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Aguirre, the wrath of God
(1972)
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
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Director:
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Werner Herzog
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| Starring:
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Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo
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In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
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Colonel Redl
(1985)
Oberst Redl
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Director:
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Istvan Szabo
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| Starring:
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Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jan Niklas
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An ambitious young officer in the Austro-Hungarian empire climbs the ladder to become head of the Secret Police.
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Das boot
(1981)
The boat
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Director:
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Wolfgang Petersen
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| Starring:
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Herbert Grönemeyer, Jürgen Prochnow
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The crew of a WWII German U-boat experience claustrophobia, boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
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Downfall
(2004)
Der untergang
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Director:
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Oliver Hirschbiegel
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| Starring:
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Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara
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Hitler's secretary tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
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Europa, Europa
(1990)
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Director:
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Agnieszka Holland
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| Starring:
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Julie Delpy, Marco Hofschneider
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A Jewish teenager survives WWII by living as a Nazi for seven years.
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Fitzcarraldo
(1982)
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Director:
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Werner Herzog
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| Starring:
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Claudia Cardinale, Klaus Kinski
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An obsessed man intends to build an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian jungle.
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Gloomy Sunday
(1999)
Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod
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Director:
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Rolf Schübel
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| Starring:
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Joachim Król, Stefano Dionisi
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A pianist in a restaurant falls in love with a beautiful waitress who inspires him to write his only composition.
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M
(1931)
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Director:
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Fritz Lang
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| Starring:
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Peter Lorre
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When a serial killer is stalking the children of the city, everyone, including the criminal underworld, wants to see him brought down.
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Metropolis (silent)
(1927)
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Director:
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Fritz Lang
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| Starring:
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Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm
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In the 21st Century, workers are enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground.
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Mostly Martha
(2001)
Bella Martha
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Director:
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Sandra Nettelbeck
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| Starring:
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Sergio Castellitto, Martina Gedeck
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A headstrong chef clashes with her stubborn 8-year-old niece, until an Italian sous-chef shows them how to enjoy each other.
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Nosferatu: a symphony of horror (silent)
(1922)
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
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Director:
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F.W. Murnau
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| Starring:
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Alexander Granach, Max Schreck
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A Transylvanian vampire travels to Bremen, bringing coffins filled with dirt and plague rats.
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Nowhere in Africa
(2001)
Nirgendwo in Afrika
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Director:
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Caroline Link
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| Starring:
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Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze
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A German Jewish refugee family moves to and adjusts to a farm life in 1930's Kenya.
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Run Lola run
(1998)
Lola rennt
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Director:
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Tom Tykwer
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| Starring:
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Moritz Bleibtreu, Franka Potente
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Lola and Manni have 20 minutes to replace the mob loot Manni lost or pay the cost.
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Schultze gets the blues
(2003)
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Director:
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Michael Schorr
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| Starring:
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Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn
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A retired miner and accordion player discovers Zydeco music and makes a life-changing journey to the Louisiana delta.
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Sophie Scholl: the final days
(2005)
Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage
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Director:
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Marc Rothemund
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| Starring:
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Alexander Held, Julia Jentsch
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The last six days of anti-Nazi heroine Scholl are chronicled, from her arrest to her interrogation, trial, and sentence in 1943 Munich.
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The 3 penny opera
(1931)
Die 3groschenoper
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Director:
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Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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| Starring:
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Rudolph Foerster, Lotte Lenya
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In Victorian London, the daughter of the 'king of the beggars' and a bandit open a bank in the belief that legal thievery is more profitable than larceny.
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The blue angel
(1930)
Der blaue engel
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Director:
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Josef von Sternberg
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| Starring:
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Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings
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A middle-aged schoolmaster becomes infatuated with and marries a singer from a sleazy cafe.
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The counterfeiters
(2007)
Die Fälscher
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Director:
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Stefan Ruzowitzky
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| Starring:
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August Diehl, Karl Markovics
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Concentration camp prisoners are forced to produce counterfeit currency for the Nazis.
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The edukators
(2004)
Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei
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Director:
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Hans Weingartner
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| Starring:
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Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch
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Three activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
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The last laugh (silent)
(1924)
Der Letzte Mann
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Director:
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F.W. Murnau
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| Starring:
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Mary Delschaft, Emil Jannings
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An aging doorman, fired from his job at a luxurious hotel, faces the scorn of his friends, neighbors, and society.
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