German Videos at Michigan State University

The videos listed below are housed at various locations on the MSU campus, as indicated in the far right column. If you'd like to find out more about these films, check out some of the online film databases, such as the Internet Movie Database, or, for the DEFA (East German) films (indicated by DEFA following the title), the U-Mass/Amherst DEFA Film Library. General inquiries should be directed to Prof. Liz Mittman (mittman@msu.edu, tel. 355-5170). 
Title Director Date Duration (minutes) Language Location
40m2 Deutschland

 Tevfik Baser

 1986

 80

 Turkish with German subtitles Dept.
Abgeschminkt (Making Up) Katja von Garnier 1995 70 German Dept. (EM)
Alice in den Städten (Alice in the Cities) Wim Wenders 1974 110 subtitled CERS
Allseitig reduzierte Persönlichkeit, Die Helke Sander
1977
98
 subtitled Dept. 
Amerikanische Freund, Der (The American Friend) Wim Wenders
1977
127

 subtitled

 Dept.
Amerikanische Soldat, Der (The American Soldier) R.W. Fassbinder
1970
80

 subtitled

 CERS;
Dept. (EM)
Angst essen Seele auf 
(Ali: Fear Eats the Soul)		 R.W. Fassbinder

 1973

 94

 subtitled

 CERS
Bandits Katja von Garnier
1997
110
 German Dept. (EM)
Berlin. Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (Berlin Symphony of a Great City) Walter Ruttmann
1927
65

 DVD; silent

 LLC
Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser      DEFA
(Berlin Schönhauser Corner)
 Gerhard Klein
 1957
 81
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Bin ich schön?
 Doris Dörrie
 1998
 112
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Bis ans Ende der Welt 
(Until the End of the World)		 Wim Wenders

 1991

 158

 Eng./Ger./Fr.

 CERS
Blaue Engel, Der (The Blue Angel) Josef von Sternberg
1930
108

 DVD and video; subtitled LLC
Blechtrommel, Die (The Tin Drum) Volker Schlöndorff
1979
142
 subtitled LLC
Bleierne Zeit, Die (Marianne and Juliane) Margarethe von Trotta
1981
103
 subtitled Dept.
Brücke, Die (The Bridge) Bernhard Wicki
1959
102
 subtitled LLC
Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Das


 Robert Wiene
1919

 
52; 72

 

 silent w/ English intertitles

 Dept. (2 different versions)
Chronik der Wende (The Fall of the Wall), Parts I & II   DEFA
 Wolfgang Drescher
1994
180 (90 min. each)
 German with English subtitles and voice-over CERS
Comedian Harmonists Joseph Vilsmaier
1997
115
 German Dept. (EM)
Coming Out   DEFA Heiner Carow
1989
108
 subtitled CERS
Crazy
 Hans-Christian Schmid
 2000
 93
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Deutschland bleiche Mutter (Germany Pale Mother) Helma Sanders-Brahms
1979
123
 subtitled Dept.
Deutschland im Herbst 
(Germany in Autumn)

 R. W. Fassbinder, A. Kluge, V. Schlöndorff, H. Boll, E. Reitz 1977/78


 126


 subtitled


 LLC; Dept.
Deutschland im Jahre Null (Germania anno zero) Roberto Rossellini
1947
78

 subtitled (?)

 Dept. (EM)
Drei von der Tankstelle, Die (Three Good Friends) Wilhelm Thiele
1930
95

 German

 Dept. (EM)
Ehe der Maria Braun, Die
(The Marriage of Maria Braun)		 Rainer Werner Fassbinder

 1978

 120

 subtitled

 LLC (2 copies)
Einer trage des anderen Last...   DEFA
(Bear Ye One Another's Burdens...)		 Lothar Warneke
1988
118

 German

 Dept.
Europa Europa Agnieszka Holland 1991 115 subtitled LLC; Dept.
Faustrecht der Freiheit
(Fox and His Friends)
 R. W. Fassbinder
 1975
 123
 subtitled
 LLC
Feuerzangenbowle, Die Helmut Weiß
1944
97
 German Dept. (EM)
Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog 1982 150 subtitled Dept.
Flammende Herzen (Flaming Hearts) W. Bockmayer/R. Bührmann 1983 95 German Dept.
Frauenschicksale (Destinies of Women) Slatan Dudow
1952
 102
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Freudlose  Gasse, Die (The Joyless Street) G.W. Pabst
1925
96
 silent w/ English intertitles Dept.
Gebrüder Skladanowsky, Die
 Wim Wenders
 1996
 72
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Gegen die Wand
 Fatih Akin
 2004
 116
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Gegenbilder (GDR Underground Films)
DEFA
 10 directors; compiled by Claus Löser
1981-89
90
 subtitled CERS
Goodbye Lenin! Wolfgang Becker
2002
116
 VHS: German
DVD: subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Go Trabi Go Peter Timm 1991 92 German Dept. (EM)
Halbe Treppe (Grill Point)
 Andreas Dresen
 2002
 111
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Halbstarken, Die
 Georg Tressler
 1956
 97
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Hamlet

