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Tag Archives: Germany
Battle of the Commandos (1969) Umberto Lenzi, Jack Palance, Thomas Hunter, Claudio Undari

Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of twenty-eight slaughtered by German troops. Read More »
The Hunchback of Soho (1966) Alfred Vohrer, Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun, Monika Peitsch

A woman is kidnapped and her identity is stolen by criminals attempting to collect her inheritance. Read More »
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969) Peter Fleischmann, Martin Sperr, Angela Winkler, Else Quecke

Abram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people’s suspicion about his sexual preferences make his life hard. Read More »
Frost (1997) Fred Kelemen, Adolfo Assor, Harry Baer, Isolde Barth

This three-hour epic 16mm film focuses on a mother and son fleeing her abusive husband in Berlin and wandering the former East Germany seeking a town that has long since vanished. Read More »
Schwarzer Kies (1961) Helmut Käutner, Helmut Wildt, Ingmar Zeisberg, Hans Cossy

In 1960, in a rural part of West Germany, an American military base is set up in a small village of 250 inhabitants. Read More »
The Future Is Woman (1984) Marco Ferreri, Ornella Muti, Hanna Schygulla, Niels Arestrup

The story about a couple who do not want to have children of their own, and a pregnant, single woman who needs a home for a while Read More »
Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser (1957) Gerhard Klein, Ekkehard Schall, Ilse Pagé, Ernst-Georg Schwill

The corner Schönhauser Allee in East Berlin is the main meeting-point for a group of adolescents. Read More »
Rulers of the City (1976) Fernando Di Leo, Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Read More »
Barbara – Wild wie das Meer (1961) Frank Wisbar, Harriet Andersson, Maria Sebaldt, Carl Lange

Nicely done drama on the basis of the Jacobsen novel. Wisbar translates the novels’ mistery and sexual ambiguity entirely Read More »