Movies by Ekkehard Schall

Unbändiges Spanien

Unbändiges Spanien

Documentary film about the Spanish Civil War.

Dusk: 1950s East Berlin Bohemia

Dusk: 1950s East Berlin Bohemia

A documentary and film essay about the artist scene in East Berlin during the 1950s.

Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui

Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui

The Sailor’s Song

The Sailor’s Song

A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.

Der Mantel des Ketzers

Der Mantel des Ketzers

Based on a novella by Bertolt Brecht.

Die Bestie

Die Bestie

Based on a short story by Bertolt Brecht.

The Dream of Captain Loy

The Dream of Captain Loy

An American military plane takes six people, who have taken part in a NATO maneuver, from Tripoli to Oslo. Among them are the British Captain Loy and the United States Air Force Corporal Doris Graves. During the flight, the two become closer, and they regret that the trip will end that evening. But everything turns out differently. The flight captain has received orders to pick up an agent at a German NATO airport, who is to be dropped off again on a Soviet island …