Summary: After surviving his perilous journey, Francis vows to be a good man, but he soon realizes how difficult it is to be righteous while undocumented in Germany without papers, without nationality, and without a work permit. When he receives an enticing offer for easy money from the psychopathic gangster Reinhold, Francis initially resists temptation, but eventually, he is sucked into Berlin's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BERSummary: It is a sweeping family saga of conflicting loyalties, betrayal, love and hope, set in 1980s East Berlin. Uwe Kockisch Hans Kupfer, is a Stasi officer whose youngest son, Martin, falls in love with the daughter of a dissident singer. Their love affair sets events into motion which affect both families over a turbulent decade. The Kupfers and the Hausmanns could hardly be more different.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WEISummary: Set in a divided Berlin at the beginning of the Cold War, the film is often considered a companion piece to The Third Man with its atmospheric portrayal of a city struggling to survive in a grim post-war reality of poverty and mistrust. Unlike the devilish Harry Lime, Mason's world-weary dealer Ivo Kern is ultimately still a decent man, compelled by his love for a naïve schoolteacher to make...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MANSummary: As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing nuclear scientist. Includes all 6 episodes from the first season of the spy thriller influenced by the 1965 film of the same name.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022