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Two sisters enter the fairy tale realm of Frau Holle and must prove their diligence and helpfulness. The good and hardworking girl receives a golden dress. The lazy sister is given a dress made of pitch for her bad services. The pitch will only come ...

Once upon a time there was a goat mother who imprinted her seven little goats on her mind not to open the door for anyone until she was there. But as soon as she had left the house, the evil wolf came and tried to move the seven with cunning and trea...

A historical GDR review of the events of the November Revolution in Germany in 1918....

Fantastic, supposedly inconspicuous animal observations with the help of sophisticated special techniques about the causes and scientific connections of the regenerative ability from the point of view of cell biology, explained using the example of f...

To an attentive passer-by, the activities of some painters seem very suspicious. As a result of their artistic efforts, the anti-occupier slogan AMI GO HOME appears to have appeared on the wall. The outraged citizen does not succeed in persuading the...

In works like “Guide Dog Ruepel” (1962), Bärbl Bergmann was the first feature film director in the GDR to portray children in their often pitiless but also honest dealings with each other, something that was almost impossible in the documentary films...

A graphic fairy tale movie about the adventures of four friends - a donkey, a dog, a rooster and a cat - who deal with an evil master and robbers....

Two children, a boy and a girl, are each given a piggy bank. The boy is unimpressed and happily continues to spend his money. The girl takes every opportunity to "feed" her beautiful pig quite often. She is rewarded for this exemplary behavior with a...

Episodes from school, family and leisure time show how boys and girls build gender relationships, what influence school and home have on them, how their behavior changes and what conflicts can arise between parents and children. Fourth part of the "R...

A hard-hearted nobleman chases away all of his aged servants. Only one thresher manages to stay in service. However, he cannot do the required work without outside help. He receives help from an old, frail journeyman who only asks the nobleman for wh...

Till Eulenspiegel works as a journeyman for a baker in Braunschweig who is not very kind to his staff or his customers. Now the master gets his comeuppance, because Till follows his employer's instructions all too literally, and instead of bread and ...

A look at the history of jazz, which has its origins in the music of Africans enslaved to North America 300 years ago....

A lighthouse keeper explains the functions of the beacon to children. They also learn from him that man invented the compass and nautical chart to find his way around the sea....

The film deals with the problem of choosing a partner for 16 to 20-year-olds. Third part of the "Relationships Between Boys And Girls" series....

At the technical college for applied arts in Sonneberg, young toymakers learn to make toys that stimulate children's imaginations based on pedagogical experience....

Puppet movie from the German Democratic Republic about the importance of rest....

Documentary about young workers in East Germany....

Episodes from school, family and leisure time show how boys and girls build gender relationships, what influence school and home have on them, how their behavior changes and what conflicts can arise between parents and children. Second part of the "R...

The history of money goes back to when people decided to settle down. They look for a physical equivalent to exchange goods… Nörgel and his family move from one place to another in search of tools to make their work easier. They also start to produce...

A film about Dresden - before, during, and after the war....