Prohibited Films Collection - 10-DVD Box Set ( Das Kaninchen bin ich / Denk bloß nicht, ich heule / Der Frühling braucht Zeit / Der verlorene Engel / Karla / Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam / Spur der Steine / Hände hoch oder ich schieße / Jahrgang '45 / Berlin um die Ecke ) ( The Rabbit Is Me / Just Don't Think I'll Cry / Spring Takes Time / The Lost Angel / Karla / When You Grow Up, Dear Adam / Trace of Stones / Hands Up or I'll Shoot / Born in '45 / Berlin Through Our Eyes )

Prohibited Films Collection - 10-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Das Kaninchen bin ich / Denk bloß nicht, ich heule / Der Frühling braucht Zeit / Der verlorene Engel / Karla / Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam / Spur der Steine / Hände hoch oder ich schieße / Jahrgang '45 / Berlin um die Ecke
Alternate Title: The Rabbit Is Me / Just Don't Think I'll Cry / Spring Takes Time / The Lost Angel / Karla / When You Grow Up, Dear Adam / Trace of Stones / Hands Up or I'll Shoot / Born in '45 / Berlin Through Our Eyes
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
915 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1965 - 1990 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Kurt Maetzig
Frank Vogel
Günter Stahnke
Ralf Kirsten
Herrmann Zschoche
Egon Günther
Frank Beyer
Hans-Joachim Kasprzik
Jürgen Böttcher
Gerhard Klein

Written By:
Manfred Bieler
Manfred Freitag
Joachim Nestler
Günter Stahnke
Hermann O. Lauterbach
Franz Fühmann
Ulrich Plenzdorf
Herrmann Zschoche
Egon Günther
Helga Schütz
Erik Neutsch
Karl-Georg Egel
Hans-Joachim Kasprzik
Rudi Strahl
Jürgen Böttcher
Klaus Poche
Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Actors:
Angelika Waller ..... Maria Morzeck
Alfred Müller ..... Paul Deister
Ilse Voigt ..... Tante Hete
Wolfgang Winkler ..... Dieter Morzeck
Irma Münch ..... Gabriele Deister
Rudolf Ulrich ..... Grambow
Helmut Schellhardt ..... Bürgermeister
Annemarie Esper ..... Edith
Willi Schrade ..... Ulli
Willi Narloch ..... Oskar
Bernd Bartoczewski ..... Kriminalist
Maria Besendahl ..... Wirtin
Peter Borgelt ..... Richter
Günter Drescher ..... Polizist
Christoph Engel ..... Major Hellmich
Ingrid Evers ..... Serviererin
Walter E. Fuß ..... Straßenbahner
Anneliese Grummt ..... Protokollantin
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff ..... Vorsitzender der Fischereigenossenschaft
Rita Hempel ..... Küchenfrau
Rosemarie Herzog ..... Sekretärin
Walter Jupé ..... Schuldirektor
Hans Klering ..... Älterer Strafgefangener
Ruth Kommerell ..... Frau eines Strafgefangenen
Roland Kuchenbuch ..... Tänzer
Erhard Köster ..... Beetz
Walter Lendrich ..... Kleiner Wachtmeister im Gericht
Fred Ludwig ..... Helmut
Armin Mechsner ..... Tänzer
Rolf Mey-Dahl ..... Tänzer
Frank Michelis ..... Josef
Harald Moszdorf ..... Mann um die 40
Renate Pohl ..... Barfrau
Günther Polensen ..... Verteidiger
Ursula Schön ..... Hella
Hans Sievers ..... Kriminalist
Harkishan Singh ..... Araber
Gustav Stähnisch ..... Beisitzer
Werner Wieland ..... Dr - Merker
Dieter Wien ..... Staatsanwalt Hoppe
