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John Glückstadt 1975 star_border 5
Adapted from the novel Die Döppelgänger by Theodor Storm, this black-and-white drama tells the tragic story of a war veteran who, in 1860, returns to his home in Schleswig Holstein after serving a term for robbery. There he finds nothing but hardship and rejection, save from the town's mayor and a young servant girl, whom he marries. Ridiculed and abused, with practically no work, he turns to drink and one night accidentally kills his wife. The child of their marriage is taken away from him, and at this point he is left with the options of becoming a robber, starving to death, or emigrating.

Supermarket 1974 star_border 6.7
Willi is 18 years old and lives on the street. Without a goal in his life he walks around the city and meets several people, helping but also cheating him. When he meets a girl, Monica, he realizes that there are people out there whose lives are even more desperate than his. So he's trying to help her (and him) by planning a great robbery on a supermarket's money transporter.

Dream City 1973 star_border 6.3
A married couple of artists move to a utopian town known for its absolute freedom, but behind the surface perversion and violence are spreading.

When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills 1969 star_border 4.5
Based on a book by Eric Malpass and directed by Kurt Hoffmann, the film focuses on the everyday life of a German family perceived through the eyes of its youngest member — six-year-old Gaylord.

In the Morning at Seven the World Is Still in Order 1968 star_border 6.5
A quirky family lives their simple but joyful life which centers around the youngest family member, a little boy.

Rheinsberg 1967 star_border 6.5
Kurt Hoffmann's film adaptation of Tucholsky's eponymous novella is situated in 1910s Berlin: The aspiring editor Wolf runs into Claire by chance. Both are attracted to one another, yet they are not entirely certain about their feelings. They embark on a trip to Rheinsberg to assure themselves about their sentiments. And indeed, the time spent in the romantic provincial town brings clarity to their situation.

Hocuspocus 1966 star_border 5.1
Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.

The House in Karp Lane 1965 star_border 7

Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius 1965 star_border 3.5

Gripsholm Castle 1963 star_border 5.5
Young lovers Kurt and Lydia spend their first vacation together in Sweden at the picturesque Gripsholm Castle. They enjoy their happy days outdoors and in the nature far away from all everyday troubles and have fun with Kurt′s old friend Karl who comes to visit them in their holiday home. But when Lydia′s beautiful friend Billie also joins them shortly after, Lydia senses that Kurt seems to be falling in love with Billie.

Snow White and the Seven Jugglers 1962 star_border 5