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selected movies of Germany


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Selected  German  Films
{ in chronological order }

The films of Germany, West Germany and East Germany have together received
3 Best Foreign Language Oscar® wins, among 16 Best Foreign Film nominations.
list of Germany's submissions for Oscar consideration

Selected films of:  Asia   •   Canada   •   China   •   France   •   India
Italy   •   Japan   •   Mexico   •   Russia   •   Spain

Shadows In Paradise: Hitler's Exiles In Hollywood documentary by Peter Rosen  "Shadows In Paradise: Hitler's Exiles In Hollywood" [indep 1980]
White Star color DVD [9/2008] for $19.99
As Hitler gained power in Germany, intellectuals and radicals and artists and Jews fled into exile; a large number settled in Southern California, briefly transforming philistine Hollywood into one of the capitals of world culture
Co-produced & directed by Peter Rosen; hosted by James Conlon; featured interviews include playwright Bertolt Brecht, composer Hanns Eisler, playwright Lion Feuchtwanger, composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, filmmaker Fritz Lang, Nobel-laureate Thomas Mann, author Erich Maria Remarque, composer Arnold Schoenberg, composer Ernst Toch, screenwriter Salka Viertel, conductor Bruno Walter, and composer Erich Zeisl • credits at IMDb

German Silent Masterworks Collection on DVD  "German Silent Masterworks Collection" on DVD [2001]
Sling Shot b&w DVD [10/2001] for $6.95
contains 3 silent feature films: "Der Golem" [1920] directed by Carl Boese & Paul Wegener;
F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" [1922]; and F.W. Murnau's "The Last Laugh" [1924]
German Horror Classics DVD box set  "German Horror Classics" DVD Box Set [2002]
Kino Video b&w DVD set [9/2002] 4 disks for $69.95
contains 4 silent feature films: "Der Golem" [1920] directed by Carl Boese & Paul Wegener; "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" [1920] directed by Robert Wiene; F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" [1922]; and "Waxworks" [1924] directed by Leo Birinsky & Paul Leni
German Expressionism Collection 4-DVD box set from Kino Lorber  "German Expressionism Collection" DVD Box Set [2008]
Kino Lorber Films b&w DVD set [2/2008] 4 disks - out of prodn/used
contains 4 silent feature films: "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" [1920] directed by Robert Wiene, starring Conrad Veidt; "Warning Shadows" [1923] co-written & directed by Arthur Robison; "The Hands of Orlac" [1924] directed by Robert Wiene, starring Conrad Veidt; and "Secrets of A Soul" [1926] directed by G.W. Pabst, starring Werner Krauss
German Expressionism 5-Film Collection 5-DVD box set  "German Expressionism 5-Film Collection" DVD Box Set [2016]
Alpha Video b&w DVD set [6/2016] 5 disks for $19.95
contains 5 silent feature films: "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" [Feb 1920] directed by Robert Wiene, starring Conrad Veidt; "Genuine: The Tragedy of A Vampire" [Sept 1920] directed by Robert Wiene, starring Fern Andra; "Der Golem" [Oct 1920] directed by Carl Boese & Paul Wegener; and F.W. Murnau's "The Haunted Castle" [April 1921] and "Nosferatu" [Feb 1922]
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There have been dozens of popular 'Winnetou and Shatterhand' Western movies made in Germany
based on the pulp novels of Karl Friedrich May [1842-1912], as well as many other films made from his writings.

