German History Movies

2016
Nazi-Karrieren in der DDR?
Nazi-Karrieren in der DDR?
02016HD
It was a foundational myth of the GDR that it was anti-fascist and free of Nazis. But was that really the case? The film takes a critical look on the...
1963
Deutschland grüßt Kennedy - Vier geschichtliche Tage
Deutschland grüßt Kennedy - Vier geschichtliche Tage
01963HD
Report on the four historic days from June 24 to June 27, 1963, during which the President of the United States visited the Federal Republic of...
2014
Landauer: Gefeiert, verbannt, vergessen
Landauer: Gefeiert, verbannt, vergessen
02014HD
Documentary about Kurt Landauer, the long-time Jewish president of FC Bayern München, who led the club to its first German championship, was...
2019
DDR - die entsorgte Republik
DDR - die entsorgte Republik
62019HD
1963
Was der Wehrmachtsbericht verschwieg
Was der Wehrmachtsbericht verschwieg
01963HD
1990
Die Dichter und die Räterepublik
Die Dichter und die Räterepublik
61990HD
Documentary film with play scenes about the rise and fall of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic in 1919 from the perspective of various...
1999
Die Sekretäre
Die Sekretäre
01999HD
The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together,...
2024
Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
02024HD
Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages?...
2021
Spielball der Weltpolitik – Als Elten niederländisch wurde
Spielball der Weltpolitik – Als Elten niederländisch wurde
7.52021HD
It is an unknown chapter of the German post-war history: On April 23rd, 1949, the kingdom of the Netherlands occupied German soil as a pledge for...
2006
Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)
Wie konnte es geschehen? - Teil 1: "Deutschland erwache..." (1914 - 1938)
02006HD
In 1945, 160 German cities lay in ruins and the loss of millions of lives, billions in material assets and countless cultural treasures was mourned...
2017
Der lange Abschied von der Kohle
Der lange Abschied von der Kohle
02017HD
2019
Avenging Evil
Avenging Evil
82019HD
In 1946, just after the end of World War II, a secret organization of Holocaust survivors plans a terrible revenge: since the Nazis have killed...
1995
Dicke Freunde
Dicke Freunde
81995HD
Political satire about the billion-euro loan to the GDR in 1983, which was arranged by Franz-Josef Strauß and Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski to...
1970
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
01970HD
In 1941, a Jewish woman on the run with forged papers involuntarily shares a train compartment with a German officer.
1989
Die Geburt der deutschen Nation: 1806-1849
Die Geburt der deutschen Nation: 1806-1849
01989HD
TV-Documentary on German history
2025
Im Schatten der Mörder - Die unbekannten Opfer der RAF
Im Schatten der Mörder - Die unbekannten Opfer der RAF
02025HD
Sabine, Clais and Orm were children when their fathers were murdered by the RAF. Their childhood therefore ended violently and too soon. In this...
2021
Die kalten Ringe
Die kalten Ringe
02021HD
19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo. In the midst of the cold war, the games are...
2020
Hotel Astoria
Hotel Astoria
02020HD
At Hotel Astoria, the former hotspot of Leipzig, guests were served champagne and turtle soup while the Stasi listened in. Animated memories from...
1970
German Watergate
German Watergate
01970HD
An aspiring young politician named Willy Brandt wants to become German Chancellor, but the current Chancellor Konrad Adenauer wants to prevent this...
2013
Kongomüller
Kongomüller
02013HD
After numerous military operations, Major Müller can't find a way back into civilian life. Following his urge to communicate, the Major is...