German Cinema from Royal Books, Inc.

Berlin: Ross Verlag, 1920. Collection of ten vintage UFA postcards, including two depicting scenes from F. W. Murnau's "Faust" (1926) and eight depicting scenes from Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927). 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Lightly and evenly toned, else Near Fine.

Leicestershire, UK: Circus Films / Screenbound International Pictures, 1967. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 American release of the 1966 film. Based on the 1928 novel, "Again the Three Just Men," by Edgar Wallace. Performers at a Circus keep being murdered by an unknown, knife-throwing killer. The film has an English version and a German… Read more about this item

Unknown: Dot Distributing, 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 German softcore film. A married businessman falls in love with a younger woman while on a trip to the North Sea, and subsequently falls into a world of sexual debauchery. Shot on location in Berlin, Sylt, and Hamburg. 8 x 10 inches. Near… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1982. Collection of four vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1982 film, including three borderless and one bordered. One with a snipe on the verso crediting photographer Maureen Gosling, and three with the printed labels of Photofest. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house… Read more about this item

New York: New York Film Festival, 1970. Vintage reference photograph of director Werner Herzog with cast members on the set of the 1970 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A surreal comedy, about a group of little people who break loose from an institution and gleefully wreak havoc on the inhabitants of a small island.… Read more about this item

Munich: Romano Film, 1970. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 German sexploitation film. All with the stamp of Romano Film on the verso. Hans Billian directed a string of movies in the "Heimatfilme" ("homeland-films") genre in the early 1960s, starting to direct softcore sex comedies later on in the decade. He began directing… Read more about this item

Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk, 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1978 film. A soldier returns home to Berlin after World War I and begins working as a gigolo for wealthy women. Set in Berlin, shot on location in Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. … Read more about this item

N.p.: Alfa Film, 1974. One vintage studio still photograph, one vintage color studio still photograph, one vintage reference photograph, and two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 film. After being involved in a deadly car accident, a wealthy German businessman finds himself the subject of extreme scrutiny by the media, who uncover his past criminal dealings… Read more about this item

Berlin: CCC-Film [CCC-Filmkunst] / Bavaria Film, 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Gottfried Reinhardt on the set of the 1960 West German film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a stamp specific to the film's German release. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the life of… Read more about this item

Paris: L'Alliance Cinematographique Européenne, 1936. Vintage program for the French release of the 1936 German film, seen here under the French title "L'Etudiant pauvre." Illustrated with photographs from the film. In Poland, a governor sets a haughty countess up with a penniless student in order to embarrass her after a failed marriage proposal. 8.25 x… Read more about this item

1937: Deutsche Film-Export, 1937. First Edition. First Edition. Issue No. 1975 of the French film periodical, dated July 10, 1937. Text and titles in French, with adaptation credited to Pierre Montloin. This issue presents the plot of the 1936 German film "Die letzte Fahrt der Santa Margareta" (seen here under its French title, "La Dernière Cruisière") in French.… Read more about this item

Bruxelles [Brussels]: Cosmopolis Films, 1959. Vintage oversize black-and-white borderless reference photograph from the French release of the 1959 West German film. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good, with moderate edgewear and creasing.

N.p.: Audubon Films, 1971. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 US release of the 1970 West German film. A sexploitation film about a small-town girl who moves to the big city, where she begins a career as a sex worker, eventually falling in with a group of revolutionaries. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

Berlin: Central Cinema Company Film [CCC], 1961. Vintage studio still photograph featuring Lex Barker and Daliah Lavi from the 1961 film. Harald Reinl tackles the enigmatic Dr. Mabuse from Fritz Lang's trilogy of Dr. Mabuse titles: "Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler" (1922), "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse" (1933) and "The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse" (1960). Criminal… Read more about this item

N.p.: Gala Film Distributors, 1971. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe on verso, here under the title released in the UK and in Ireland "Deartest Love." The coming of age story of Laurent Chevalier (Benoit Ferreux), a 15 year old boy from a complicated bourgeois family in Dijon. Nominated for… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1931. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1931 film, showing actress Lotte Lenya. With annotations in German in manuscript pencil identifying Lenya and photographer Tobin Warner on the verso, along with an annotation noting the photograph as property of "Close Up" magazine. Based on the 1928 stage play "Die Dreigroschenoper" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1987. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1987 film, showing director Wim Wenders, actor Peter Falk, cinematographer Henri Alekan, and an extra on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Wenders' masterpiece, a love letter to West Berlin told through the experiences of an angel who yearns to be human. The director dedicated… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 German silent film, showing actress Brigitte Helm in profile, powdering her chin. Feeling neglected, the wife of an ambitious lawyer embarks on an exploration of Berlin's nightlife, quickly becoming involved in extramarital flirtations and drugs. Shot on location in Bavaria. 7.25 x 9.5 inches.… Read more about this item

Munich: Romano Film, 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Rosemarie Lindt and Ingeborg Steinbach from the 1970 German film. Stamp of Romano Film on the verso. A man tries to set his daughter up with a suitable son-in-law, a prospect so repulsive that it causes the daughter to flee to southern Germany. Shot on location in… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1976. Vintage borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1976 film, showing actress Bulle Ogier topless, in bed. Stamp of photographer Roswitha Hecke on the verso, along with cropping annotations in manuscript ink. A collection of four stories dealing with erotic obsession. The first film directed by Werner Schroeter to feature Ogier, followed by "Weiße Reise" (1980),… Read more about this item