiated a program of Nazi films, beginning with this adaptation of a novel based on the real-life murder in 1932 of a twelve-year-old Hitler schoolboy by Communists in BerlinÑan event already exploited by Goebbels. In the film, young Heini rejects the rowdiness of the Communist Youth for the discipline of the Hitler Youth, and is soon nicknamed QuexÑquicksilverÑfor his tireless enthusiasm.
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Hochzeiten		791 HOC	2000	Drama	Maike Wetzel	Jeanette Hain, Gabriele Kastner	15 min	German only	VHS		Rosalies Mutter arbeitet in der Kaufhalle am Imbi§stand, hat frŸher mit Autos gehandelt und wei§, was man drehen kann und was man besser lassen mu§. Sie wird bald sechzig und Faisals Frau. Rosalie lernt den neuen Geliebten ihrer Mutter beim Schweinebraten auf dem Balkon Ÿber der Schnellstra§e kennen: Faisal, der den Islam predigt, illegal in Deutschland lebt, einen kleinen †berbi§ und eine gro§e Familie hat. Dann bekommt Rosalie einen dicken Bauch, aber nicht von ihrem Geliebten, dem Finanzhai.
Homo Faber	Voyager	791 HOM	1991	Drama	Volker schlšndorff	Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, barbara Sukova	117 min	German only	VHS		Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.
Hunger - Sehnsucht nach Liebe	Hunger: Addicted to Love	791 HUN	1997	Romance / Drama	Dana Vavrova	Catherine H. Flemming, Kai Wiesinger, Christiane Hšrbiger	97 min	German only	VHS		Dem Anschein nach hat Laura alles erreicht, was sich ein Mensch um die 30 wŸnschen kann: Beruflich ist sie erfolgreich und in Simon hat sie den idealen Freund gefunden. Doch die Fassade tŠuscht. Seit einem Kindheitstrauma leidet Laura an Bulemie, einer Sucht, die alles fŸr sie zunichte machen.
Ich heirate eine Familie Folge 1	1st Episode	791 ICH	1983	TV series	Peter Weck	Thekla Carola Wied, Peter Weck	90 min	German only	VHS		Angelika Graf, Besitzerin einer Kinderboutique, ist geschieden und lebt mit ihren drei Kindern Tanja, Markus und Tom allein. Der Versuch ihrer Freundin Sybille, sie mit dem Werbegrafiker Werner zu verkuppeln, misslingt. Durch Zufall lernen Angi und Werner sich doch nŠher kennen und lieben. Werner beschlie§t trotz der EinwŠnde seiner HaushŠlterin Frau Rabe und seines Freundes Wolfgang Frank, Angi zu heiraten, sein Haus auszubauen und die ganze Familie zu sich zu nehmen.
Ich war 19	I was nineteen	791 IWA	1968	post-war movie	Konrad Wolf	Jaecki Schwarz, Wassili Liwanow, Alexej Ejboshenko	115 min	Ferman with English Subtitles	VHS	unrated	Director Konrad Wolf examines his own past through this poetic film about a young German who returns to his country in 1945 after serving in the Russian army. Back at home, he finds he is a stranger on his own soil. One of the most critically acclaimed and important films in German cinematic history!
Im Juli	In July	791 JUL	2000	Romance/Comedy	Fatih Akin	Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus, Idil †ner	96 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD	Unrated	Fun, award-winning romantic comedy about following and finding your destiny. Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run) stars as Daniel, a shy Hanburg student teacher who impulsively resolves to follow a beautiful tourist he just met in Istanbul. Im Herz. Im Bauch. Im Juli.
Im Juli	In July	791 IMJ	2004	Romance / Comedy	Fatih Akin	Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, Mehmet Kurtulus, Idil †ner	96 min	German only	VHS	Unrated	Fun, award-winning romantic comedy about following and finding your destiny. Moritz Bleibtreu (Run Lola Run) stars as Daniel, a shy Hanburg student teacher who impulsively resolves to follow a beautiful tourist he just met in Istanbul.
Im Kreise der Lieben		791 IM	1991	Drama	Hermine Huntgeburth	Barbara Auer, Karin Baal, Ruth Hellberg	79 min	German only	VHS		Maria Grund, ihre Mutter Gertrud und ihre Gro§mutter leben gemeinsam in einer Wohnung. Emmi fŸhrte nicht nur den Haushalt, sondern auch das Regiment. Gertrud trauert den MŠnnern nach und lŠ§t sich von Zeit zu Zeit von ihrer Mutter einen Partner fŸr eine Nacht zufŸhren. Marie versorgt das Trio mit Geld: Sie "arbeitet" als Heiratsschwindlerin. Die meisten ihrer MŠnner, die sie nach KrŠften ausnimmt, besorgt sie sich Ÿber Heirats-Annoncen. Wenn die drei Frauen zu Hause sind, dann spielen sie mit Vorliebe RommŽe; gelegentlich mŸssen sie sich ihres Vermieters erwehren, der die Miet- in eine Eigentumswohnung umwandeln will.
Im Lauf der Zeit	Kings Of The Road	791 KIN	1976	Drama	Wim Wenders	RŸdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, Lisa Kreuzer	176 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		A traveling film projectionist going from West Germany to East Germany meets up with a depressed young man whose marriage has just broken up, and the two decide to travel together.
Im Toten winkel - Hitlers SeketŠrin	Blind Spot: HitlerÕs Secretary	791 Im		Documentary	Andre Heller, Othmar Schmiderer						Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's private secretary, from Autumn 1942 until the collapse of the Nazi regime. It was Traudl Junge to whom Hitler dictated his final testament. In her first ever on-camera interview, 81-year-old Junge talks about her unique life. Fifty-six years after the end of the Second World War, an important eyewitness reveals her experiences to us. What she saw and heard turned her into an furious opponent of National Socialism; an opponent, who is still painfully aware and seems incapable of forgiving the young girl she once was--for her naivete, ignorance, and her liking for Hitler.
