Ernst Kahler

A story spanning three generations, from 1871 to 1945. When Gustav Wengler, a farmer’s son, returns from the Franco-German war in 1871, he goes to work for a precision mechanics and optical company, where he soon becomes a master craftsman. Wengler loyally promises the owner on his deathbed that his sons and grandsons will also stand by the company.

7.3/10

East German TV miniseries about the young maid Gertrud Habersaat, who marries, moves from Mecklenburg to Poland in the early 1940s, has to come back to Mecklenburg as a refugee during World War II and finally finds her place during the 1950s.

8/10

Czech friends help refugees from Nazi Germany escape in 1939.

Film by Kurt Jung-Alsen.

Film by Gerhard Klingenberg.

Shortly after the seizure of power by Adolf Hitler at the beginning of 1933, preparations were underway to silence the members of the socialist and communist parties.

6.5/10

Summer holidays of young pioneers and the report of the pioneer meeting in Dresden in August 1952.