Willi Schrade Movies

Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now,...

This East German movie was co-produced with studios in Hungary and Yugoslavia, with many interesting location shots (border checkpoint to West...

The adventures of Kit Bellew and his friend Shorty during the gold fever at the end of the 19th century.

Four directors - four styles - four episodes, all relating the events of a single night which has entered the history books: August 12-13, 1961....

In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia and Prussia – Jan on the Russian, Martin...

Young lieutenant Riedel, the leader of a motorized unit of NVA riflemen, is always concerned about his men. Thus, he is all the more happy that...

A socialist story of "atoms for peace" and compulsory labor in an East German uranium mine under Soviet control.

Film by Thiel and Brandt.

The philosopher Democritus has a toothache, so a dentist from ancient Abdera sets off for his house. En route, he gets into a fight with a donkey...

A story of Victor Jara - one of the most popular singers in Chile.

Slovakian villagers towards the end of WW II are despairing as German troops fall back to their village.

A film gala featuring a colorfully mixed program of musical numbers, along with the most popular artists of the GDR music, film and television...

A fantasy story about the young boy Lutz who is looking, with two friends, for a missing magical bird.

A life-threatening heart attack confines Richard Roth to the hospital bed. There, Richard, who is in his late fifties, asks himself what will remain...

One year has passed since Max and Wanda got their divorce. Max has come to the realization that he wants his ex-wife back - no matter what the cost!...

Seventeen-year-old Martina has a paralyzing fear of heights, which prevents her from fulfilling her father’s wish that they perform a tightrope...