"Director: Gerhard Klein"

• The Gleiwitz Case | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £14.56   |  Saving you £0.43 (2.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Considered one of the most modern and experimental films in DEFA's history the eccentric Gleiwitz Case also scripted by Wolfgang Kohlhaase is a detailed reconstruction of the 1939 surprise attack by a Nazi unit on the radio station at Gleiwitz a German town on the Polish border. The attack blamed on Polish forces served as Hitler's justification for marching into Poland-thus starting World War II.

• Berlin Schoenhauser Corner | DVD | (12/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This classic 1950s teen cult film neo-realist in style is a perceptive social portrayal of a city in which political and economic division have affected the entire population. Although the film became a box-office hit it was greeted with suspicion by GDR cultural officials. Director Gerhard Klein and screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase were reproached for emphasizing 'negative problematic images of our [East German] life.' Despite the negative reception from GDR officials this film was loved by the public precisely for its truthful portrayal of everyday life. Ranked by film critics among Germany's 100 most important films this and other 'Berlin films' by director Klein and screenwriter Kohlhaase made an important contribution to the international youth film genre.