Kurt Maetzig Movies

  • 1960
    First Spaceship on Venus

    First Spaceship on Venus

    First Spaceship on Venus

    4.71960HD

    A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched...

    First Spaceship on Venus
  • 1958
    The Sailor’s Song

    The Sailor’s Song

    The Sailor’s Song

    6.51958HD

    A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to...

    The Sailor’s Song
  • 1972
    Janus Head

    Janus Head

    Janus Head

    01972HD

    World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being...

    Janus Head
  • 1954
    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    4.41954HD

    This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early...

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
  • 1996
    DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben

    DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben

    DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben

    101996HD

    On May 17, 1946, Deutsche-Film AG (DEFA) was founded in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Until 1990, DEFA produced nearly 700 feature films, 750 animation films,...

    DEFA – Es werden ein paar Filme bleiben
  • 1955
    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    6.41955HD

    This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn,...

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
  • 1967
    The Banner of Krivoi Rog

    The Banner of Krivoi Rog

    The Banner of Krivoi Rog

    01967HD

    In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of...

    The Banner of Krivoi Rog
  • 1962
    At a French Fireside

    At a French Fireside

    At a French Fireside

    8.51962HD

    Bundeswehr soldier Klaus’ regiment is stationed in France, to take part in NATO maneuvers. The soldiers are ordered to be kind to the populace,...

    At a French Fireside
  • 1957
    Castles and Cottages

    Castles and Cottages

    Castles and Cottages

    01957HD

    Lifelong hard work for the count makes the servant Anton a cripple. Everybody calls him Crooked Anton. When, after the end of the war, the land of...

    Castles and Cottages
  • 1964
    Preludio 11

    Preludio 11

    Preludio 11

    01964HD

    Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in...

    Preludio 11
  • 1950
    Council of the Gods

    Council of the Gods

    Council of the Gods

    6.41950HD

    Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the collaboration between international corporations and...

    Council of the Gods
  • 1952
    Story of a Young Couple

    Story of a Young Couple

    Story of a Young Couple

    01952HD

    A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen,...

    Story of a Young Couple
  • 1961
    The Shadow

    The Shadow

    The Shadow

    01961HD

    The Shadow
  • 1965
    The Rabbit Is Me

    The Rabbit Is Me

    The Rabbit Is Me

    6.71965HD

    The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a...

    The Rabbit Is Me
  • 1975
    Man against Man

    Man against Man

    Man against Man

    71975HD

    Robert and Michael meet on their return from captivity. They discover that they are both married to the same woman: After Robert was pronounced dead,...

    Man against Man
  • 1950
    The Benthin Family

    The Benthin Family

    The Benthin Family

    5.91950HD

    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...

    The Benthin Family
  • 1967
    The Girl on the Diving Board

    The Girl on the Diving Board

    The Girl on the Diving Board

    51967HD

    The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of...

    The Girl on the Diving Board
  • 1951
    The Sonnenbrucks

    The Sonnenbrucks

    The Sonnenbrucks

    01951HD

    Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does...

    The Sonnenbrucks
  • 1946
    Unity SPD – KPD

    Unity SPD – KPD

    Unity SPD – KPD

    51946HD

    Documentary about the merging of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the Soviet occupation zone, a merger that...

    Unity SPD – KPD
  • 1947
    Marriage in the Shadows

    Marriage in the Shadows

    Marriage in the Shadows

    7.11947HD

    Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career,...

    Marriage in the Shadows