 Svend Gade + Heinz Schall
1921
134

 silent w/ German intertitles Dept.
Hangmen Also Die Fritz Lang/Bertolt Brecht
1943
134
 English Dept.
Heimat - eine deutsche Chronik [TV-miniseries] Edgar Reitz

 1984

 924

 subtitled

 CERS
Heimat: Episodes 1-4, 6, 11 Edgar Reitz 1984 variable subtitled Dept.
Heimat II (Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend) [TV-miniseries] Edgar Reitz
1992
1,532

 subtitled

 CERS
Helden wie wir
 Sebastian Peterson
 1999
 93
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) Wim Wenders 1988 130 subtitled Dept.
Hitlerjunge Quex (Hitler Youth Quex) Hans Steinhoff 1933 97 German LLC
Hungerjahre--in einem reichen Land (Years of Hunger)
 Jutta Brückner
 1979
 114
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Ich bin meine eigene Frau (I am My Own Woman) Rosa von Praunheim
1992
91

 subtitled

 Dept.
Ich liebe, mein Gott, ich liebe: Das kurze Leben der Brigitte Reimann
 Ullrich Kasten
 1999
 75
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Ich war neunzehn (I Was Nineteen) DEFA Konrad Wolf
1968
115
 subtitled Dept.
Im Juli
 Fatih Akin
 2000
 95
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road)
 Wim Wenders
 1976
 176
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden 
(In a Year of 13 Moons)		 R. W. Fassbinder

 1979

 129

 subtitled

 LLC
Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug Steven Spielberg
1989
122
 German Dept.
Jakob der Lügner (Jacob the Liar)  DEFA Frank Beyer
1974
96
 DVD; subtitled LLC
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle 
(The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser)		 Werner Herzog

 1975

 110

 subtitled

 Dept.
Jud Süß (Jew Süß) Veit Harlan 1940 90 subtitled Dept.
Jungfrauenmaschine, Die
(The Virgin Machine)		 Monika Treut
1988
85

 subtitled

 CERS
Käfer auf Extratouren, Ein Rudolf Zehetgruber  1973  95 German Dept. (EM)
Kaninchen bin ich, Das
(The Rabbit is Me)  DEFA 		Kurt Maetzig
 1965/1990
 109
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Karla (Carla)  DEFA Herrmann Zschoche 1965/1990 128
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Keiner liebt mich
 Doris Dörrie
 1994
 100
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Krieger und die Kaiserin, Die
(The Princess and the Warrior)
 Tom Tykwer
 2000
 135
 DVD; subtitled
 LLC
Kuhle Wampe, oder Wem Gehört die Welt Slatan Dudow/Bertolt Brecht 1932 70 subtitled Dept.
Laden, Der [TV miniseries] Jo Baier
1998
273 
 German Dept. (EM)
Leben ist eine Baustelle, Das Wolfgang Becker
1997
115
 German Dept. (EM)
Legende von Paul und Paula, Die  DEFA Heiner Carow
1974
 105
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Letzte Mann, Der (The Last Laugh) F.W. Murnau
1924
91
 DVD; silent w/ English intertitles LLC
Lisbon Story
 Wim Wenders
 1994
 99
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) Tom Tykwer
1998
81
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Loriot: Familie Hoppenstedt [TV]
 Vicco von Bülow
 1984
 30
 German
 Dept. (EM)
M  Fritz Lang 1931 95 subtitled Dept.
Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl, Die (The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl) Ray Müller
1993

 
180

 

 subtitled


 Dept. (2 cassettes)
Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform) Leontine Sagan 1931 90 subtitled Dept.
Männerpension (Jailbirds)
 Detlev Buck
 1996
 90
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Männer (Men) Dorris Dörrie 1986 95 German LLC; Dept.
Meier Peter Timm 1986 95 German Dept.
Metropolis

