Helmut Schmidt

Radikal an der Basis: Das Nürnberger KOMM (2023)

The Nuremberg communication center, known as "KOMM" for short, was a nationwide pioneer. The social, youth and cultural policy experiences of that time can be found today in countless institutions throughout Germany - in the art/cultural education work of ...

In the Grip of Gazprom (2023)

The war in the Ukraine has changed the way many European countries view Russian politics. Suddenly it became clear how dependent countries had become on Russian gas imports for decades and what Vladimir Putin was up to. However, no country needs more gas t ...

1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The ...

100 Jahre Helmut Schmidt (2018)

Mensch Helmut - der Mythos Helmut Schmidt (2018)

Helmut Schmidt - Hanseat und Staatsmann (2015)

Trading Germans (2014)

A first hand account of one of the biggest cases of human trafficking during the Cold War. A story of greed, courage, hope and remorse. ...

Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende (2012)

Erich Honecker ruled the GDR for 18 years. His fall in 1989 heralded the downfall of the state that had called itself "the better Germany" for 40 years. Nazi victim and autocrat, bourgeois and power-conscious: Honecker was an ideological hardliner who coor ...

Arbeit (2011)

Essay film about Europe's financial crisis. ...

Max Frisch, Citoyen (2008)

Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a "voice" in its own right – a character hardly found today. The film retells Frisch's story as a witness of the unfolding 20th century, wondering if such "voices" are needed at all, or i ...

Helmut Schmidt - Out of office (2007)

For over four years, Sandra Maischberger and Jan Kerhart followed Helmut Schmidt on his travels to America and China, observed conversations with old companions such as Henry Kissinger and at the same time repeatedly captured quite intimate moments that wo ...

The RAF: The Red Army Fraction (2007)

From the inner workings of the RAF. Former RAF-member Peter-Jürgen Boock reveal the many secrets and myths about the Baader-Meinhof gang a.k.a. RAF - Rote Armee Fraktion. ...

Familie Villano kehrt nicht zurück (1981)

The film tells the story of the everyday life of a large Italian family, the Villano family, who after returning five times to their homeland - a small village near Naples - have decided to stay in Germany forever. ...

Perfumed Nightmare (1979)

Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered. ...

Wahlkampf (1965)