East German Poster Database

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• Konig Johann / William Shakespeare / Regie: Vera Oelschlegel; Ausstattung: Adnris Freibergs / Theater im Palast.

  The poster shows a drawing of a young king in armor with two crowns on his head. The text is in black letters across the top. The background changes from pale blue to green, with a band of dark blue behind the king's head.

• Wallenstein von Schiller/Regie: Peter Sodann/Landestheater Halle

  Poster is white with black line drawing of an evil-looking horeseman in armor and Elizabethan collar, sword drawn. Text in black at top. Advertises for "Wallenstein von Schiller" (name), directed by Peter Sodann.

• Shakespeare: Hamlet- Landestheater Halle

  This poster is divided vertically. The left features the right half of a black-and-white portrait of William Shakespeare, while the right features the left half of portrait but upside-down. The text is in white on black at each corner. This poster advertises for a performance of "Hamlet" directed by Peter Sodann.

• Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt/Joseph Grimaldi Ahnherr aller Clowns 1779-1837

  Poster background is white stippled with tiny black dots. Name of theater at top in black script. Depicts a clown in white, red, blue, yellow and black squatting over at bottom and holding a yellow sign which reads "Jospeh Grimaldi: King of all Clowns 1779-1837".

• Annette Markert/Mária Petrašovská/Carmen/Bizet/Produktion: Kluttig Konwitschny Brade Scholz/landestheater halle

  Poster is white with red text. Advertises for a performance of "Carmen" starring Annette Markert and Mária Petrašovská.

• Peter Shaffer/Amadeus/Landes Theater Halle/Neues Theater/Regie: Peter Sodann

  Poster depicts Mozart from behind, holding a sheet of music behind his back, walking down an alleyway lined with brick (black and white). Above looms a black shadow in navy blue sky of a figure in a fedora. Text in black along left wall. Advertises for a play from Peter Shaffer titled "Amadeus", directed by Peter Sodann.

• Der Puppenspieler- Ballet von Jan F. Fischer

  This poster depicts a sepia photograph of a string puppet wearing a lace collar. The title of play is in black gothic script at top, with the remaining text underneath in black and on the left side. It advertises for a ballet titled "The Puppeteer", from Jan F. Fischer. This was for the ballet's premiere.

• Sean O'Casey- Der Park

  This poster depicts a woman with long dark hair looking upward in green, black and white. the background is green and black, with text in white at the top. The poster advertises for a play by Sean O'Casey titled "The Park", to be performed at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Magdeburg. This play was directed by Horst Ruprecht.

• Die Ermittlung Oratorium in 11 Gesängen von Peter Weiss

  Poster is white with red rectangle in center. Text in black superimposed. Poster advertises for an oratorio in eleven songs by Peter Weiss, titled "The Investigation".

• Die Unschuld

  This poster is a watercolor illustration of a skull. There are cut flowers, mainly purple tulips and white lilies, placed in all of the open orifices of the skull. The background is black. This film is an Italian and French co-production.

• Dieses obskure Objekt der Begierde

  This poster is an illustration of a bird, with the body of a woman from the chest up. She has naked breasts, and long brown hair, which flows over her wing. Standing in standing on a green table. There is a tiny man in front of her, who wears a black overcoat, pants, and hat. He is holding a sheaf of papers in his left hand. The background of the poster is brown. This film is a French and Spanish co-production.

• Conrack

  This poster consists of a dot matrix image of Jon Voigt. There is a black woman standing next to him, and they appear to be in a crowd, as a face is just visible behind Voigt, and there is a hand on the woman's shoulder. The poster has been printed with a band of blue and then a band of green at the bottom. This film is American.

• Carmen

  This poster consists of a colorized image of Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes-Johnson, in their Carmen roles and costumes. He has his left arm around her, and is in motion. She wears a mauve dress, and has her left arm raised. The background is beige. This film is a French and Italian co-production.

• Spirale

  This poster consists of black line drawings of multiple faces, at various angles, which overlap and are indistinguishable from one another. There are four red lips, four blue eyes, and three brown eyes. A set of keys is at the terminus of a white spiral with black stripes that winds twice around the heads. The heads float in a starry night sky above a polar landscape. Various letters in the sky as well. This film is Polish.

• Der Skorpion

  In this illustrated poster, we see two hands coming from either side of the poster, wringing the neck of a white goose. There is a rivulet of dark pink blood coming from the goose's mouth, running down the hands of the strangler. The poster has a black and grey wash background. This film is Soviet.

• Der Kurpfuscher

  This poster is an illustration of a woman in white, laying on a white bed. Her top is open, revealing a pink chest, and her head is bandaged. Behind her is a black and white illustration of a man with shaggy hair and a beard. A black squiggle has been drawn over his face, crossing him out. The poster is on a black background, with orange polka dots all over it. This film is Polish.

• Märkische Forschungen

  This poster is a monochromatic green image of a middle-aged man, with short hair and a mustache. He wears a polka dot tie and a striped shirt. The image is bisected by a thin strip of black and white images of an 18th century portrait of a man. The middle of the strip is in red, with two matching red rectangles on the edge of each side of the poster. This film is East German.

• Die Tür zum Balkon

  This poster is white with a drawn image of a shadowy man pointing a camera through a hole in a wall. On the left side of the wall is a woman's head with a surprised look on her face. The woman is laying on her back. The camera is aimed at the woman. The film is Soviet.

• Die Legende von Paul und Paula

  This poster is dark pink with an outline image in green of a man and a woman leaning in to kiss each other. The image is oriented sideways on the poster, with the man's head near the top of the poster. The film is East German.

• Luftschiffer

  This poster is white with a drawn image of a man in a unitard in the center. The man has a red sash with various first place awards on it. There is a biplane in a speech bubble above the man. A French flag is on either side of the man. The film is Soviet.

• Vater Sergej

  This poster is a black and white photograph of a bearded man seated in a dark shadow. Only the man's face is visible. The film is Soviet.

• …alles schnuppe

  This poster is a drawn image of the Mona Lisa on a yellow background. Excepting her hands and face, the woman is composed entirely of flowers. The film is Soviet.

• Blutfehde/Ein italienischer Farbfilm/Regie: Lina Wertmüller/Sophia Loren, Giancarlo Giannini, Marcello Mastroianni.

  This poster is black with a black and white portrait image of Sophia Loren in the center. Red blood trickles trail down from the top of the poster.