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"Der Golem" [1920 silent] directed by Carl Boese & Paul Wegener /tt0011237/

"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" [1920 silent] directed by Robert Wiene /tt0010323/

"Genuine: The Tragedy of A Vampire" [Sept 1920] directed by Robert Wiene

F.W. Murnau's "The Haunted Castle" [April 1921 silent]

F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" [1922 silent]

"Warning Shadows" [1923] co-written & directed by Arthur Robison

F.W. Murnau's "The Last Laugh" [1924 silent]

"The Hands of Orlac" [1924] directed by Robert Wiene, starring Conrad Veidt

"Waxworks" [1924 silent] directed by Leo Birinsky & Paul Leni

"Secrets of A Soul" [1926] directed by G.W. Pabst, starring Werner Krauss

"Asphalt" [1929] /tt0019655/
http://www.amazon.com/Asphalt-Gustav-Fr%C3%B6hlich/dp/B000FS9FLM/
http://www.amazon.com/Asphalt-Albert-Steinr%C3%BCck/dp/B00070G76Y/

"Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem Gehört die Welt?" [1932] /tt0023104/

"Hundert Tage (100 Days)" [Austria March 1935]
Napoleon The Hundred Days playscript by Mussolini & Forzano  
Napoleon The Hundred Days playscript by Mussolini & Forzano  
In February 1815, Napoleon escaped his exile on Elba and marched towards Paris with 1,000 men to rebel against the conditions imposed by the Congress of Vienna. He assumed his old role as Emperor of France, and by the time he entered Paris, he was leading an army. The Congress of Vienna declared him an outlaw and seven countries marched their armies toward France. British General Wellington defeated Napoleon's army at Waterloo (in Belgium) and Napoleon was again exiled, this time to the South Atlantic island of St. Helena • Co-written & directed by Franz Wenzler; co-written by Karl Vollmöller; based on the 1932 stageplay by Giovacchino Forzano & Benito Mussolini; music by Giuseppe Becce; starring Werner Krauß {as Napoleon}, Gustaf Gründgens, Kurt Junker, Eduard von Winterstein, Alfred Gerasch, Peter Voß, Fritz Genschow, Elsa Wagner, Rose Stradner, Fred Döderlein, Ernst Legal, C.W. Tetting, Rudolf Schündler, Peter Erkelenz, Oscar Marion, Heinz von Cleve, Paul Mederow, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Egon Brosig, Friedrich Gnaß, Fred Goebel, Eberhard Leithoff, Josef Peterhans
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb

"Napoleon: The Hundred Days" [1932]
by Benito Mussolini [1883-1945] & Giovacchino Forzano [1884-1970]
adapted for the English stage by John Drinkwater

Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. pb [1932] long out of print/scarce

"Olympia Part One: Festival of The Nations" sports documentary [Germany April 1938, USA March 1940]
original title "Olympia 1. Teil: Fest der Völker"; two-hour docufilm written & directed by Leni Riefenstahl; featuring announcer Henri Nannen, American athlete Jesse Owens,
Nazi officials Adolf Hitler, Werner von Blomberg, Wilhelm Frick, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Julius Streicher, August von Mackensen

"Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty" sports documentary [Germany April 1938, USA March 1940]
original title "Olympia 2. Teil: - Fest der Schönheit"; 1½-hour docufilm produced, written & directed by Leni Riefenstahl;
featuring narrators Rolf Wernicke & Paul Laven, Nazi official Adolf Hitler

intended as propaganda for Hitler's Third Reich, filmed at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany; setting the political agenda aside (if you can),
these films and Riefenstahl's earlier "Triumph of The Will" [1935] remain superb examples of the documentary feature film
Part 1 credits at IMDbPart 2 credits at IMDbfilm entry at Wikipedia

Olympia Complete Version on DVD  
"Olympia: The Complete Original Version"
Legend Films b&w DVD [4/2013] 2 disks for $14.99
Pathfinder Home Ent. b&w DVD [6/2006] 2 disks for $19.99