Else Wolz ..... Frau eines Strafgefangenen
Peter Reusse ..... Peter
Anne-Kathrein Kretzschmar ..... Anne
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff ..... Annes Vater
Jutta Hoffmann ..... Uschi
Helga Göring ..... Frau Naumann
Harry Hindemith ..... Herr Naumann
Herbert Köfer ..... Herr Röhle
Fred Delmare ..... Blubberkopp
Arno Wyzniewski ..... Dieter
Horst Buder ..... Ami
Hans-H. Marin ..... Langer
Heinz-Dieter Obiova ..... Valente
Armin Mechsner ..... Jonny
Alex-Peter Lang ..... Latte
Hans-Peter Körner ..... Klaus
Eberhard Mellies ..... Heinz Solter
Günther Simon ..... Erhard Faber
Doris Abeßer ..... Inge Solter
Karla Runkehl ..... Luise Faber
Rolf Hoppe ..... Rudi Wiesen
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff ..... Kuhlmey
Erik S. Klein ..... Staatsanwalt Burger
Friedrich Richter ..... Dr - Kranz
Elfriede Née ..... Ruth Solter
Agnes Kraus ..... Ursula Schmitz
Heinz Scholz ..... Meermann
Horst Schön ..... Schellhorn
Kurt Barthel ..... Jensen
Hans Flössel ..... Lehmann
Kurt Abeßer ..... Nölling
Sina Fiedler-Engel ..... Fabers Sekretärin
Werner Freese ..... Wachtmeister
Charlotte Friedrich ..... Mutter Wiesen
Joachim Gürtner ..... Kriminalist
Maika Joseph ..... Reichsbahnangestellte
Rolf Ripperger ..... Kriminalist
Dieter Schindelhauer ..... LKW-Fahrer
Nico Turoff ..... Wirt
Bella Waldritter ..... Haushälterin
Albert Zahn ..... LKW-Fahrer
Fred Düren ..... Ernst Barlach
Erika Pelikowsky ..... Frau Barlach
Erik S. Klein ..... Kutscher
Walter Lendrich ..... Taxifahrer
Agnes Kraus ..... Alte Frau
Heidemarie Wenzel ..... Braut
Frank-Otto Schenk ..... Bräutigam
Carola Schirmer ..... Mädchen
Berko Acker ..... Freund des Mädchens
Gerd Alverdes ..... Pfarrer
Theodor Klubsch ..... Kantor
Christa Michaelsen ..... Organistin
Karl Paustian ..... Hirte
Uwe Leonhardt ..... Junge von Barlach
Gerd Unger ..... Trommlerjunge
Jutta Hoffmann ..... Karla Blum
Klaus-Peter Pleßow ..... Uwe Wenndorf
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff ..... Alfred Hirte
Inge Keller ..... Schulrätin Janson
Gisela Morgen ..... Frau Wenndorf
Herwart Grosse ..... Lehrer Jott
Rolf Hoppe ..... Lehrer Eiffler
Harald Moszdorf ..... Lehrer Karstadt
Peter Sturm ..... Hartmann
Dieter Wien ..... Lenke
Heidemarie Schneider ..... Erna
Jürgen Hentsch ..... Kaspar
Jörg Knochée ..... Rudi
Regine Albrecht ..... Monika
Michael Höhne ..... Dieter
Stephan Jahnke ..... Adam
Gerry Wolff ..... Tember
Manfred Krug ..... Konstantin
Daisy Granados ..... Caroline
Rolf Römer ..... Erasmus
Hanns Anselm Perten ..... Eisenreich
Wolfgang Greese ..... Direktor
Günther Simon ..... Minister
Mathilde Danegger ..... Frau Sonnenberg
Fred Delmare ..... Regisseur Muschel
Günter Junghans ..... Regie-Assistent
Christel Bodenstein ..... Frau Tember
Arthur Jopp ..... Journalist vom 'Frauenorgan'
Marita Böhme ..... Konstantins Freundin
Angela Brunner ..... Der Strassenverkäufer
Gerd Ehlers
Walter E. Fuß
Jutta Hoffmann
Hans Joachim Preil
Lothar Warneke
Manfred Krug ..... Hannes Balla
Krystyna Stypulkowska ..... Kati Klee
Jutta Hoffmann ..... Kati Kle
