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DEFA was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic throughout the country's existence.
Frank Paul Beyer was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany. His film Trace of Stones was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the ruling SED. His 1975 film Jacob the Liar was the only East German film ever nominated for an Academy Award. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 until his death he mostly directed television films.
The Crucible is a 1957 French-language historical drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau with a screenplay adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre from the 1953 play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller.
Ernst Thälmann is an East German film in two parts about the life of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic, directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Günther Simon in the title role. The first part, Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse, was released in 1954. It was followed by the 1955 sequel. Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse.
The Red Horses,, is a 1950 Danish romantic drama directed by Alice O'Fredericks and Jon Iversen, based on the popular novel by Morten Korch. The film stars Poul Reichhardt and Tove Maës as young newlyweds who try to save an old family farm by winning a horse race. The Red Horses is the most watched Danish film of all time.
Trace of Stones is a 1966 East German film by Frank Beyer. It was based on the eponymous novel by Erik Neutsch and starred Manfred Krug in the main role. After its release, the film was shown only for a few days, before being shelved due to conflicts with the Socialist Unity Party, the ruling communist party in the German Democratic Republic. Only after 23 years was the film shown again, in November 1989.
Girls in Gingham —sometimes called Beaverskin—is a 1949 German drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig.
Naked Among Wolves is a 1963 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Erwin Geschonneck and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film is based on author Bruno Apitz's 1958 novel by the same name. The film was remade in 2015 under the direction of Philipp Kadelbach.
Carbide and Sorrel is a 1963 East German comedy film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Erwin Geschonneck.
Star-Crossed Lovers is a 1962 East German romantic war drama film directed by Frank Beyer.
The Sons of Great Bear is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Mitić in the leading role of Tokei-ihto. The script was adapted from the eponymous series of novels by author Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich, and the music composed by Wilhelm Neef. The picture is a revisionist Western, pioneering the genre of the Ostern, and emphasises the positive portrayal of Native Americans, while presenting the Whites as antagonists. It is one of the most successful pictures produced by the DEFA film studio.
Story of a Young Couple is an East German film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1952.
Alarm in the Circus is an East German crime film directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954.
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe is an East German romance film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1957.
Don't Forget My Little Traudel is an East German comedy film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1957.
Love's Confusion is an East German romantic comedy film directed by Slátan Dudow. It was released in 1959.
Kein Ärger mit Cleopatra is an East German comedy film, directed by Helmut Schneider. It was released in 1960.
"The Cold Heart" is a fairy tale written by Wilhelm Hauff. It was published in 1827 in a collection of fairy tales that take place within the narrative of The Spessart Inn. It was adapted into film in Germany, including the 1924 and the 1950 films of the same name as the story.
Heart of Stone is a 1924 German silent film directed by Fred Sauer and starring Fritz Schulz, Grete Reinwald and Frida Richard. The film is based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.
Cock of the Roost is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Reinhold Schünzel, Elga Brink and Maly Delschaft. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Reimann.
