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Language
Deutsch
Description
A 1984 East Berlin simple surveillance assignment: Capt. Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi officer and a specialist in surveillance, has been assigned to keep an eye on Georg Dreyman, a respected playwright, and his actress girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland. Though Dreyman is known to associate with blacklisted director Albert Jerska, a known dissident, Dreyman's record is spotless. Wiesler discovers that Minister Hempf has an ulterior motive in spying on this...
2) Munich
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
It's the 1972 Olympics and PLO terrorists have just kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner to lead a team of undercover agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one. It is physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim,...
3) The captain
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Based on the arresting true story of the Executioner of Emsland, THE CAPTAIN follows a German army deserter, Willi Herold (Max Hubacher), after he finds an abandoned Nazi captain’s uniform in the final weeks of World War II. Emboldened by the authority the uniform grants him, he amasses a band of stragglers who cede to his command despite the suspicions of some. Citing direct orders from the Fuhrer himself, he soon takes command of a camp holding...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In a north German village prior to the outbreak of World War I, strange events, accidents, and deaths are occurring. The village people are beside themselves with worry and can't figure out what to do. After the school teacher starts to unravel the mystery, he discovers that the children of the town may be guilty of the crimes and have formed a secret society that the local pastor's daughter appears to be the leader of. Includes featurette.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The crown jewel of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
German intelligence agent Gunther Bachmann (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in his final starring role) must race against time to solve a perilous mystery: Is the half-Chechen, half-Russian Muslim who's surfaced in Hamburg a victim seeking refuge, or a terrorist seeking revenge?
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar becomes involved with Lena Brandt, a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt led by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully is an American soldier working in the U.S. army motor pool who is assigned...
8) Das Boot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (209 min.) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Follows the daring patrol of the U-96, one of the famed German U-boats known as the "gray wolves." The crew is graphically portrayed in a life-and-death struggle, challenging the British Navy at every turn.
Publisher
Netflix
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"All Quiet on the Western Front" tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience first-hand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches.
Series
Publisher
Vintage Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (213 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
War comes to America covers the shifting opinion in the US towards siding with the Allies against the Axis until the attack on Pearl Harbor, leading American into full scale involvement. Prelude to war was a US Army training film during WWII before theatrical release. It compares the 'free' and 'slave' worlds and the development of dictatorships in Italy, Germany and Japan. Also included are the rise of antimilitarism and isolationism in the US, plus...
11) Stalingrad
Publisher
Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 1942, German troops advanced deep into the Soviet Union en route to Stalingrad. Hitler seriously misjudged the tenacity of the Red Army and was convinced that the city could be conquereed before winter. Ordinary foot soldiers, inadequately clothed and without sufficient food, struggled just to stay alive.
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