Im Weissen Ršssl	White Horse Inn, The	791 IMW	1952	Musical	Willi Forst	Jahanna Matz, Johannes Heesters, Walter MŸller	95 min	German only	VHS		This musical slapstick comedy has everyone chasing everyone! Schon lange ist Oberkellner Leopold heimlich in seine Chefin Josepha Vogelhuber, die Wirtin des Traditionshotels "Im wei§en Rš§l" verliebt. Die hat jedoch nur Augen fŸr den charmanten Rechtsanwalt Dr. Siedler, der als Gast im Hotel weilt. Um seinen Widersacher von Josepha abzulenken, versucht Leopold, Dr. Siedler mit der schšnen Tochter des Industriel-len Giesecke zu verkuppeln. Der hingegen sŠhe sein Kind gern mit dem feschen Sigismund verheiratet. Doch der schšne Siggi hat sich bereits in das schŸchterne KlŠrchen verguckt. Turbulente Verwicklungen lassen nicht
Immer die Radfahrer		791 Im	1958	Comedy	Hans Depp	Heinz Ehrhardt, Waltraut haas	97 min			5.4/10	20years after graduating from high school the three friend, Johannes, Fritz and Ulrich, are meeting each other for a tour with their bikes. After having remembered the good times of their high schol days, the 3 men meet their former girlfriends and suddenly their current wives showed up
In weiter Ferne, so nah	Faraway So Close	791 FAR	1993	Drama, Independent	Wim Wenders	Otto Sander, Brunno Ganz, Nastassja Kinski, aline Olbertz, Peter Falk	144 min	German and French with English/Span.Subtitles	DVD		A sequel to Wender's Der Himmel Ÿber Berlin (Wings of desire), it again follows a group of angels in the German capital who look longingly upon the life of humans. A continuous interaction of reality and fantasy, allowing the viewer to cross the borders of conventional cinema. Winner of the Grand Jury Price Cannes, 1993 Golden Globe Nominee Winner of the German Film Awards 1994
Irgendwo In Berlin	Somewhere in Berlin	791 IRG	1946	Drama	Gerhard Lamprecht	Charles Brauer, Hans Trinkhaus, Siegfried Utecht, Harry Hindeminth	79 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Director Gerhard Lamprecht built on his successes of the 1920's and 30's with this 1946 film Somewhere in Berlin, his first film after the Second World War. In this third so-called "TrŸmmer"film Gerhardt Lamprecht shows with his impeccable and subtle direction a study of a small labourer's community "somewhere in Berlin", one year after WW2. For this he made use of the main element of his 1931 "Emil und Die Detektive", namely a group of children around which the story is centered; this time these children are used as a hope for the future.
Jakob & Adele		791 JAK	1983	Family / Romance	Hans-JŸrgen Tšgel	Carl-Heinz Schroth, Brigitte Horney		German only	VHS		Die Senioren Jakob und Adele lernen sich durch Zufall kennen und beschlie§en, im Alter noch mal von vorne anzufangen und ihrer Umwelt zu zeigen, da§ ab 65 noch lange nicht alles vorbei ist. Mit Witz und Charme kŠmpfen Jakob und Adele gegen gesellschaftliche Klischees, unternehmen Reisen und betŠtigen sich als Detektive.
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Jenseits der Stille	Beyond Silence	791 BEY	1996	Drama / Music	Caroline Link	Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb, Howie Seago, Matthias Habich	107 min	German with Yellow English Subtitles	VHS		Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions. Academy Awards Nominee for Best Foreing Language Film 1998!
Jenseits der Stille	Beyond Silence	791 JEN	1996	Drama/Music	Caroline Link	Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb, Howie Seago, Matthias Habich	107 min	German only	VHS		Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions. Academy Award Nominee
Johanna - Eine Dresdner Ballada		791 JOH	1996	Documentary	Freya Klier		30 min	German only	VHS		1934 wird die junge Dresdnerin Johanna Krause wegen FŸhrerbeleidigung verhaftet. Monate spŠter vergewaltigt ein aufstrebender NS-Polizist die JŸdin und stš§t sie in die Elbe. 1944 wird sie ins KZ RavensbrŸck Ÿberstellt, wo sie durch einen Registrierfehler der Gaskammer entgeht. In der frŸhen DDR holt Johanna die Vergangenheit ein: Jener NS-Polizist von 1934 steht plštzlich als ParteisekretŠr der SED vor ihr... Um AufklŠrung ringend, landet die JŸdin 1957 wegen «Staatsverleumdung« in jenem GefŠngnis, in dem sie frŸher schon wegen «Rassenschande« einsa§.
Junge Tšrless. Der	Young Tšrless, The	791 JUN	1966	Drama	Volker Schlšndorff	Barbara Steele, Bernd Tischer, Marian Seidowski	87 min	German with english subtitles	VHS		At a boarding school in the pre-war Austro-Hungarian Empire, a pair of students torture one of their fellow classmates, Basini, who has been caught stealing money from one of the two. The two decide that rather than turn Basini in to the school authorities, they will punish him themselves and proceed to torture, degrade, and humiliate the boy, with ever-increasing sadistic delight. As each day passes, the two boys are able to justify harsher treatment than previously given. Torless is a passive member of the group but observes rather than participates and frustrates the tormentors by dryly analyzing their behavior.
Justiz	Execution in Justice	791 JUS	1993	Drama	Hans W. Geissendšrfer	Maximilian Schell, Thomas Heinze, Anna Thalbach	106 min	German only	VHS		Senator Isaak Kohler shoots and kills Professor Winter in a crowded restaurant, while Winter is dining with the struggling idealistic young lawyer, Felix Spat. Kohler puts up no defense and is sentenced to twenty years. Kohler then gets his daughter Helene to pay the reluctant Spat to reinvestigate the case, on the assumption that Kohler is innocent. The newspapers pick up on this and begin to question whether Kohler was wrongly convicted.
Justiz	Execution in Justice	791 JUS	1993	Drama	Hans W. Geissendšrfer	Maximilian Schell, Thomas Heinze, Anna Thalbach	106 min	English	VHS		Senator Isaak Kohler shoots and kills Professor Winter in a crowded restaurant, while Winter is dining with the struggling idealistic young lawyer, Felix Spat. Kohler puts up no defense and is sentenced to twenty years. Kohler then gets his daughter Helene to pay the reluctant Spat to reinvestigate the case, on the assumption that Kohler is innocent. The newspapers pick up on this and begin to question whether Kohler was wrongly convicted.
Kabale und Liebe	Intrigue and Love	791 KAB	1959	Drama	Martin Hellberg	Wolf Kaiser, Otto Mellies, Karola Ebeling	111 min	German only	VHS, B&W		Ferdinand von Walther, the son of President von Walther, is in love with Luise, the daughter of the town musician, Miller. Yet, this love is not in keeping with the young man's social station and stands in the way of the President's high-flown plans: Ferdinand is to marry the duke's mistress, Lady Milford. But Ferdinand balks at this. He loves Luise too much and would not even dream of considering a forced marriage to the Lady. Wurm, a bourgeois upstart and the President's right hand, has likewise fallen for Luise. With his master's consent, he craftily sets up an intrigue to which Ferdinand falls victim. A film of monumental scenery and historical costumes. Director Hellberg opens a new view onto one of the most important plays of classical German literature. Based on the drama by Friedrich Schiller.
Kalt ist der Abendhauch	Cold Is the Breath of Evening	791 KAL	2000	Drama / Romance	Rainer Kaufmann	Heinz Bennett, Gisela Trowe, August Diehl	119 min	German Only	VHS		Love story spanning 60 years of the lives of Charlotte and Hugo. As a teenager before the war she is in love with him, but he marries her sister. They share some brief happy moments during the difficult post-war period, then they are separated for the longest time. They meet again as 80-year olds.
Kameradschaft	Comradeship	791 KAM	1931	Drama	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Fritz Kampers, Alexander Granach, Ernst Bush	93 min	German only	VHS		An old German mine was split in two after the end of WWI because of the new border. In the Frenchpart a fire breaks out. The German minwers send a rescue group in, helping their French comrades. A group of three old German miners, who where not treaten friendly at a French inn the night before, start their private rescue through an old way, where since 1919 the border is. After all survivors are rescued, there's a big party with speeches about friendship between Frensh and Germans, while border police closes the old way in the mine.