Eberhard Esche ..... Werner Horrath
Johannes Wieke ..... Hermann Jansen
Walter Richter-Reinick ..... Richard Trautmann
Hans-Peter Minetti ..... Heinz Bleibtreu
Walter Jupé ..... Hesselbarth
Ingeborg Schumacher ..... Marianne Horrath
Gertrud Brendler ..... Frau Schickedanz
Helga Göring ..... Elli
Erich Mirek ..... Oswald Ziemer
Fred Ludwig ..... Wolbig
Helmut Schreiber ..... Elsbers
Erik Veldre ..... Dieter Jochmann
Rolf Herricht ..... Leutnant Holms
Agnes Kraus ..... Frau Schulze
Charlotte Küter ..... Frau Täubchen
Evelyn Cron ..... Lucie
Jochen Bley ..... Hubert
Stefan Meier ..... Benno
Siegfried Kilian ..... Harry
Walter Lendrich ..... Sanfter Waldi
Hans Joachim Preil ..... Elster Paule
Gerd E. Schäfer ..... Psychiater Irrwitz
Zdenek Stepánek ..... Pinkas
Adolf Peter Hoffmann ..... Schimmy
Eberhard Cohrs ..... Fleischermeister
Gerd Ehlers ..... Brechstange
Axel Triebel ..... Hinker
Monika Hildebrand ..... Lisa, genannt Li
Rolf Römer ..... Alfred, genannt Al
Paul Eichbaum ..... Mogul
Holger Mahlich ..... Hans
Gesine Rosenberg ..... Rita
Walter Stolp ..... Kaderleiter
Werner Kanitz ..... Napoleon
Ingo Koster ..... Heinz
Anita Okon ..... Sylvi
Ruth Kommerell ..... Mutter
Richard Ruckheim ..... Opa
A.R. Penck ..... Freund
Dieter Mann ..... Olaf
Monika Gabriel ..... Karin
Erwin Geschonneck ..... Paul Krautmann
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff ..... Hütte
Kaspar Eichel ..... Horst
Harald Warmbrunn ..... Meister
Jürgen Frohriep ..... Karins Mann
Kurt Böwe ..... Polizist Kratz
Rudolf Ulrich ..... Kranführer
Klaus Ebeling ..... Schichtleiter
Achim Schmidtchen ..... Parteisekretär
Uwe-Detlev Jessen ..... BGL-Vorsitzender
Maria Rouvel ..... Frau Krautmann
Evamaria Bath ..... Mokka-Frau
Angela Brunner ..... Rosi

Synopsis:

The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society.
Just Don't Think I'll Cry (1965)
High-school senior Peter gets suspended for writing an essay that his teachers consider to be a challenge to the state.
Spring Takes Time (1965)
The non-party engineer Heinz Solter is suddenly arrested and accused of approving a defective pipeline...
The Lost Angel (1966)
August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor/author Ernst Barlach.
Karla (1965)
East German romance about a non conformist young school teacher and a disenchanted journalist turned fisherman.
When You Grow Up, Dear Adam (1990)
Adam receives a flashlight with special powers: every liar it shines on flies into the air.
Trace of Stones (1966)
A film about living and working conditions in the GDR of the 60's. Includes a little love story of course.
Hands Up or I'll Shoot (1966)***No English***
Investigator Holms lives in a small town in East Germany and is stuck looking for a stolen pet rabbit even as he dreams of cracking a big case.
Born in '45 (1966)
This film tells the story of Al and Li, a married couple living in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin who have decided to get a divorce.
Berlin Through Our Eyes (1965)
Skilled workers confront hostile older colleagues who value experience over education.

