Germany and movies go all the way back to film's birth. On November 1, 1895, Max and Emil Skladanowsky (two brothers) demonstrated their film projector (the Bioskop) at the Wintergarten music hall in Berlin.
Today's biggest producers include Constantin Film, Bavaria, Studio Hamburg, and UFA Film und Fernsehproduktion.
All German movie posters from prior to 1945 had the year of publication stamped on them, rather large. Early German posters are rare.
From 1945 to 1949, after World War II, movies in Germany were put out by MPEA (Motion Picture Export Association.) At least the ones in West Germany, which was under Allied control.
In East Germany, movies were released by Sovexportfilm.
From 1949 to 1990, there were two German countries and two different German cinemas.
All East German posters are dated and numbered.
Some East German Movie Poster Sizes:
- A1 - 23x33
- A2 - 16x23
- A3 - 11x16
- A0 - 33x46 (rare)
- A00 - 46x66 (rare)
West German movie posters used different stamps and markings over the years.
Some East German Movie Poster Sizes:
- A1 - 23x33 (common)
- A2 - 16x23 (rare)
- A0 - 33x46 (rare)
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