Maria, a 19-year-old waitress, has an affair with a a much older man. When she learns that he is the judge who had sentenced her brother for subversive activities against the state, she confronts him, accusing him of opportunism and hypocrisy.
Erich Becker joins the West German secret service, lured in by a harmless but lucrative assignment in Stockholm. His second mission turns out to be something much more serious: military espionage in his former home city of Erfurt.
Poor weavers Hans (Horst Drinda) und Kumpan (Werner Lierck) try to enter a town surrounded by a tall, impenetrable wall, where everyone is apparently very happy.
Smart Max and his friend Tüte are excited about a robot who has many talents, including a gift for mathematics. They steal the robot from an exhibition and take him home so he can help with their homework.
The classic Grimm's fairy tale with socially critical overtones in its analysis of work and exploitation.
The Russian Wonder tells the story of the sweeping historical changes that took place in Russia, from the empire of peasants and czars, to the October Revolution of 1917, up to the contemporary Soviet Union and the first manned space flight in 1961.
The Russian Wonder tells the story of the sweeping historical changes that took place in Russia, from the empire of peasants and czars, to the October Revolution of 1917, up to the contemporary Soviet Union and the first manned space flight in 1961.