Karniggels		791 KAR	1991	Comedy	Detlev Buck	Dr. Bodo Abel, Axel Altmann, Willy Bartelsen	91 min	German only	VHS		The young policeman Koeppe just left the academy and is transferred to a small police station in the countryside. He's a merry guy and dreams of a career, however he's not very bright. A brutal cow slayer keeps the local police perplexed. In his spare time Koeppe is struggling with his approaches towards the rich Annelie.
Kaspar Hauser - Jeder fŸr sich&Gott gegen alle	Mystery of Kasper Hauser, The	791 KAS	1974	Drama / Crime	Werner Herzog	Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira	110 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Herzog's film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to speak or walk, and bearing a strange note; he later explained that he had been held captive in a dungeon of some sort for his entire life that he could remember, and had only just been released, for reasons unknown. His benefactor attempts to integrate him into society, with intriguing results.
Katzelmacher	Katzelmacher	791 KAT	2002	Drama	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hanna Schygulla, R.W.Fassbinder	88 min	German with English subtitles	DVD		Based on his play, Katzelmacher follows the lives of an aimless group of friends who spend their days outside their Munich apartment smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee and sleeping with each other. Their lives take an interesting turn when a Greek immigrant moves in and evokes extremely hostile reactions from the men of the group who beat him up when he begins dating one of the German women.
Kein Himmel ueber Afrika		791 Ke	2005	Drama	Rolando Suso Richter	Veronika Ferres, Jean-Hugues Anglade, enrico Mutti, Goetz George	180 min			4.9/10	Catherine and her husband Roberto, a game hunter, live in East Africa. She dislikes hunting, but the safaris Roberto organizes for his wealthy clients allow them to live in affluence. One day Roberts gets seriously injured by a leopard in a hunting accident. Pilot Gordon Coburn takes him to the nearest hospital. Catherine is fascinated by the silent and adventurous man. The two of them cannot resist the magical attraction they feel for each other. Catherine splits up with Roberto and starts a new life with Gordon. While Catherine is giving birth to her daughter, Gordon becomes involved in a terrible accident: On his flight to a Massai settlement, the headlights of his Cessna break down. Gordon is forced to follow another aircraft in order to touch down. But the children that run behind the first plane on the runway get caught by Gordon's Cessna. Four of them die. Gordon keeps the accident secret, but the experience awakens the dark side of his soul. He is no more the man Catherine once loved: He drinks, becomes violent and beats his wife for the first time. Catherine desperately tries to understand what may have caused this profound change in her husband's personality. Jonathan Makuyo, a Massai and lawyer at Arusha, tells her about the accident. When Catherine discusses the events with Gordon, their lives seem to return to normal. But once again the evil within Gordon breaks through: He is now a heavy drinker, his violence becomes unbearable and he frequently beats Catherine. One night, when he is about to rape his wife, he suddenly takes his gun and shoots himself. The police investigations confirm Gordon's suicide. His family however refuses to accept that their son took his life. They hire a private investigator whose investigations are to support the family's suspicions. And a matching testimony from one of the farm guards is all too easily provided. When Catherine is put into prison, a death sentence seems almost certain. In this desperate situation Roberto stands by Catherine's side. She wants to be defended by Jonathan Makuyo, the Massai lawyer she got to know after the accident on the runway. In court the Coburn family by all means accuse their daughter-in-law of having murdered their son. But Makuyo fights for his client's life.
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Kevin allein zu Haus	Kevin Home Alone	791 KEV	1990	Comedy / family	Chris Columbus	Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern	103 min	German only	VHS		8-year-old Kevin McAllister is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home by himself, Kevin learns to fend for himself, and eventually has to protect his house against bumbling burglars Harry and Marv, who are planning to rob every house in Kevin's suburban Chicago neighborhood.
Kleider machen Leute		791 KLE	1940	Comedy / Drama	Helmut KŠutner	Heinz RŸhrmann, Hertha Feiler, Hilde Sessak	100 min	German only	VHS		Der vertrŠumte Schneidergeselle Wenzel wird entlassen, nachdem er einen feierlichen Frack fŸr den BŸrgermeister fŸr sich selbst zurecht gestutzt hat. Er behŠlt den Frack und geht auf Wanderschaft. Als er unterwegs den Puppenspieler Christoffel trifft, hŠlt dieser ihn fŸr einen Grafen und sorgt dafŸr, dass er von einer vornehmen Kutsche mitgenommen wird. Der Kutscher hŠlt Wenzel fŸr den Besitzer des GefŠhrts. Unterwegs trifft er Nettchen, die Tochter des Tuchherrn von Goldbach, wohin die Kutsche fŠhrt. Im dortigen Gasthaus "Zur Waage" wird er gro§zŸgig bewirtet. Obwohl Wenzel immer wieder versucht, den Irrtum aufzuklŠren, wird er zu EmpfŠngen und privaten Audienzen eingeladen.
KnockinÕ On HeavenÕs Door	KnockinÕ On HeavenÕs Door	791 KNO	1997	Action/Comedy/Drama	Thomas Jahn	Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Moritz Bleibtreu	86 min	German Only	VHS		Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in Tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box. Winner of the German Film Award (Best supporting Actor) Moscow International Film Festival (Best Actor)
Kolberg	Burning Hearts	791 KOL	1945	Drama / War	Veit Harlan	Heinrich George, Kristina Sšnderbaum, Paul Wegener	118 min	VHS	German with English Subtitles		During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
Kšnig und sein Narr, Der	King and his Jester, The	791 Kše	1981	TV / History	Frank Beyer	Wolfgang Kieling, Gštz George, Monika Gabriel	108 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		This historical drama is the story of Jacob Paul von Grundling and his fluctuating, turbulent relationship with King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (1713-1740). This period was one of wars and of intellectual debate and literary accomplishments. It is that setting that is embodied in Grundling, a professor of literature, history, and law, and a court historian of sorts. When King Friedrich Wilhelm I first comes to power, he dismisses Grundling from his university position in disagreement with his views. Grundling then writes a treatise against certain widely-held religious tenets that attracts the king's attention and his favor.
KuckÕ mal wer da spricht	Look WhoÕs Talking	791 KUC	1989	Romance / Comedy	Amy Heckerling	John Travolta, Kirstie Alley	93 min	German only	VHS		Mollie is a single mum who's on the lookout for a reliable and normal boyfriend. Her son Mikey, (unbeknownst to her) seems to have a better idea of which of the men she dates would make a good father figure! If only she could understand him...
Kurz und Scmerzlos Short Sharp Shock	Short Sharp Shock	791 KUR	1998	Crime / Drama	Fatih Akin	mehmet Kurtulus, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Adam Bousdoukos	100 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Three friends: Gabriel from Turkey and just out of prison, Costa from Greece and together with Gabriel's sister, Bobby from Serbia and together with her best friend. Bobby wants to get more into organized crime and decides to apply for a membership in an Albanian gang. As a test, he has to beat up someone who owes his future boss. He can join. Later, when Bobby has to do a weapon's deal on his own, he tries to get his friends in, too. But Gabriel does not want to go back into crime, he is dreaming of a life at the southern Turkish coast, owning a boat rental shop.