"Diesel" [Germany 1942] /tt0034653/

"1. April 2000" [Austria Nov 1952]
'1. April 2000' 1952 film from Austria  In the future (from 1952), Earth is controlled by the World Global Union; the Prime Minister of Austria declares his country to be independent, which causes the World President (arriving by spaceship!) to stage a trial; Austria's defense includes lots of singing and dancing . . . • Produced by Karl Ehrlich & Ernst Marboe; directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner; screenplay by Rudolf Brunngraber & Ernst Marboe; starring Josef Meinrad, Hilde Krahl, Waltraut Haas, Judith Holzmeister, Elisabeth Stemberger, Ulrich Bettac, Karl Ehmann, Peter Gerhard, Curd Jürgens, Robert Michal, Heinz Moog, Guido Wieland, Paul Hörbiger, Hans Moser, Pepi Glöckner-Kramer, Martha Marbo, Eva Payrer, Erika Pirschl, Erna Schickl, Marianne Schönauer, Alma Seidler, Hansi Stork, Anneliese Stöckl-Eberhard, Ingeborg Wieser, Karl Bachmann, Theodor Danegger, Karl Eidlitz, Hans Frank, Erik Frey, Hugo Gottschlich, Harry Fuß, Hans Holt, Fred Hennings, Franz Herterich, Fritz Imhoff, Fred Liewehr, Heribert Meisel, Alfred Neugebauer, Toni Nießner, Hans Richter, Leopold Rudolf, Stefan Skodler, Ernst Stankovski, Otto Treßler, Hans Ziegler, Max Brebeck, Dely Drechsler, Josef Hübner, Hanns Kurth, Antonia Mittrowsky, Die Span-ische Hofreitschule, Die Wiener Philharmoniker, and the Wiener Sängerknaben singers; nominated for the Grand Prize at the Cannes Festival in 1953
FantaCult Region 2 b&w DVD dubbed in Italian [undated] import/used  in PAL format only
Hoanzl Vertrieb GmbH Region 2 b&w DVD [10/2006] for €12,98 - PAL format via Amazon.DE
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipediawatch full movie - no subtitles [1/2019 upload; 1:26:31] online at YouTube

"Was Nicht Passt, Wird Passend Gemacht: Zur Konstruktion Österreichischer Geschichte im Staatsfilm 1. April 2000" [2009]
"What Doesn't Fit Is Made To Fit: On The Construction of Austrian History In The State Film 1 April 2000"
German-language paperback by Tanja Gawlich
Kindle Edition from GRIN Verlag [5/2009] for $9.04
GRIN Verlag 8¼x5¾ pb [5/2009] for $14.50

"Heidemarie S'Waisechind vo Engelberg" [Austria Sept 1956]
("The Orphan of Engelberg")
Heidemarie S'Waisechind vo Engelberg 1956 movie of Austria  Andreas promises at the deathbed of his childhood friend to take care of the latter's daughter Heidemarie; but Andreas is unmarried and the authorities work slowly; a distant uncle takes Heidemarie in for the care-giver money; Heidemarie becomes friends with Peter, who begs for his living. Village schoolteacher Calix campaigns for Andreas, and finally Heidemarie is taken in by Andreas, along with the parentless Peter • Produced by Félix Beaujon; directed by Hermann Kugelstadt; adapted by Jeanne Humbert from the novel by Johanna Spyri; starring Gustav Knuth, Hannes Schmid-hauser, Eveline Grüneisen {as Heidemarie}; philosopher Paul K. Feyerabend [1924-94] is listed among the actors
Ascot Elite Home Ent. color DVD [8/2008] import/used  in PAL format only
Ascot Elite Home Ent. color DVD [8/2008] for €24,97 - PAL format via Amazon.DE
full credits at IMDb

"Unser Sandmännchen" TV series [R.B.B. East Germany 1959-present]
stop-motion animated color TV series in German with many songs, broadcast as 5- to 10-minute nightly bedtime program for children; began as "Das Sandmännchen (Little Sandman)" on West German television in December 1959, but was overtaken in popularity by "Unser Sandmännchen" on East German television; there appear to be dozens of episodes on YouTube, some with closed captioning; the main character is based on the Ole Lukøje character of Hans Christian Andersen; the content on the long-running East German program included children's story segments, educational segments, travel segments, and segments promoting Berlin and other wonderful & amazing aspects of life in Soviet-controlled East Germany
incomplete credits {fifteen 10-minute episodes} at IMDbofficial series siteseries entry at Wikipedia

