East German Poster Database

Items

• Danke! Weiterlachen

  Poster is yellow and depicts cartoon of two men in identical outfits embracing each other with shared speech bubble rising above and title inside. "Danke" in red with "weiterlachen" beneath in black. Advertises for "Thank you! Keep Laughing".

• Die Olsenbande stellt die Weichen

  This poster is a comical graphic illustration of the three actors portraying the Olsen Gang. They are on roller skates, on a railroad track on a green floor. The background is yellow. Each of the men is wearing a blue hat with a yellow emblem on it,, and the men are huddled together on the tracks. The man at the front is smoking a cigar, with a giant white cloud coming from it. This film is Danish.

• Die Unsterblichen

  This poster is an illustration of an early battle. It depicts a group of men on horseback, charging, weapons drawn. A few men are on the ground, and there is a large covered wagon with a cross on it. Above the wagon is a large yellow explosion with a cloud of white smoke around it. Pieces of wagon are flying through the air. The background of the poster is black. This film is Romanian.

• Was ist imei?

  This poster is an illustration of a chicken with a rotund body and tiny head, holding a topographical map. She is looking down at three eggs at her feet. The eggs all have human faces. She is standing on a green rectangle, and the background is yellow. This poster is acidic, and there are nibbles along the lower left hand edge and small closed tears near the center fold. This film is Hungarian.

• Manche mögen's heiß

  The background of this poster is dark yellow, with an illustrated silhouette of palm trees in the skyline. A large drawing of Marilyn Monroe is in the center; she wears a low cut dress and pearls, although her torso and the right side of her face are squared off and framed, making her look like a billboard or stage set. There is a word bubble coming from her mouth, with the word "heiss" coming out of it. At the bottom of the poster an old car with two men in the front seat drives through the billboard, tearing it open. There are little arrows pointing to various elements of the poster, with one word descriptions in English and German, such as "Florida (verrücht)." One of the arrows points to the car, and says "Gangster (Böse)." This film is American. This poster is acidic and there are stains on the back.

• Was ist im Ei?

  This poster is yellow with a drawn image of a large hen holding a folded weather map. There are three eggs with men's faces laying in a pile under the chicken. The film is Hungarian.

• Zirkus im Zirkus

  This poster is a cartoon drawing of a clown in the center of a circus ring. The clown is standing on a blue and white podium while juggling. The film is Soviet and stars several Russian circus companies.

• Rette sich, wer kann

  This poster is a drawn image of a hand holding up a life preserver ring with a lion's head in the center. The lion has hearts above his head. There is a small ship in the bottom right corner of the poster. The film is Soviet.