Kurzfilme	Short Films	791 KUR	1995		various	various		German only	VHS		7 short films from 1995: 1) Countdown 2) Marco coming Home 3) MšhrengemŸse 4) Nr. 73 5) Solo Talent 6) Surprise! 7) Wahlverwandschaften
Kurzfilme	Short Films	791 KUR	1995		various	various		German with english Subtitles	VHS		7 short films from 1995: 1) Countdown 2) Marco coming Home 3) MšhrengemŸse 4) Nr. 73 5) Solo Talent 6) Surprise! 7) Wahlverwandschaften
La Paloma 1	La Paloma 1	791 LA	1987	Documentary	Eberhard Fechner		89 min	English	VHS		Eleven old men look back at their days at sea. Four of them had ended their careers as captains; others had been engeneers, a cook, sailmaker, shipÕs carpenter or stoder. All of them had been born around the turn of the century and had now retired from the sea. Die ErzŠhlungen blenden zunŠchst zurŸck in die Jahre des Kaiserreichs, als die kŸnftigen Seeleute noch zur Schule gingen. Sie erinnern sich an den befohlenen Jubel, an den Hurra-Patriotismus, der schlie§lich im I. Weltkrieg und im folgenden Zusammenbruch des alten deutschen Reichs endete.
La Paloma 2	La Paloma 2	791 LA	1987	Documentary	Eberhard Fechner		89 min	English	VHS		Eleven old men look back at their days at sea. Four of them had ended their careers as captains; others had been engeneers, a cook, sailmaker, shipÕs carpenter or stoder. All of them had been born around the turn of the century and had now retired from the sea. Die ErzŠhlungen blenden zunŠchst zurŸck in die Jahre des Kaiserreichs, als die kŸnftigen Seeleute noch zur Schule gingen. Sie erinnern sich an den befohlenen Jubel, an den Hurra-Patriotismus, der schlie§lich im I. Weltkrieg und im folgenden Zusammenbruch des alten deutschen Reichs endete.
Lammbock - Alles in Handarbeit	Lammbrock - Shit Happens	791 LAM	2001	Comedy	Christian ZŸbert	Lukas Gregorowicz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Marie Zielcke	93 min	German only	VHS	Adult theme	Stefan and Kai have good going business, self-grown cannabis screened as pizza delivering service. For now they only have to deal with plant-louses.
Landvogt von Greifensee, Der		791 LAN	1979	Drama	Wilfried Bollinger	Adelheid Arndt, Alida Valli	105 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Well into his maturity, Salomon Landolt, who is the Bailiff of Griefensee, invites five women with whom he has had satisfying relationships to visit him at his castle. Each one thinks she was the only one invited. Flashbacks detail the nature and quality of his encounters with each woman. Near the end of the film, the Bailiff asks the five women to choose a wife for him: she must either be a mature housewife-type, or a maidservant who is both young and a virgin.
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Lea	Lea	791 LEA	1996	Drama / Romance	Ivan Fila	Lenka Vlasakova, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla	100 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.
Lea	Lea	791 LEA	1996	Drama / Romance	Ivan Fila	Lenka Vlasakova, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla	100 min	German only	VHS		51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking resemblance to Herbert's dead wife. They get married, but their relationship seems doomed, until gradually each one manages to penetrate the mysterious world of the other, and they begin to realize that they are bound by a kind of spiritual relationship. For Lea it is the death of her mother, for Herbert it is the death of his first wife. His hard exterior slowly beings to thaw, and he starts to show feelings and responses that soften Lea's initial hatred and fear of him, and which put their relationship in a more positive light.
Leben ist eine Baustelle, Das	Life is all you get	791 LEB	1997	Comedy / Drama	Wolfgang Becker	JŸrgen Vogel, Christiane Paul, Ricky Tomlinson, Martina Gedeck	118 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Jan Nebel is young man who is fired from his job at the slaughterhouse after he beats up two civil-dressed cops at a street riot. Soon thereafter his father dies, and Jan moves to his apartment, sharing it with former co-worker Buddy and girlfriend Vera.
Leben ist eine Baustelle, Das	Life is all you get	791 LEB	1997	Comedy / Drama	Wolfgang Becker	JŸrgen Vogel, Christiane Paul, Ricky Tomlinson, Martina Gedeck	118 min	German only	VHS		Jan Nebel is young man who is fired from his job at the slaughterhouse after he beats up two civil-dressed cops at a street riot. Soon thereafter his father dies, and Jan moves to his apartment, sharing it with former co-worker Buddy and girlfriend Vera.
Lichter aus dem Hintergrund	Lights From Afar	791 LIC	1998	Documentary	Helga Reidemeister		96 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Berlin, the German capital once again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. A city undergoing radical change, changing the lives of its inhabitants at the same time. A young photographer experiences this as a break in his life. He faces an uncertain, disquieting future. He feels like a stranger in his old city. What is his place in this society - whose rules he does not want to learn - just like those of the old GDR? Like his friends from the generation of the "wall children", he tries to find a new identity without losing his old one.
Lichter aus dem Hintergrund	Lights From Afar	791 LIC	1998	Documentary	Helga Reidemeister		96 min	German only	VHS		Berlin, the German capital once again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. A city undergoing radical change, changing the lives of its inhabitants at the same time. A young photographer experiences this as a break in his life. He faces an uncertain, disquieting future. He feels like a stranger in his old city. What is his place in this society - whose rules he does not want to learn - just like those of the old GDR? Like his friends from the generation of the "wall children", he tries to find a new identity without losing his old one.
Liebe - kŠlter als der Tod		791 LIE	1969	Crime	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder	88 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Liebe ist kŠlter als der Tod -- es wird wohl in der ganzen Filmgeschichte kein zweites SpielfilmdebŸt geben, dessen Titel so programmatisch fŸr das gesamte noch folgende Werk seines Regisseurs ist wie dieser. Mit ihm hat Rainer Werner Fassbinder auf eine geradezu prophetische Weise die zentrale Idee wie auch -- und das ist letztlich noch entscheidender, denn Ideen kšnnen alleine keinen Film tragen -- die zentrale Beobachtung seines ganzen kŸnstlerischen Schaffens auf den Punkt gebracht. Aber es ist nicht nur der Titel, der uns eine Art von GeneralschlŸssel zur Hand gibt, mit dem sich nahezu alle TŸren in Fassbinders Îuvre, das in seinem Aufbau und Entstehungsprozess tatsŠchlich einem Haus gleichkommt, šffnen lassen.
Liebe deine NŠchste	Love your female Neighbour	791 LIE	1998	Romance / Comedy	Detlev Buck	Heike Makatsch, Elsa Grube-Deister, Lea Mornar, Moritz Bleibtreu	94 min	German only	VHS		Two young and attractive social workers/nuns bring fresh air into a city missionary station, but are also challenged by lust and money, offered by a millionaire.
Liebe ist stŠrker als der Tod		791 LIE	1988	TV	Juraj Herz	Peter Berling, Eleonore Klarwein, Gigi Proietti	90 min	German only	VHS		Durch einen Autounfall, den sie verursacht, nachdem sie erfahren hat, da§ ihr marokkanischer Freund verheiratet ist, lernt eine junge deutsche Studentin in Tanger einen "ausgestiegenen" italienischen Musiker kennen. Sie verlieben sich ineinander, doch sein Comeback-Versuch in Mailand scheitert an einer todbringenden Krankheit. Melodramatisch inszenierte Liebesgeschichte einer gro§en Liebe mit tšdlichem Ende.
