East German kids films
kids films from East Germany
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- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsCornelia VossRenate BlumeHans-Peter Reinecke13-year-old Bärbel has to come to terms with her mother now being part of her class mate's family. She's also looking for a balance between being proactive and fitting in her class.
- DirectorKurt BarthelStarsJohanna ClasHarald DomröseHans J. Enders
- DirectorFrancesco StefaniStarsChristel BodensteinCharles Hans VogtEckart DuxA brave prince wants to win the heart of a stubborn princess by finding the singing, ringing tree for her.
- DirectorJürgen BrauerStarsNadja KlierHermann BeyerSuher SalehThe tale of young Gritta who lives with her father, an unsuccessful inventor. When her new stepmother tries to put her away in a convent she discovers some dark secrets there.
- DirectorHerrmann ZschocheStarsGudrun RitterPeter BauseOdette BereskaA true road movie. Set in the 1970-s, in Communist Central Europe. An East German guy with a Dutch girl -- hitchhiking their way, with all sorts of adventures. This movie feels like you're on a holiday yourself.
- DirectorBille AugustStarsPelle HvenegaardMax von SydowErik PaaskeWhen his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsAlexander HeidenreichVolkmar KleinertRenate HeymerThe story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family.
- DirectorSiegfried HartmannStarsJulie JuristováKatrin MartinPavel TrávnícekScreen version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two sisters - Schneeweißchen and Rosenrot, who with their love saved Princes Michael and Andreas from the evil spells of the Mountain Spirit
- DirectorWolfgang StaudteStarsThomas SchmidtJohannes MausFriedrich RichterAn old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges... Based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.
- CreatorHans Christian AndersenGerhard BehrendtE.T.A. HoffmannStarsSergey ObraztsovPaul RobesonJosef SkupaThe Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices.
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsJuliane KorénVera OelschlegelHelmut SchreiberWhen the Fairy of Industry is not invited to the birth of the princess, she sees that the child pricks her finger on a spindle and falls in a cursed sleep. For 100 years she has to wait for a prince to awaken her again.
- DirectorUlrich WeißStarsRobin JaegerGabriel Marian OseciucJutta HoffmannNine-year old George, son of British settlers, is kidnapped by Iroquois and raised by the chief who adopts him. Later he gets the chance to return to his family but refuses because he has discovered that the palefaces are the true savages.
- DirectorJosef MachStarsGojko MiticJirí VrstálaRolf RömerAlthough the Indians were assured their lands adjacent to the Black Hills by contract, the Whites want to expel them. Meanwhile, gold has been discovered there and the unscrupulous settler, Red Fox, demands of Mattotaupa, chief of the Bears Clan belonging to the Dakota tribe, to reveal to him the location of a cave with gold deposits. Mattotaupa refuses and is stabbed to death by Red Fox in the presence of his son Tokei-ihto. Lieutenant Roach orders Tokei-ihto to Fort Smith in order to negotiate. The son of the slain chief suspects that the Whites are planning an ambush, a fear that is confirmed when he encounters Red Fox there. Tokei-ihto refuses to move to a reservation in an infertile area with his tribe and is incarcerated. When the Dakota Indians have been defeated and resettled, he is released. Tokei-ihto learns of the murder of the senior chief Tashunka-witko. Tokei-ihto now wants to fulfill his legacy, escaping with the subgroup of his tribe to the fertile areas beyond the Missouri in Canada. While the members of the Bears Clan cross the border, Tokei-ihto encounters Red Fox, his father's murderer.
- DirectorKonrad PetzoldStarsCharlotte KüterBernd KussPeter Schmidt
- DirectorWolfgang SchleifStarsEdgar BennertSonja HaackerCharlotte KüterFranz and Schorsch are the horror of all teachers. Constantly in the mood for mischief, they disrupt the class. The rest of the class just watches. Only the new classmate Vera is appalled and tries to talk the boy into conscience.
- DirectorArthur PohlStarsGunnar MöllerMonika SiemerTheodor Vogeler
- DirectorWolfgang SchleifStarsEdgar BennertSonja HaackerCharlotte KüterFranz and Schorsch are the horror of all teachers. Constantly in the mood for mischief, they disrupt the class. The rest of the class just watches. Only the new classmate Vera is appalled and tries to talk the boy into conscience.
- DirectorWalter BeckRon MerkStarsMartin FlörchingerAlfred MüllerMartin HellbergA lovely, humorous live-action rendition of the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi about the adventures of a wooden boy carved from a magical piece of wood by a puppetmaker.
- DirectorIngrid ReschkeStarsDieter WienMonika GabrielMartin GrunertThe eight-year-old son of a young married couple takes advantage of the parents' different and inconsistent parenting practices. At the end of a temporary separation, during which the son spends four weeks with his mother and four weeks with his father, the parents realize that only a joint upbringing will make the child a balanced person.