Paul Dessau Movies

Heli's misfortune begins when her mother, the landlady, marries for the second time. The man is bossy and brutal. In an argument between stepfather...

A recording of the 1939 play "Mother Courage and Her Children" for German TV.

Englishman Sir Ronald Burton enters the castle of Austrian nobleman Count von Bruno, complete with torture chamber and moat, while investigating the...

The exploits of village girl Hannes and her attempts to master skiing and ski-jumping aided by the local expert.

A famous violinist enlists in a music school in order to woo one of the students.

In August of 1914, amidst the public ecstasy surrounding the impending war, Hans Gastl, the young son of a Munich bürger, makes a decision: he...

In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all...

Alice and Julius, while out hunting big game, find themselves brought before the court of the Lion King.

A young woman leaves behind her job, home and family to try to make it in the movie business. Features cameos from about three dozen German film...

In war against the Poles, the leader Cossack sees itself betrayed by one of his threads, been in love the girl of an enemy.

Benjamin, an adolescent boy, arrives on a bus with other boys who are new arrivals at the village. They are introduced to the class. He is still...

This documentary celebrates the pioneering labors of early Jewish settlers in Palestine. With striking visuals and a remarkable soundtrack the film...

Die Novemberrevolution 1918 (The November Revolution 1918) (1956) is a short East German documentary directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike....

GDR anti-Vietnam propaganda film with footage of East Germans donating blood to be sent to the Viet Cong soldiers.