Liebelei	Light OÕLove	791 LIE	1933	Drama / Romance	Max OphŸls	Paul Hšrbiger, Magda Schneider, Luise Ulrich	88 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets the young Christine, the daughter of an opera violinist. Baron Eggerdorff however soon hears of his past misfortune...
Liebesluder	Bundle of Joy	791 LIE	2000	Comedy	Detlev Buck	Mavie Hšrbiger, Simon Schwarz, Pierre Besson, Detlev Buck	91 min	German only	VHS		Meschede, Sauerland, Germany. In this little village, which is practically off any map, life goes at a slow pace. No issues of the wide world are much of a matter here. Until that one day, when Ina gets off the bus. She's a blonde, cute elf, just like one from a fairytale. After seducing several men from the village and blackmailing them all with her (fake) pregnancy, she's about to be shown how things are handled in Meschede. The victims of her play plan to kidnap her and beat her up a little, just to make sure. The plan goes terribly wrong and the former friends now face each other in mistrust. Also, Ina's attraction doesn't decrease at all.
LinkshŠndige Frau, Die	Left-Handed Woman, The	791 LIN	1977	Drama	Peter Handke	Edith Clever, Markus MŸhleisen, Bruno Ganz, GŽrald Depardieu	119 min	German only	VHS		Eines Tages nach zehnjŠhriger Ehe trennt sich Marianne spontan, ohne Šu§eren Grund, von ihrem Mann, einem gut verdienenden Industriemanager. Sie wolle eine Weile allein leben mit ihren achtjŠhrigen Sohn, sagt sie. Sie nimmt ihren alten Beruf, den einer †bersetzerin, wieder auf. Das Alleinsein fŠllt ihr schwer. Am Ende steht sie, von allen verlassen, in dem zu gro§ gewordenen Haus. "Niemand wird dich demŸtigen", sagt sie zu sich, mit Stolz. Handke's style is to reflect the character's actions rather than their thoughts.
LinkshŠndige Frau, Die	Left-Handed Woman, The	791 LIN	1977	Drama	Peter Handke	Edith Clever, Markus MŸhleisen, Bruno Ganz, GŽrald Depardieu	119 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		Eines Tages nach zehnjŠhriger Ehe trennt sich Marianne spontan, ohne Šu§eren Grund, von ihrem Mann, einem gut verdienenden Industriemanager. Sie wolle eine Weile allein leben mit ihren achtjŠhrigen Sohn, sagt sie. Sie nimmt ihren alten Beruf, den einer †bersetzerin, wieder auf. Das Alleinsein fŠllt ihr schwer. Am Ende steht sie, von allen verlassen, in dem zu gro§ gewordenen Haus. "Niemand wird dich demŸtigen", sagt sie zu sich, mit Stolz. Handke's style is to reflect the character's actions rather than their thoughts.
Lippels Traum	lippelÓs Dream	791 LIP	1991	Family	Karl-Heinz KŠfer	Constantin Trettler, Gila von Weitershausen, Felix von Manteuffel	84 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Philipp, genannt Lippel, ist ziemlich sauer. Seine Eltern verreisen. Ohne ihn. Eine ganze Woche lang. In dieser Zeit kŸmmert sich Frau Jacob um ihn, und zwar so, da§ es fŸr Lippel kaum auszuhalten ist. GlŸcklicherweise haben seine Eltern ihm ein Buch geschenkt: Die Geschichten aus 1001 Nacht. Lippel vertieft sich in die ErzŠhlungen aus dem Morgenland, doch weil er abends zu lange liest, nimmt Frau Jacob ihm das Buch weg. Aber Lippel kann auch ohne Buch trŠumen. In seiner Phantasie vermischen sich die Figuren aus den Geschichten mit Personen, die er aus dem Alltag kennt.
Lola und Bilidikid	Lola and Billy the Kid	791 LOL	2000	drama/homosexual themes	Kutlug Ataman	Inge Keller, Murat Yilmaz, Michael Gerber, Erdal Yildiz, Baki Davrak	93 min	German and Turkish with English Subtitles	DVD	Adult themes	Set in the underworld of contemporary Berlin, ÒLola and Billy the KidÓ offers a rare glimpse into a Turkish immigrant subculture in which sixteen-year-old Murat is a voyeur to macho hustlers and gay sex, torn between the pressures of his Muslim family and his need to experience his taboo arena.
Long Hello & Short Goodbye	Long Hello & Short Goodbye	791 LON	1999	Thriller	Rainer Kaufmann	Nicolette Krebitz, Marc Hosemann, Katja Riemann, Hannelore Hoger, Sunnyi Melles	95 min	German only	VHS		When Ben is released from prison, undercover police agent Melody picks him up at the gate. Kahnitz, her sinister and ambitious boss, wants to see Ben convicted of another crime as soon as possible. Since Ben seems to show only mild interest both in Melody and in safe-busting she has to come up with a plan. Alas, the talkative cop has developed quite a liking for the taciturn gangster.
Ludwig II	Ludwig II	791 LUD	1972	Drama	Hans-JŸrgen Syberberg	Hans Baer, Ingrid Caven, Balthasar Thomass, Oskar von Schab	134 min	German only	VHS		The first film in SyberbergÕs ÒGerman TrilogyÓ (1977). Ludwig, divided into two parts, describes the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), who was a homosexual, drug addict, francophile and pacifist living in a world of opera. The first section, ÒThe CurseÓ, presents in the course of one single night several significant events in the life of Ludwig. The second section, ÒOnce Upon a Time I WasÓ, depicts the nightmarish world of Ludwig (projections of his fantasies and of a frightening reality) as well as his fall from grace and death. By linking LudwigÕs legend to German culture, primarily music (especially Wagner), and recent German history (particularly Hitler), Syberberg probes the causes of the kingÕs popularity amongst his people: he was the living symbol of their hopes and dreams.
Luna Papa	Luna Papa	791 LUN	1999	Comedy / Drama	Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov	Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Merab Ninidze, Ato Mukhamedzhanov	107 min	German with German subtitles	VHS		Teenage Mamlakat lives with her father and brother in an ancient city by the sea. She dreams of being an actress and when a touring theater company comes to town, she , 1999sees her chance. But she misses their performance, and instead ends up sleeping with one of the actors in the night. Discovering that she's pregnant, and clueless as to who or where the father is, Mamlakat must go on a journey to discover the father's dentity and force him to marry her. As Mamlakat sets out, her family insists on joining her in her quest to save her name and honor. Travelling through Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, and Kirgizstan, the family encounters all number of bandits and one charming con artist who catches Mamlakat's eye. Awarded at the Brussels International Film Festival, Russian Guild of Film Critics, Tokyo and Valladolid International Film Festivals
M	M	791 M	1931	Crime / Thriller	Fritz Lang	Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut	110 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD		A psychotic child murderer stalks a city, and despite an exhaustive investigation fueled by public hysteria and outcry, the police have been unable to find him. But the police crackdown does have one side-affect, it makes it nearly impossible for the organized criminal underground to operate. So they decide that the only way to get the police off their backs is to catch the murderer themselves. Besides, he is giving them a bad name.
