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This East German movie was co-produced with studios in Hungary and Yugoslavia, with many interesting location shots (border checkpoint to West Berlin, more
This East German movie was co-produced with studios in Hungary and Yugoslavia, with many interesting location shots (border checkpoint to West Berlin, the Gellert bath in Budapest, and more). The plot is about French drug dealers, who obtain heroin somewhere in the Middle East, and smuggle it in several steps to East Berlin, and from there to France (or so it appears), killing when necessary. The hero is an officer of East German customs, who with detective work, some masquerade, and occasional violent action ultimately unravels the whole network, of course with the support of the local customs departments. close
The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many years returning to the familiar places of his childhood, more
The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many years returning to the familiar places of his childhood, he hopes to meet again his old friends, especially Fred, Helmuth and Richard, with whom he had a close childhood friendship. When confronted with a murder shortly after his arrival and given the task of investigating it, he has the painful experience that his friends are involved in the case. close
About how Walter, who lives in West Berlin, tries to drag into his dirty affairs his brother - the young driver Rudy Pranghe, recently released from prison, more
About how Walter, who lives in West Berlin, tries to drag into his dirty affairs his brother - the young driver Rudy Pranghe, recently released from prison, who, risking his life, caught Walter at the scene of crimes and surrendered to the police. close
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is more
Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed... close
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King more
Several men have been murdered lately, mostly rich lovers on their way to meet their mistresses with gifts of fine jewelry. To fight this scourge, King Louis XIV decides to create a special court named "La chambre ardente", designed to find and punish the perpetrators of such heinous crimes. An unexpected person, Mademoiselle de Scudéry, the famous poetess, will find herself entangled in the web of a criminal intrigue linked with the jewel murders, along with a a goldsmith, his daughter and her fiancé... close
Dr. Grunert, electronics specialist from the GDR, gets a visit from an old acquaintance from war times. Both worked back then on navy torpedoes. His former more
Dr. Grunert, electronics specialist from the GDR, gets a visit from an old acquaintance from war times. Both worked back then on navy torpedoes. His former colleague wants to poach Grunert – to Schenectady, the headquarters of the largest American electronics company. With alleged war crimes, he tries to blackmail Grunert, but quickly it becomes clear where the true criminals are sitting: In influential positions of the American industry. Grunert underestimates the scrupulousness of his opponent and invites him to a remotely located country home to clarify things. The Ministry for State Security is already on the trail of the matter and saves the engineer from a dangerous solo action. close
When a motorcyclist dies in an accident, lieutenant Kreutzer and his colleague Arnold receive the order to investigate the backgrounds of this mysterious more
When a motorcyclist dies in an accident, lieutenant Kreutzer and his colleague Arnold receive the order to investigate the backgrounds of this mysterious case. Although the leads point to murder, head physician Dr. Nikolai, the driver of the car involved in the accident, maintains his innocence and even has an alibi. With a lot of arduous detail work, Kreutzer follows all leads and evidence. Both Nikolai’s colleagues and his son act suspiciously. Eventually, Kreutzer convicts the criminal who secretly used the physician’s car for his criminal dealings. close
The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German police more
The brothers Theo and Gustav Benthin pull profits through smuggling in divided Germany: Theo in the West and Gustav in the East. The East German police catch on quickly, however, and Gustav is arrested. The small band of smugglers disperses, with Gustav’s chauffer Peter Naumann fleeing to the West and his sister choosing the East after struggling to find work and lodging in the West. close
The Federal Intelligence Service is trying to disrupt an important GDR project to create an extensive irrigation system in one of the countries of the Middle East. Zander has a hard time...
The Federal Intelligence Service is trying to disrupt an important GDR project to create an extensive irrigation system in one of the countries of the Middle East. Zander has a hard time... close
Bruno Kappel is an established attorney in Hamburg who, in earlier times, belonged to an anarchistic student circle. His former girlfriend Karin Kunze more
Bruno Kappel is an established attorney in Hamburg who, in earlier times, belonged to an anarchistic student circle. His former girlfriend Karin Kunze is still a member of this scene. Bruno, who still has left-wing beliefs, becomes her attorney. But when Karin gets into a shootout with the police, she has to go into hiding. The prosecuting attorney Baller has also been a former member of the anarchistic scene. He does not want his past to be revealed by Karin′s apprehension and prosecution. Thus, he asks Kappel to find Karin and sneak her out to a foreign country. close
South America at the beginning of the 1980s. A man is on the run from a group of armed pursuers. He does not manage to escape and is shot down mercilessly. more
South America at the beginning of the 1980s. A man is on the run from a group of armed pursuers. He does not manage to escape and is shot down mercilessly. Young Maria witnesses the cruel event and asks her friend, the journalist Oswaldo, to find out about the backgrounds of this case. The police also start to investigate the case and find out that a mysterious German farm is involved in the shooting. But the farm lies in an exterritorial area, thus the police officers cannot investigate any further. close
Due to the reconstruction of the old house, all tenants are moving. Frau Goldberg, whom seven-year-old Felix helps to carry things, in gratitude gives more
Due to the reconstruction of the old house, all tenants are moving. Frau Goldberg, whom seven-year-old Felix helps to carry things, in gratitude gives the boy a chest with old toys. The chest is too heavy for Felix to take. In addition, parents have no desire to put a chest in their apartment.
Felix takes only a magic horse with him. But another man has views of this horse - Wolf - a worker engaged in repairs in the house. Felix suspects it's for a reason. Wolf even offers him money for a horse. . . close
A group of tourists from the GDR spend their holiday at the coast of Bulgaria. When making a trip to a small fisher house, they have to stay they night, more
A group of tourists from the GDR spend their holiday at the coast of Bulgaria. When making a trip to a small fisher house, they have to stay they night, because the ship's motor broke down. One of the group proposes a game: Someone has to be a corpse, one the detective and another one the murderer. But shortly after starting the game the "corpse" has vanished only to befound at the foot of the nearby cliff - being dead for real. Now the group start their investigation... close
Old Willie dies of a heart attack. All his life he carved figures out of wood. After Willie's death, the chest of figurines disappeared. As he dies, he more
Old Willie dies of a heart attack. All his life he carved figures out of wood. After Willie's death, the chest of figurines disappeared. As he dies, he asks his friend Kurt to go to the police. He knows something about Elona, Kurt’s daughter, but doesn’t have time to say it. Why would Willie say her name? close
In the marriage of actor Paul Schulte and his wife Barbara things are not the best way. While Paul, suffering from heart disease, is cruising in the Baltic more
In the marriage of actor Paul Schulte and his wife Barbara things are not the best way. While Paul, suffering from heart disease, is cruising in the Baltic Sea, accompanying him Barbara, along with her lover Klaus Grunov, plans to steal artworks at a church near the resort. In the sanatorium lives and her ex-husband Fritz Kruger. Paul, who wants to prevent Barbara from raiding and further encounters between her and Kruger, was found dead a little later. Lieutenant Lentz and Captain Herbst begin an investigation. close
The action takes place in an East German village after the war, during the organization of agricultural cooperatives. The peasant Gabler, who agreed to more
The action takes place in an East German village after the war, during the organization of agricultural cooperatives. The peasant Gabler, who agreed to join the cooperative, was found hanged and his house burned down. The arson charges a farmhand, Ferch's drunkard. But as a result of a thorough investigation, the investigator finds the true perpetrators of the murder and fire. This is Erna, Gabler's wife, and her lover, Gabler's younger brother, who, entangled in debt, hoped to improve their affairs at the expense of Gabler's farm. close