these DVDs are German-language with no subtitles, probably Region 2/PAL (non-USA) format, rated FSK-0 (all ages), and each disk contains 7 episodes
"Unser Sandmännchen - Klassiker 01. Verrückte Abenteuer" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Klassiker-Verr%C3%BCckte-Abenteuer/dp/B005E5MUYA/
"Unser Sandmännchen - Klassiker 03. Koboldstreiche " []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Klassiker-03-Koboldstreiche/dp/B005E5MV26/
"Unser Sandmännchen: Klassiker 07" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Verkleidungsspiele-Pittiplatsch-Schnatterinchen/dp/B00BQ9N75Y/
"Unser Sandmännchen 11. Wenn es Abend wird" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Wenn-Abend-wird/dp/B00QMXMEXK/
"Unser Sandmännchen 12. Winterträume mit dem Sandmännchen" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-12-Wintertr%C3%A4ume-mit/dp/B011DF2W60/
"Unser Sandmännchen 13. Im Traumland mit unserem Sandmännchen" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-13-Traumland-unserem/dp/B01998RM1S/
"Unser Sandmännchen 14. Ein gemütlicher Abend mit dem Sandmännchen" []
http://www.amazon.com/Unser-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-14-gem%C3%BCtlicher-Abend/dp/B01M0SOG5F/
"Unser Sandmännchen 15. Mit dem Sandmännchen unterwegs

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtyFVwXiQUaZNrE_4fE30_A R.B.B. channel on YouTube [est. 2006]

the full-length feature film "Das Sandmännchen: Abenteuer im Traumland (The Sandman and The Lost Sand of Dreams)" was released in 2010.
http://www.traumapp.de/#traumreise
http://www.amazon.com/Das-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Abenteuer-im-Traumland/dp/B004NS8GHY/ br
http://www.amazon.com/Das-Sandm%C3%A4nnchen-Abenteuer-im-Traumland/dp/B005VP9DNE/ dvd

"It Happened Here" [Lopert Pictures May 1966]
'It Happened Here' feature film by Kevin Brownlow & Andrew Mollo  
DVD cover for 'It Happened Here' feature film by Kevin Brownlow   'How It Happened Here' book by Kevin Brownlow  
In 1940, the Nazis invade Britain and transform it into a fascist state where some Britons collaborate and others resist; filmed over six years in Wales and in Dorset, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire & London in England • Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Kevin Brownlow & Andrew Mollo; starring Pauline Murray & Sebastian Shaw
Milestone Cinematheque b&w DVD [2/2000] for $20.46
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia

"How It Happened Here" book [1968]
by Kevin Brownlow, Introduction by David Robinson

The story of how the film got made; contains almost 100 pictures, mostly stills from the film
Kindle Edition from U.K.A. Press [4/2017] for $3.71
U.K.A. Press 8½x5½ pb [3/2007] for $18.65
Secker & Warburg, US pb [1968] out of print/used
Secker & Warburg, UK pb [1968] out of print/used