Maedchen in Uniform	Maidens in Uniform	791 MŠd	1931	Drama / Romance	Leontine Sagan	Dorothea Wieck, Ellen Schwanneck	90 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS	unrated	German film in which a sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality. Groundbreaking feminist classic about lesbian love in a repressive Weimar Republic girls' school. Awarded at the Venice Film Festival 1932 (Audience Referendum)
Maedchen mit schwachem Gedaechtnis	Girl with weak memory	791 MŠ	1956	Comedy	Geza von Cziffra	Heinz Ehrhardt, Rudolf Platte, peter Weck	88 min			5.1/10	Anny arrives in Munich to start a career as an actress, but soon ends up without money and job, sleeping on a park bench. When the police picks her up, she pretends to have amnesia and is taken to the police station. There she's surprised to get presented her alleged parents. Not knowing yet what kind of game they play, she goes home with them and lets the rich couple coddle her.
Man spricht Deutsch		791 MAN	1988	Comedy	Hans Christian MŸller	Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Dieter Hildebrandr	84 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Bavarian comedian Gerhard Polt caricatures a German family on their vacation in Italy. The beer-bellied father and his wife, their spoilt son and the old couple in the adjoining deck-chairs; they spend each day on the same spot on the same beach, day-dreaming, leaving their junk in the sand and making racist comments about Italians. After all Italy would be a perfect place without the Italians...
MŠnner	Men	801 MŠn	1985	Comedy	Doris Dšrrie	Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Ulrike Kriener	99 min	German only	VHS		A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to take an interest in the artistic work of the lover and coaches him for a big job interview. Little does he know that the job he's helping the lover to get is within his own company... A story about strange circumstances and the limits of friendship.
Marlene	Marlene	791 MAR	1986	Documentary	Maximilian Schell	Annie Albers, Marlene Dietrich (voice), Bernard Hall	96 min	English and German with English Subtitles	VHS		On very few occasions did Marlene Dietrich drop the well-constructed mask of her eternal beauty. She was the daughter of a soldier, and very rarely showed (real) emotions. Max Shell was able to give us a glimpse of the woman behind the facade in this breathtaking documentary (even though Marlene did not allow their conversations to be filmed, a sound-recording is all we get from the 83 year old legend).
Max der Taschendieb		791 MAX	1962	Comedy / Crime	Imo Moszkowicz	Heinz RŸhrmann, Elfie Partramer, Hans Clarin	89 min	German only	VHS		Max Schilling is truly a gentleman pocket thief. He could never steal from the poor and has his heart at the right place. He could be considered as an ordinary day family head if there would not be his profession. His brother-in-law Fred is a good- for-nothing who believes himself to be very smart. When Fred participates in a big robbery the trouble begins. Max has to use all his knowledge and his tricks to solve the problem, but it might already be too late...
Mein Krieg	My Private War	791 MEI	1991	Documentary / War	Harriet eder, Thomas Kufus		90 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD		Late in the 1980s, two documentary film makers found six German men, all in their 60s and 70s, who had been soldiers in the German invasion of the USSR in 1942."Mein Kreig" alternates between interviews with these older men, now apologetic, philosophical, or defiant about their participation. It's chronological: basic training, the train trip East, roof-top vistas of war-torn Warsaw, peasants in Belarus, the downing with carbine volleys of a Russian plane, winter, a holiday at the Black Sea, mud, impassable roads, death, destruction and retreat. "Home, that was the front," one says. Winner of the Peace Film Award 1990 at the Berlin International Film Festival!
Mein Krieg	My Private War	791 MEI	1991	Documentary / War	Harriet eder, Thomas Kufus		90 min	German with English Subtitles	VHS		Late in the 1980s, two documentary film makers found six German men, all in their 60s and 70s, who had been soldiers in the German invasion of the USSR in 1942."Mein Kreig" alternates between interviews with these older men, now apologetic, philosophical, or defiant about their participation. It's chronological: basic training, the train trip East, roof-top vistas of war-torn Warsaw, peasants in Belarus, the downing with carbine volleys of a Russian plane, winter, a holiday at the Black Sea, mud, impassable roads, death, destruction and retreat. "Home, that was the front," one says. Winner of the Peace Film Award 1990 at the Berlin International Film Festival!
Menschen Am Sonntag	People On Sunday	791 MEN	1930	Documentary/Drama	Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer	Erwin Splettstšsser, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen	58 min	silent, French titles	VHS		The film was a major hit when it was released in Germany in 1930. Five of the people who worked on the film who went on to direct films in Hollywood: Curt Siodmak, his brother 'Robert Siodmak', Edgar G. Ulmer, Fred Zinnemann and Billy Wilder.
Mephisto	Mephisto	791 MEP	1981	Drama	Istvan Szabo	Klaus MAria Brandauer, Krystyna Janga, Rolf Hoppe	144 min	German only	VHS		A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Metropolis	Metropolis	791 MET	1927	Sci-Fi	Fritz Lang	Alfred Abel, Gustav Fršhlich, Brigitte Helm	153 min	silent	DVD		It is the future, and humans are divided into two groups: the thinkers, who make plans (but don't know how anything works), and the workers, who achieve goals (but don't have the vision). Completely separate, neither group is complete, but together they make a whole. One man from the "thinkers" dares visit the underground where the workers toil, and is astonished by what he sees... The Grandfather of Science Fiction Films!
Mšrder sind unter uns, Die	Murderers among us	791 Mšr	1946	Drama / Romance	Wolfgang Staudte	Hildegard Knef, Elly Burgmer, Erna Sellmer, Hilde Adolphi	85 min	German only	VHS		Susanne Wallner returns to the ruins of Berlin from a Concentration Camp after WW2 to discover that someone else lives in her apartment: Dr. Hans Mertens, the war made him depressive and he drinks a lot of alcohol. Susanne asks him to go but he doesn't want to, so they share Susanne's apartment and even discover their sympathy and then their love for each other. That encourages him a little, of course. But then he hears that Ferdinand BrŸckner is still alive and also lives in Berlin. BrŸckner was his Captain during WW2, he gave the order to kill more than 100 innocent people, many children and women among them, on Christmas 1942 in Poland.
Moritz, lieber Moritz	Moritz, Dear Moritz	791 MOR	1978		Hark Bohm	Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Uwe Bohm, Dschingis Bowakow	96 min	German only	VHS		Der 15jŠhrige Moritz wohnt in einer noblen Gegend von Hamburg, doch seine Eltern sind pleite und kŸmmern sich nicht um ihn. Er leidet unter den HŠnseleien der MitschŸler. Immer šfter flŸchtet er sich in sadistische TagtrŠume oder in sein Saxophon-Spiel. Als er auf die lebenslustige Barbara und eine Musiker-Clique stš§t, schšpft Moritz neuen Lebensmut. Dann soll er seiner todkranken Oma Sterbehilfe leisten...