 Fritz Lang

 1927

 90
[124]		 English intertitles

 Dept.
[DVD: LLC]
Mörder sind unter uns, Die
(Murderers Are Among Us)		 Wolfgang Staudte
1946
84
 subtitled LLC
Momo Johannes Schaaf
1986
 96 German Dept.
Monty Pythons Fliegender Zirkus [TV - 2 episodes] Ian MacNaughton
1972
ca. 90
 German and English Dept. (EM)
Nach fünf im Urwald
(It's a Jungle Out There)
 Hans-Christian Schmid
 1995
 90
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Nachtgestalten (Night Shapes) Andreas Dresen
1999
101
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Neuen Leiden des Jungen W., Die (The New Sufferings of Young W.) Eberhard Itzenplitz
1976
110
 subtitled Dept. (EM)
Nirgendwo in Afrika
 Caroline Link
 2001
 135
 DVD; German subtitles
 Dept. (EM)
Nosferatu F.W. Murnau
1922
84
 English intertitles Dept.
Oh . . . diese Ferien Franz Antel 1958 99  German Dept. (EM)
Olympia, Part I : Fest der Völker Leni Riefenstahl 1938 115 German  Dept.
Olympia, Part II : Fest der Schönheit Leni Riefenstahl 1938 97 German Dept.
Patriotin, Die (The Patriot) Alexander Kluge
1977-79
120
 German Dept.
Peppermint Frieden (Peppermint Peace) Marianne S. W. Rosenbaum 1982 110 German Dept.
Pretty Woman Gary Marshall  1990 115 German Dept.
Romanze in Moll (Romance in a Minor Key) Helmut Käutner
1943
98
 subtitled Dept.
Rosa Luxemburg

 Margarethe von Trotta

 1985

 122

 subtitled
German		 LLC
Dept.
Rosenstraße
 Margarethe von Trotta
 2003
 130
 DVD, German subtitles
 Dept. (EM)
Rossini Helmut Dietl 1997 110 German Dept. (EM)
Rote Kakadu, Der
 Dominik Graf
 2005
 123
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Satansbraten (Satan's Brew) R. W. Fassbinder 1976 112 subtitled LLC
Schatz im Silbersee, Der (The Treasure of Silver Lake) Harald Reinl
1962
92
 German Dept.
Schlafes Bruder (Brother of Sleep)
 Joseph Vilsmaier
 1995
 127
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Schreckliche Mädchen, Das (The Nasty Girl) Michael Verhoeven
1990
94

 subtitled

 LLC
Schtonk!

 Helmut Dietl

 1991

 110

 German
DVD, also German
 Dept.
Dept. (EM)
Schwarzwaldmädel (Black Forest Girl) Hans Deppe 1950 98  German Dept.
Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, Die
 R. W. Fassbinder
 1982
 104
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Söhne der Großen Bärin, Die 
(The Sons of Great Bear)   DEFA		 Josef Mach
1966
93
 subtitled Dept.
Solo Sunny   DEFA Konrad Wolf
1980
102
 subtitled Dept.
Sommer vorm Balkon
 Andreas Dresen
 2005
 105
 DVD; German
 Dept. (EM)
Sonnenallee Leander Haußmann
1999
101
 German Dept. (EM)
Spur der Steine (Trace of Stones)  DEFA Frank Beyer
 1966
 134  subtitled
Dept. (EM)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Fritz Lang
1933
120
 subtitled Dept.
Tiefland Leni Riefenstahl
1940-45
98
 subtitled Dept.
Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will) Leni Riefenstahl 1936 80 subtitled LLC
Unberührbare, Die (No Place to Go)
 Oskar Roehler
 2000
 103
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Unser kurzes Leben
 Lothar Warneke
 1981
 113
 German
 Dept. (EM)
Unser täglich Brot (Our Daily Bread)   DEFA Slatan Dudow
 1949
 99
 subtitled
 Dept. (EM)
Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, Die (The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum) Volker Schlöndorff /
Margarethe von Trotta
1975
97
 subtitled Dept.
Verriegelte Zeit (Barred Time) Sibylle Schönemann  1990 90 1 subtitled; 1 German Dept. (2)
Versprechen, Das (The Promise) Margarethe von Trotta
1995
115
 subtitled LLC
Voll auf der Rolle Detlev Gumm   1985 90  German (?)  LLC (2)
Voyager Volker Schlöndorff 1992 113 English Dept.
Weiße Rose, Die (The White Rose) Michael Verhoeven
1983
108
 subtitled LLC (2)
Winter adé Helke Misselwitz
1988
116
 subtitled Dept.
Winterschläfer (Winter Sleepers) Tom Tykwer
1997
122
 DVD LLC
Wir können auch anders 
(No More Mr. Nice Guy)		 Detlev Buck

 1993

 87

 1 subtitled; 1 German

 Dept. (EM)
Yasemin Hark Bohm 1987 85 German LLC
Zischke Martin Theo Krieger 1986 91 Germ/Engl. Dept.
Zu neuen Ufern (Toward New Shores) Detlef Sierck 1937 105 German Dept.
Zuckerbaby Percy Adlon 1985 86 German Dept.
Zugvögel...einmal nach Inari
(Trains 'N' Roses)
 Peter Lichtefeld
 1997
 87
 subtitled
Dept. (EM)



Last Updated on 2/1/08
By Elizabeth Mittman

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