"Raumpatrouille Orion" TV series [Bavaria Film/SAT1-TV Germany Sept-Dec 1966]
known as "Space Patrol Orion" in English
DVD cover for Raumpatrouille Orion / Space Patrol Orion 1966 German TV series  
poster for Raumpatrouille Orion / Space Patrol Orion 1966 German TV series  
7-part b&w German TV space opera; Commander Cliff Allister McLane and his loyal crew on the fast space cruiser (Schneller Raumkreuzer) Spaceship Orion (Raumschiff Orion) battle an alien race called the Frogs; 90-minute 'Producer's Cut' feature film released in U.K. in July 2003 • Co-producer & concept creator Stephan Reichenberger; concept creator Markus Niedermeier; co-produced & co-written by Hans Gottschalk, Oliver Storz & Helmut Krapp; directed by Michael Braun & Theo Mezger; co-written by concept creator Rolf Honold, Michael Braun & Theo Mezger; starring Dietmar Schönherr, Eva Pflug, Wolfgang Völz, Claus Holm, Friedrich G. Beckhaus, Ursula Lillig, Benno Sterzenbach, Friedrich Joloff, Thomas Reiner, Franz Schaf-heitlin, Hans Cossy, Charlotte Kerr, Reinhard Glemnitz, Alfons Höckmann, Gerhard Jentsch, Norbert Gastell, Herbert Fleischmann, Alexander Hegarth, Nino Korda, Emil Stöhr
EuroVideo Region 2 b&w DVD set [undated] imported/used   in PAL format only
EuroVideo Region 2 b&w DVD set [undated] imported/used   in PAL format only
Region 1 Blu-ray/DVD not available (2019)
full credits at IMDbofficial movie websitemovie entry at Wikipedia
watch official trailer [9/2008 upload; 1:50] online at YouTube
E.F.A. Imports soundtrack vinyl LP album [9/98] 21 tracks - overpriced
Bungalow Records soundtrack CD [1/2010] 21 tracks - import/used
listen to soundtrack audio recording [7/2017 upload; 1:02:07] online at YouTube
'Making of ..." book [2005] by Josef Hilger
Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf German-language 9½x6¾ pb [3/2005] imported/overpriced
feature film: 90-minute EuroVideo Region 2 b&w DVD [2003] imported/used   in PAL format only
watch official U.K. feature release trailer [2/2007 upload; 3:23] online at YouTube

title screenshot for 'Raumpatrouille Orion' TV series   the original seven episodes are on YouTube - with English subtitle option
Episode 1 "Angriff aus Dem All" [6/2014 upload; 58:39] online at YouTube
Episode 2 "Planet außer Kurs" [4/2012 upload; 55:51] online at YouTube
Episode 3 "Hüter des Gesetzes" [4/2012 upload; 1:00:36] online at YouTube
Episode 4 "Deserteure" [4/2012 upload; 56:42] online at YouTube
Episode 5 "Der Kampf um Die Sonne" [4/2012 upload; 58:04] online at YouTube
Episode 6 "Die Raumfalle" [4/2012 upload; 1:00:40] online at YouTube
Episode 7 "Invasion" [4/2012 upload; 58:48] online at YouTube

"The Pedestrian" aka "Der Fußgänger" [Germany 72?]
directed by Maximilian Schell; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

"Jacob, The Liar" aka "Jakob, der Lügner" [East Germany 75?]
directed by Frank Beyer; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

"The Tin Drum" aka "Die Blechtrommel" [West Germany 1979]
directed by Volker Schlöndorff; won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

"Das Boot" [Germany 1981]: full credits at IMDb

"Wunderland: Gustl Bayrhammers Reise zu Den Inseln der Phantasie" TV movie
[Bayerischer Rundfunk/WDR/ORF Nov 1983]
Gustl Bayrhammer's Journey To Wunderland  instead of Alice, popular TV host Gustl Bayrhammer [1922-93] visits Wonderland and encounters Euro-pean TV's most popular characters for children: Asterix & Obelix, Benjamin Blümchen, Heidi, Max & Moritz, Pinnocchio, Pippi Langstrumpf, Pumuckl, Robin Hood, Snow White, Winnetou, and others
credits at IMDbwatch full movie [4/2018 upload; 1:25:24] online at YouTube

"Angry Harvest" aka "Bittere Ernte" [West Germany 85?]
directed by Agnieszka Holland; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

"Wings of Desire" [1987]
Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders  A brilliant, stunning, gorgeous subjective look at what it means to be human. "Luminously optimistic." • Directed by Wim Wenders; German title "Der Himmel über Berlin" (Heaven Above Berlin); starring Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander & Peter Falk; many awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinema-tography & more; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)
Criterion Collection Blu-ray [11/2009] for $22.76
MGM/UA widescreen DVD w/English subtitles [7/2003] out of prodn/many used
MGM/UA color VHS w/English subtitles [6/2000] for $9.98
Orion color VHS w/English subtitles [5/93] for $7.99
Fine Line import soundtrack CD [5/90] for $18.04
Nonesuch soundtrack CD [10/90] out of prodn/many used
11x17" poster at AllPosters.comfull credits from IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia

"Faraway, So Close" [1993]
Faraway, So Close  The sequel to "Wings of Desire" (above), this film is superb in its own right • Directed by Wim Wenders; German title "In weiter Ferne, so nah!"; starring Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander & Nastasia Kinski; several awards for direction & cinematography
Col/TriStar widescrn DVD w/Engl subtitles [9/2000] for $22.49
Col/TriStar color VHS w/English subtitles [3/2000] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb

"The Specialist: Portrait of A Modern Criminal" [1999] starring Adolf Eichmann
http://www.amazon.com/Specialist-Portrait-Modern-Criminal/dp/B00006IUI6/

"Sophie Scholl: The Final Days" aka "Sophie Scholl: Die Letzten Tage" [Germany 2005]
directed by Marc Rothemund; nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

"The Lives of Others" aka "Das Leben der Anderen" [Germany 2006]
directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

"Beer Movie {Der Bier-Film}" [Germany Sept 2010]
Beer Movie / Der Bier-Film from Germany  45-minute color documentary about beer from ancient Egypt to Oktoberfest - and how a Bavarian in Bohemia invented German beer • Directed by Christian Gierke; narration by Christian Hanreich or James Spencer
Film Europa color DVD-R [2/2011] for $19.98
full credits at IMDbofficial German-language movie website

see also the American Beer, Wine & Booze Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

"A Coffee In Berlin" aka "oh boy"
[Germany Nov 2012, USA June 2014]
poster for 'A Coffee In Berlin' movie  A young man who dropped out of college two years prior is found out and his tuition money is stopped; he wanders the city of Berlin looking for somewhere to belong; b&w film in German with subtitles. Co-produced, written & directed by Jan Ole Gerster; starring Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Andreas Schröders, Arnd Klawitter, Martin Brambach, Frederick Lau, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Gwisdek; won awards at Bavarian Film Awards (2), Bratislava Intl. F/F, European Film Awards, German Film Awards (6), German Film Critics Assn. Awards (2), Munich Film Festival, New Faces Awards - Germany, Oldenburg F/F (3), Potsdam Sehsüchte (2), Romy Gala - Austria, Sofia Intl. F/F, São Paulo Intl. F/F & Tallinn Black Nights F/F (2)
Region 1 DVD not yet available
full credits at IMDb • official movie sites: USA/English + German
watch official trailer - German with subtitles [2:02] at YouTube

"Hannah Arendt" [Germany Jan 2013, USA May 2013]
Hannah Arendt 2013 biofilm  A brilliant new biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher & political theorist whose reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann (published in The New Yorker Magazine) stirred up an international furor. Co-written & directed by Margarethe von Trotta; co-written by Pam Katz; starring Barbara Sukowa, Axel Milberg, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Degen, Nicholas Woodeson, Victoria Trautt-mansdorff, Klaus Pohl {as Martin Heidegger}, with archive footage of Adolf Eichmann & prosecutor Gideon Hausner; Sukowa won German Film Award in Gold, Bavarian Film Award; film won German Film Award in Silver, Silver Spike Award at Valladolid
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDbofficial movie sitemovie entry at Wikipedia

"Berlin Station" TV series [Epix Channel Oct 2016]
Berlin Station 2016 cable series  A C.I.A. desk worker is sent to Berlin to find a 'mole' (internal security leak); 10-episode first season, filmed in Berlin • Series created & co-written by Olen Steinhauer; co-written by Larry J. Cohen; starring Richard Armitage, Rhys Ifans, Leland Orser, Michelle Forbes, Tamlyn Tomita, Richard Jenkins, Bernhard Schütz, Roger Ringrose, Mina Tander, Richard Dillane, Earl Vincent Sherwood II
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDbseries entry at Wikipedia
watch 10/2016 official trailer [2:45] at YouTube
watch Episode 1 [53:36] FREE online at YouTube
watch Episode 2 [53:46] FREE online at YouTube