Mozart a Childhood Chronicle	Mozart a Childhood Chronicle	791 MOZ	1974	Documentary / Drama	Klaus Kirschner	Pavlos Bekiaris, Elisabeth Bronfen, Diego Crovetti	224 min	German only	VHS		Mozart: A Childhood Chronicle is a unique cinematic and musical event -- a major biographical film on the formative years of history's most versatile and, arguably, greatest composer. Drawing its inspiration from the letters of the Mozart family, the film carefully chronicles the early life of the prodigious Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Dramatized excerpts from these letters and Mozart's private diary, together with his glorious music, give us an intimate portrait of a young genius torn between creative independence and and the strict regimentation of his family and society.
MŸnchhausen	Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The	791 MŸn	1943	Comedy / Adventure	Josef von Baky	Hans Albers, Wilhelm Bendow, Brigitte Horney	105 min	German with english Subtitles	VHS		The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is one of the most famous book of tall tales. It is based on stories told by Karl Friedrich von MŸnchhausen, a retired army captain, who was noted for his exaggerated and fantastic accounts of his war adventures and hunting experiences.
Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins GlŸck	Mother KrausenÕs Journey into Happiness	791 Mut	1929	Drama	Piel Jutzi	Alexandra Schmidt	104	Silent with German titles	VHS		Mutter Krausen is a widow who cannot even manage to feed herselfand her two unemployed grown-up children from her wages as a newspaper deliverer. The daughter finds a colution to her misery. She meets a class-conscious worker and joins him in a communist demonstration. Mutter Krausen departs on her journey to hapiness by opening the gas pipe. Important early leftist film.
Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?	So you donÕt know Korff yet?	791 NA	1938	Crime/comedy	Fritz holl	Hans RŸhmann	95 min			6.5/10	Without knowing it, the author, Niels Korff, is in deadly peril. In his works he very explicitly explains the doings of the American criminals Dufour and Morton. However, they donÕt like what he is doing and travel to Amsterdam and try to kill him.
Nicks Movie	Lightning Over Water	791 LIG	1980	Documentary / Drama	Wim Wenders / Nicholas Ray	Gerry Bamman, Ronee Blakley, Pierre Cottrell, Stefan Czapsky	91 min	English	VHS		Director Nicholas Ray is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film _Hammett (1983)_ in Hollywood, but flies to New York to help Ray realize his final wish. Ray's original intent is to make a fiction film about a dying painter who sails to China to find a cure for his disease. He and Wenders discuss this idea, but it is obviously unrealistic given Ray's state of health.
Nirgendwo in Afrika	Nowhere in Africa	791 NOW	2003	Drama	Caroline Link	Juliane Kšhler, merab Ninidze, sidene Onzulo, Matthias Habich, Lea Habich.	142 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD		A Jewish family in Germany emigrate short before the Second World War. They move to Kenya to start running a farm, but not all members of the family come to an arrangement with their new life. Shortly after their departure, things are changing in Germany very quickly, and a turning back seems impossible. So everyone has to arrange himself with the new life in a new continent. 2002 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER best foreign language film
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens	Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror	791 NOS	1922	Horror	F.W. Murnau	Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schršder	81 min	German with English subtitles	DVD	unrated	Not the original Dracula movie (but close enough for most people), this follows the familiar story of Count Orloc moving from his ruined castle to the city of Wisborg, after the visit of one Jonathan Harker. Once there he becomes involved with Jonathan's fiancŽe Nina, who alone holds the power to destroy him.
Oberst Redl	Colonel Redl	791 COL	1985	Drama	Istvan Szabo	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Christian Blech, Armin MŸller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe, Jan Niklas.	142 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception. Academy Award Nominee Golden Globe Nominee Cannes Film Festival Winner (Jury Price) British Academy Award Winner
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Out Of Rosenheim	Bagdad CafŽ	791 BAG	1987	Comedy / Drama	Percy Adlon	Mariane SŠgebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance	104 min	German, Bayerisch-Amerikanisch	VHS	Rated PG	Out of Rosenheim is a look into the minds and lives of some people most of us have met but few of us know much about. This movie exemplifies how one person in the right place can affect a community of lives. The Adlons seem to express the view that all change and "magic" comes from hard work and mutual acceptance. A well-crafted view of the lives of tourists everywhere and the difficulties they can face. A Whimsical and lovingly Photographed look at the vast wasteland that is too often ignored by much of humanity. Academy Awards Nominee 1989 Winner at the Seattle International Film Festival and the CŽsar Awards, France
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Rendezvous unterm Nierentisch		791 Re	1987	Documentary	Manfred Breuersbrock, Wolfgang Dresler,usw		89 min			4.8/10	The wild fifties shown through several TV ads and ÒWochenschauÓ
Rio Das Mortes	Rio Das Mortes	791 RIO	2002	Drama	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hanna Schygulla, Michael Konig, Gunther Kaufmann	84 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD	Not Rated	Two Friends decide to leave Germany in search of a treasure they believe to be hidden in the Rio Das Mortes area of Peru. However, the fiance of one of the friends threatens to shoot them both if they embark on this childish adventure.
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Sissi	Sissi	791 SIS	1955	Comedy / Drama / Romance	Ernst Marischka	Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Bšhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz	102 min	German only	VHS		Perhaps the quintessential Heimatfilm, Sissi resembles a kind of mass, popular dream: a Bavarian princess meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries the Austrian emperor Franz Josef. It was the sort of perfect idyll that allowed audiences to forget the strains of reconstructing a country destroyed in World War II. The landscape of the Alps, where the couple meets, is indispensable to the romantic aspects of the story; the sets and costumes at the Vienna court are extravagant; and the marriage sceneÑthe filmÕs high pointÑgives way to a marvelous operetta. A large part of the filmÕs success was due to the luminous beauty of its seventeen-year-old star, Romy Schneider. Sissi and its two sequels, made in 1956 and 1957, were huge international hits, and made Schneider the darling of the film-going public.
Sissi - Forever my Love	Sissi - Forever my Love	791 SIS	1962	Drama	Ernst Marischka	Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Bšhm, Magda Schneider, Vilma Degischer	147 min	English	VHS		Romy Schneider became a star while still in her teens thanks largely to the Sissi films,  a trio of confectionary features made between 1955 and 1957 about the Austrian-Hungarian royal family. Portions of all three films were edited together for this 1962 epic, which follows the romantic hurdles faced by Franz Josef, the young Emperor of Austria, and his beloved Sissi (Schneider), the sister of a Bavarian princess.
So ein Flegel		791 So	1934	Comedy	Robert A. Stemmel	Heinz Ruehmann, Ellen Frank, Inge Konradi, Franz Weber	81 min	German	VHS	6.7/10	The 2nd adaptation of Heinrich Spoerl's novel (Die Feuerzangenbowle, 1944, q.v.) is a much more well-known classic Heinz RŸhmann vehicle than this first intelligently written adaptation. That is a pity as this funny and sometimes hilarious adaptation is much better. By adding a brother to the main character Pfeiffer (giving RŸhmann the opportunity to play a double role) not only the story is expanded and given a better foundation, as a result the action of the film is made more plausible and the comedy is enriched as now half the film concerns the pupil Pfeiffer who has to find his way in his brother's place as a writer. The writers also added a couple of fine ideas like e.g. the superb scenes of the dancing classes and the visit to the World Panorama. Robert Stemmle directed with firm hand and a good feeling for (timing of) comedy and made the whole thing into a playful and lighthearted cinematic treat; compare this to the heavy-handed 1944 version. RŸhmann is great and knows to play the brothers of opposite character convincing; his timing is excellent. Fine supporting cast including Oskar Sima who is very good and Rudolf Platte who has (again) only a bit part as the dancing master, but makes him into a hilarious eccentric you are not likely to forget.