The Rabbit Is Me (1965)
The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage discussion of the democratization of East German society. In it, a young student has an affair with a judge who once sentenced her brother for political reasons; she eventually confronts him with his opportunism and hypocrisy. It is a sardonic portrayal of the German Democratic Republic's judicial system and its social implications. The film was banned by officials as an anti-socialist, pessimistic and revisionist attack on the state. It henceforth lent its name to all the banned films of 1965, which became known as the "Rabbit Films." After its release in 1990, The Rabbit Is Me earned critical praise as one of the most important and courageous works ever made in East Germany. It was screened at The Museum of Modern Art in 2005 as part of the film series Rebels with a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany.
Just Don't Think I'll Cry (1965)
High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for writing an essay that his teachers consider to be a challenge to the state. Just Don't Think I'll Cry became one of twelve films and film projects-almost an entire year's production-that were banned in 1965-1966 due to their alleged anti-socialist aspects. Although scenes and dialogs were altered and the end was reshot twice, officials condemned this title as "particularly harmful." In 1989, cinematographer Ost restored the original version, and this and most of the other banned films were finally screened in January 1990. Belatedly, they were acclaimed as masterpieces of critical realism.
Spring Takes Time (1965)
Was it an act of sabotage or willful negligence? The non-party engineer Heinz Solter is suddenly arrested and accused of approving a defective pipeline that caused a half million loss to his company. At first, the case seems clear-cut for the state prosecutor, but when he probes deeper, he discovers that Solter had acted against his better judgment due to the pressure from his career-driven and authoritarian boss.
The Lost Angel (1966)
August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach. Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself, not interested in politics. One day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture "The Hovering Angel" - which bears the features of German artist Käthe Kollwitz - out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of "inner emigration" and on his work, which has been either confiscated or denounced as "degenerate art" by the Nazis. Although he realizes active opposition is needed, he no longer has the strength. In 1966, this film was banned by East German/DDR officials, who considered it "mystical," with "existentialist interpretations of art and power." It was released in a shortened version only in 1971.
Karla (1965)
East German romance about a non conformist young school teacher and a disenchanted journalist turned fisherman.
When You Grow Up, Dear Adam (1990)
Adam receives a flashlight with special powers: every liar it shines on flies into the air. Production was cancelled in 1965 due to the film's political content. Only in 1989/90 could the director reconstruct the film, where missing sounds and images are replaced with script inserts.
Trace of Stones (1966)
Hannes Balla is the foreman of a group of building construction workers at the large construction site "Schkona" in the GDR. They spend most of their time working hard and drinking harder - to some they are fun, to some they are a public nuisance. Things get more complicated when the good-looking Kati Klee is employed as a young technician, and the ambitious new Party Secretary, Werner Horrath, aims to boost work efficiency and downsize Balla's ego. Kati slowly warms up to Werner, but is also attracted to Balla's nonconformity. A contemporary movie about work, love, and everything in between.
Hands Up or I'll Shoot (1966)
Because he lives in a small town with the lowest crime rate in East Germany, Investigator Holms (played by comedian Rolf Herricht) is stuck looking for a stolen pet rabbit even as he dreams of cracking a big case. Caught between his fantasies and his dull reality, Holms begins to suspects he is hallucinating when his bike is stolen, returned, and then stolen again. He goes to a psychologist, who advises him to simply stay calm and ignore the problems. Finally, his neighbor and former crook Pinkas decides to help him out by planning a major heist: stealing the statue of Duke Nepomuk from the market square. Finally, Holms gets to investigate the case of a lifetime as he pursues Pinkas' gang to Leipzig.
Born in '45 (1966)
A mechanic (Rolf Römer) roams the streets on a perpetual vacation after getting a divorce from a nurse (Monika Hildebrand) and moving into his mother's apartment.
Berlin Through Our Eyes (1965)
Skilled workers confront hostile older colleagues who value experience over education.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 22 May, 2017.