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An insight into the restoration of ancient manuscripts at the Monte Oliveto monastery near Siena.

The story of a woman who is unwittingly drawn into a life of vice.

Kurt Kars, the young, enthusiastic but rather inexperienced captain of a fishing vessel, lets his ambition drive him into a risky venture. According to a newspaper report, there are excellent fishing grounds in the Arctic Ocean. Against the orders of the combine, he heads for them. A collision with drift ice puts the crew and ship in extreme danger. Kurt proves his worth in this emergency situation, but is called to account on his return. Initially, he wants to resign out of defiance, but then comes to his senses, realizing his guilt. The older captains, who have always kept their fishing grounds a secret and hardly ever passed on their experiences to the collective, realize that they too were not entirely innocent in the "Kars case".

Describes the journey of the okapi “Epulu,” which was brought from the Congo to Frankfurt Zoo in Germany as the first of its kind ever. The film shows the capture of the animal, its loading, and its flight of over 10,000 kilometers from one continent to another, until it finally arrives at Frankfurt Airport.

Two young building workers are more interested in girls than their work; complications ensue at home.

Some boys ('buttjes') in Hamburg meet on their 'flagship' where they decide to pay a visit to the Altona fish market. They have very little money and want to invest it as cheaply as possible.

A woman meets a blind man who helped her during the war and has fallen on hard times since.

An isolated man living in a cottage in the mountains one day discovers a mysterious unconscious woman and takes her in.

The foundations and effects of the law to ensure full equality for women are presented with a wide range of examples.

Short by Wolfgang Becker.

Documentary short

Short film about electricity in modern life.

Ten years ago, at the end of WW2, 7-year-old Beate was separated from her parents while fleeing. A wealthy couple from Hamburg took her in. But now her less affluent parents have found their lost daughter and are bringing her back to Berlin. Beate doesn't feel at home there, but she doesn't want to go back to Hamburg either. She escapes into a relationship with a musician. Only when that fails does she realize that she belongs with her real parents.

German adaptation of The Dock Brief

1944: Geneviève and René live in occupied Paris. They love each other, and the young woman looks fearfully at René's activities in the Resistance. She wants to stay out of it, and sometimes there are arguments about it. After one such argument, René goes to a meeting with a German comrade. While he is away, the Gestapo come to the house to take the resistance fighter Louise away. Geneviève intervenes and is arrested. The men of the resistance are very worried as she knows about a planned bridge demolition. René trusts her, and Geneviève does indeed withstand the torture. The bridge can be blown up as planned, contributing to a decisive defeat for the German army.

Short film about the rail system of the Deutsche Bahn. The production of rails, switches and new railroad bridges are shown one after the other.

A gripping report shot at the Brandenburg steel and rolling mill from a visiting Austrian director's point of view. Void of any propagandistic interpretation, the film captures both the dynamic forces and the hazards involved in this work.

When the mathematics teacher discovers a love letter from his daughter, family father Felix Schneider is suspected of having a secret lover.

A woman between two men. Horror melodrama.

Various amphibious pond dwellers, including grass frogs, tree frogs, common toads and other amphibians are shown moving around, feeding, mating, fertilizing and evolving. Also on display are natterjack and midwife toads, yellow-bellied toads and water frogs.

Documentary about aviation

Short television report about the filming of the movie "Warum sind sie gegen uns?"

Animated film by Haro Senft.

Hamburg awakens to a new morning in Peter Pewas short film.