"Atomic Blonde" [Focus Features July 2017]
Atomic Blonde action movie starring Charlize Theron  Filmed in Bucharest, set in 1980s Berlin, on the same week that The Wall came down; a female MI-6 agent is sent to Berlin to retrieve a list of British & Soviet secret agents . . . The music is a significant element in the film's background. • Co-produced by Kurt Johnstad, Antony Johnston, Charlize Theron & others; directed by David Leitch; adapted by Kurt Johnstad from the Oni Press graphic novel series "The Coldest City" written by Antony Johnston & illustrated by Sam Hart; starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan, John Goodman, Toby Jones, James Faulkner, Roland Møller, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgård, Sam Hargrave, Jóhannes Haukur, Til Schweiger, Barbara Sukowa, Lili Gesler, Sara Natasa Szonda, Declan Hannigan, Balazs Lengyel, Daniel Hargrave, Greg Rementer, Cale Schultz
Universal Home Video widescreen color 4k HD format/Blu-ray combo [PRE-ORDER 7/2017] for $44.98
Universal Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray/DVD combo [PRE-ORDER 7/2017] for $34.98
Universal Home Video widescreen color DVD [PRE-ORDER 7/2017] for $29.98
full credits at IMDbofficial movie sitemovie entry at Wikipedia
watch official restricted trailer [3/2017 upload; 3:02] at YouTube
watch official trailer #2 [4/2017 upload 2:56] at YouTube
Sofia Boutella talks about her experience making the movie [7/2017 upload; 12:56] at YouTube
'Atomic Blonde' original motion picture soundtrack album on CD  "Atomic Blonde" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [2017]
Backlot Music import soundtrack CD [7/2017] 16 tracks for $12.99
artists include David Bowie, Tyler Bates (4), Nena ('99 Luftballons'), Marilyn Manson, A Flock of Seagulls,
Public Enemy, Kaleida ('99 Luftballons'), Peter Schilling, and The Clash

listen to full soundtrack - with ads [7/2017 upload; 1:26:15] online at YouTube
'The Coldest City' graphic novel by Antony Johnston & Sam Hart  "The Coldest City" graphic novel [2012]
by Antony Johnston, Illustrated by Sam Hart

An undercover British MI-6 agent has been killed in Berlin and the list that he was carrying has gone missing
– a list identifying all Berlin agents of both the West and the East . . .

Kindle Edition from Oni Press [5/2012] for $9.59
Oni Press 9x6 pb [5/2017] for $10.19
Oni Press 9x6 hardcover [5/2012] for $16.81

"Lou Andreas-Salomé, The Audacity To Be Free"
[Germany 2016, Cinema Libre Studio USA April 2018]
German-language Lou Andreas-Salomé movie  in German with subtitles; 'the woman who enthralled Nietzsche, Freud, Rilke, and Reé' • Co-produced, co-written & directed by Cordula Kablitz-Post; co-written by Susanne Hertel; character Lou Andreas-Salomé portrayed by Katharina Lorenz (age 21-50), Helena Pieske (age 6); Liv Lisa Fries (age 16), and Nicole Heesters (age 72); also starring Philipp Hauß {as Paul Rée}, Alexander Scheer {as Friedrich Nietzsche}, Harald Schrott {as Sigmund Freud}, Julius Feldmeier {as Rainer Maria Rilke}, Matthias Lier, Katharina Schüttler, Merab Ninidze, Peter Simonischek, Petra Morzé, Daniel Sträßer, Marcel Hensema, Magdalena Kronschläger, Ruth Reinecke, Carl Achleitner, Katrin Hansmeier, Aaron Karl, Birte Carolin Sebastian, Mariel Jana Supka, Wladimir Tarasjanz
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available •
full credits at IMDbofficial movie site
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