Defa Movies

  • 1962
    Men and Beasts

    Men and Beasts

    Men and Beasts

    5.61962HD

    The plot is based on the dramatic fate of the Red Army commander Aleksei Ivanovich Pavlov. Having been captured in January 1942 and being among the...

    Men and Beasts
  • 1973
    Three Wishes for Cinderella

    Three Wishes for Cinderella

    Three Wishes for Cinderella

    7.51973HD

    Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. When she comes...

    Three Wishes for Cinderella
  • 1990
    Forbidden Love

    Forbidden Love

    Forbidden Love

    5.71990HD

    18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their...

    Forbidden Love
  • 1958
    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    7.21958HD

    In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...

    Les Misérables
  • 1966
    Miss Butterfly

    Miss Butterfly

    Miss Butterfly

    81966HD

    After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the...

    Miss Butterfly
  • 1948
    Germany, Year Zero

    Germany, Year Zero

    Germany, Year Zero

    7.7011948HD

    In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

    Germany, Year Zero
  • 1975
    Jacob the Liar

    Jacob the Liar

    Jacob the Liar

    7.11975HD

    A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making...

    Jacob the Liar
  • 1983
    Frühstück im Bett

    Frühstück im Bett

    Frühstück im Bett

    51983HD

    Frühstück im Bett
  • 1970
    Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

    Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

    Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

    6.1051970HD

    This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five...

    Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow
  • 1946
    The Murderers Are Among Us

    The Murderers Are Among Us

    The Murderers Are Among Us

    71946HD

    After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences...

    The Murderers Are Among Us
  • 1955
    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    71955HD

    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
  • 1980
    Solo Sunny

    Solo Sunny

    Solo Sunny

    6.41980HD

    Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out...

    Solo Sunny
  • 1954
    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

    5.11954HD

    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
  • 1974
    Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

    61974HD

    This musical comedy based on an opera by Jacques Offenbach incorporates a twist on the classic Greek myth: Orpheus, a music teacher at a girls’...

    Orpheus in the Underworld
  • 1957
    The Witches of Salem

    The Witches of Salem

    The Witches of Salem

    6.91957HD

    Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a witch in revenge. A series of tragic trials soon...

    The Witches of Salem
  • 1989
    Two Strange Characters

    Two Strange Characters

    Two Strange Characters

    5.41989HD

    Frank and Kamminke study informatics in Leipzig and have developed a program that enables a computer to automatically find and correct errors in its...

    Two Strange Characters
  • 1975
    Censored: Kuhle Wampe

    Censored: Kuhle Wampe

    Censored: Kuhle Wampe

    01975HD

    A detailed reconstruction of the censorship case against the landmark Weimar-era communist film, Kuhle Wampe, or Who Owns the World? (1932). Directed...

    Censored: Kuhle Wampe
  • 1971
    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    5.81971HD

    On the occasion of their daughter's birth, the king and queen give a lavish feast. Among the guests are twelve fairies who endow the infant in the...

    Sleeping Beauty
  • 1951
    Zugverkehr unregelmäßig

    Zugverkehr unregelmäßig

    Zugverkehr unregelmäßig

    5.51951HD

    After Jochen saves police officer Erich's life, the two men become close friends and Erich helps Jochen get a job working for Berlin's local train...

    Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
  • 1949
    Das Mädchen Christine

    Das Mädchen Christine

    Das Mädchen Christine

    61949HD

    Das Mädchen Christine