So war Berlin		93 So
Stroszek	Stroszek	791 STR	1977	Drama	Werner Herzog	Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz, Wilhelm von Homburg	107 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD	not rated	Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. They turn back on Germany to live in Wisconsin. In that winter bound, barren prairie, Bruno works as a mechanic, Eva as a waitress. They buy a trailer. Then, bills mount, the bank threatens to repossess the trailer, Eva wants privacy, and inexorably, the promise of a new life deserts Bruno.
Tatort - Alles Umsonst	Tatort	791 ALL	1979	Crime / Drama	Hartmut Griesmayr	Dieter Krebs, Guenther Heising	90 min	German only	VHS		Tatort - GermanyÓs most seccessful detective story.
Tatort - Die Kampagne	Campaign, The	791 CAM	1995	Crime / Drama	Thomas Bohn	Ulrike Folkerts, Ben Becker, Brigitte Karner, Hannes Jaenicke	90 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		Tatort - GermanyÓs most seccessful detective story.
Tatort - Die Kampagne	Campaign, The	791 KAM	1995	Crime / Drama	Thomas Bohn	Ulrike Folkerts, Ben Becker, Brigitte Karner, Hannes Jaenicke	90 min	German wonly	VHS		Tatort - GermanyÓs most seccessful detective story.
Tatort: Blechschaden		791 BLE	1971	Crime	Wolfgang Petersen	Klaus Schwarzkopf, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, Friedrich SchŸtter, Gštz George	106 min	German only	VHS		Tatort - GermanyÓs most seccessful detective story.
Teufels General, Des	DevilÕs General, The	791 DEV	1954	Drama / War	Helmut KŠutner	Curd JŸrgens, Mariane Koch, Viktor de Kowa	117 min	German with English subtitles	VHS		This susoense thriller is loosely based on the life of Ernst Budet, the highest scoring German ace (62 confirmed kills) to survive the first World War.
Trapp Familie in Amerika, Die	Trapp Family in America, The	791 TRA	1958	Family / Musical	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Josef Meinrad, Adrienne Gessner	106 min	German only	VHS		This sequel to "Die Trapp Familie" tells the story of the Von Trapps after their immigration to the USA; Again there is good music by Franz Grothe, including some music in the Gershwin idiom.
Trapp Familie, Die	Trapp Family, The	791 TRA	1956	Romance / Musical	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Maria Holst	106 min	German only	VHS		A novice nun, Maria, is sent to care for the unruly children of a weathy Baron. The Baron and Maria fall in love, Maria leaves the convent and they marry. Under Maria's guidance the family becomes a nationally-acclaimed singing group, but when the Baron is comissioned to join Hitler's army the family flees to the United States where they endeavour to become established as singers once again. Based upon the true story of the Von Trapp family.
Und ewig singen die WŠlder	Duel with Death	791 EWI	1959	Drama	Paul May	Gert Fršbe, Joachim Hansen, Carl Lange, Anna Smolik	92 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		DVD also contains the original soundtrack and an interview with Joachim Hansen.
Und Ewig singen die WŠlder		791 Und	1959	Drama	Paul May	Gert Froebe, Hansjoerg Felmy, Joachim Hansen	92min	VHS	German	5.6/10	Family feuds, nature, destructive jealousy, waterfalls, you name it, it is here in this well-done adaptation of the Trygve Gulbranssen novel. You have to be a fan of this trashy literature to fully appreciate the film, but both Paul May and the cast took it seriously and do a convincing job. There are some scenes (Like the transport of the trees via the waterfall) that make this a slightly above-average film; the cinematography of the countryside, the mountains and the waterfall is nice, but indoor cinematography is mainly flat. Gert Fršbe is fine as Old Dag, which part is the best written; other parts are too shallow.
Vera- die Frau des Sizilianers		791 VE	2005	Drama	Joseph Vilsmaier	Mario Adorf, Heinz Hoening, Martin Semmelrogge	288 min				The story is about the dramatic love between the sales clerk Vera Kienzle und the charming Gaetano Scalli
Viktor Vogel - Commercial Man	Advertising Rules!	791 ADV	2001	Comedy	Lars Kraume	Alexander Scheer, Gštz George, Chulpan Khamatova	108 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD	Rated R for language	Edward Kaminsky, an aging ad man, wants a golden parachute from his agency; he must first land the Opel auto contract. Rosa, a youth with wealthy parents, wants to establish herself as an artist. The clumsy and enthusiastic Viktor, not quite honest, wants work. When he wanders into Kaminsky's meeting with Opel and says something about irony, the Opel director wants him in on the campaign. Then he steals an idea from Rosa that the Opel director loves. Before Rosa discovers he's expropriated her idea, Rosa and Viktor become lovers.
Was tun, wenns brennt?	What to do in Case of Fire	791 WHA	2001	Comedy / Drama	Gregor Schnitzer	Til Schweiger, MArtin Feifel, Sebastian Blomberg, Nadja Uhl, Matthias Matschke	101 min	German with English Subtitles	DVD	Rated R for some drug use and language	A humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.
Weltanschauung und Organisation		791 DEU		Documentary			161 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Three movies on one DVD: 1) Die Gauleiter des Dritten Reiches - Hitlers politische GenerŠle, 2) MŠnner und maiden - Die Geschichte des Arbeitsdienstes 3) Heinrich Himmlers Burg - Das weltanschauliche Zentrum der SS
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Wenn das herz spricht		791 Wen	1951	Romance/drama	Compton Bennett	Marius Goring, Maria Schell	81 min				Lovestory about the daughter Nicole and Oberst von Hohensee which playes in Germany during WW II.
Wenn der weisse Flieder wieder blŸht		791 WEN	1953	Comedy	Hans Deppe	Willy Fritsch, Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider	93 min	German only	VHS, also: PAL DVD		Romy Schneider was only 14 when she appeared in her first film playing the cinematic daughter of her own real mother, actress Magda Schneider, in a German film called Wenn der wei§e Flieder wieder blŸht (1953).
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Wise Guys Live in Kšln	Wise Guys live in Cologne	791 WIS	2000	Music / Concert			58 min		VHS		Die Wise Guys im traditionsreichen Millowitsch-Theater in Kšln.
Zar und Zimmermann	Tzar and Carpenter	791 ZAR	1956	Drama / Musical	Hans MŸller	Willi A. Kleinau, Heinrich Pflanzl, Bert Fortell, Josef Metternich	97 min	German only	VHS		Who is the Tzar? Marie sees before her an impossible task. A play about Tzar Peter I of Russia and Peter the carpenter in the small Dutch town of Saardam.