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Horst E. Brandt is a Director, Writer, Director of Photography and Cinematography Allemand born on 17 january 1923 at Berlin (German)

Horst E. Brandt

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Nationality German
Birth 17 january 1923 at Berlin (German)
Death 22 august 2009 (at 86 years) at Potsdam (German)
Awards National Prize of East Germany

Horst E. Brandt (17 January 1923 – 22 August 2009) was a German film director and cinematographer. His 1967 film Bread and Roses was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film Between Day and Night was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.

Usually with

Heinz Thiel
Heinz Thiel
(3 films)
Peter Sturm
Peter Sturm
(4 films)
Rudolf Ulrich
Rudolf Ulrich
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Horst E. Brandt (15 films)

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Director

KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra, 1h41
Directed by Horst E. Brandt
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Jutta Wachowiak, Karin Lesch, Siegfried Weiss, Günther Simon, Peter Sturm, Rudolf Ulrich
Rating73% 3.655543.655543.655543.655543.65554
After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, a group of regime opponents from various backgrounds consolidated under the leadership of Harro Schulze-Boysen and Arvid Harnack. They gather intelligence and pass it on to other countries. After the outbreak of the Second World War, and especially after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, they intensify their work. In August 1942, the Gestapo arrests Boysen and soon after cracks down on the spy ring.

Scriptwriter

KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra, 1h41
Directed by Horst E. Brandt
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Jutta Wachowiak, Karin Lesch, Siegfried Weiss, Günther Simon, Peter Sturm, Rudolf Ulrich
Roles Writer
Rating73% 3.655543.655543.655543.655543.65554
After Hitler's rise to power in 1933, a group of regime opponents from various backgrounds consolidated under the leadership of Harro Schulze-Boysen and Arvid Harnack. They gather intelligence and pass it on to other countries. After the outbreak of the Second World War, and especially after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, they intensify their work. In August 1942, the Gestapo arrests Boysen and soon after cracks down on the spy ring.

Cameraman

As Long as There’s Life in Me, 1h54
Directed by Günter Reisch
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Albert Hetterle, Erika Dunkelmann, Siegfried Weiss, Hans Finohr, Adolf Fischer, Werner Dissel
Roles Director of Photography
Rating72% 3.6426753.6426753.6426753.6426753.642675
The film opens in Berlin in 1914, as Germany is preparing for World War I. Liebknecht (Schulze) receives a call from a fellow lawyer and revolutionary, Mr. Rauch, that documents have been found proving the German heavy arms industry's secret involvement in the buildup to the war. He brings these documents to a meeting of the Reichstag, accusing Gustav Krupp and his company of bribing officials to release military secrets. In addition to this, Krupp and his company wrote to ask the French media to state that the French military has twice as much artillery as they actually possess so that they may provoke a surge in militarism. Afterward, while celebrating a friend's wedding, Liebknecht learns of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, recognizing that this is the war the German imperialists were seeking. However, the resources for war still need to be approved. Liebknecht immediately begins campaigning among the public, denouncing the war as a means to secure profit for the capitalists. In an SPD party meeting, Liebknecht is one of only fourteen members to vote against the war credits. In the subsequent Reichstag meeting, he votes with the party discipline in favor of the war credits, to the public's surprise. He announces in the party meetings that he will no longer yield to party discipline and will stand by his anti-militarist principles even if the party leadership will not do the same. Liebknecht is the only one of the Reichstag — including 111 SPD representatives — to vote against the war loans, resulting in a number of death threats and work bans. Despite his immunity as a Reichstag member, Liebknecht is called to serve on the front as a sapper. It is here that he writes his 1915 manifesto, "The main enemy is at home!" The manifesto is passed among his fellow soldiers on the front before returning home. While he is away, Paul Schreiner, whose wedding Liebknecht attended earlier in the film, dies on the front. This leaves his wife Käthe to raise their newborn child alone and make Liebknecht's manifesto public.
SAS 181 Does Not Reply, 1h30
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ulrich Thein, Erwin Geschonneck, Hans Finohr, Fritz Diez, Gustav Püttjer, Rudolf Ulrich
Roles Director of Photography

Kurt, a young apprentice in a fishing commune and a member of the Technology and Sport Association, enters a race to show his maritime skills. After he fails to win, he falls in love with a girl named Anke, but she loves the apprentice Hannes. Kurt and Hannes sail with skipper Laue on one of the collective's boats, SAS 181. Laue pretends to be Kurt's friend and encourages a conflict between the two boys. However, they both realize that he intends to reach the Danish isle of Bornholm and defect to the West. The two settle their differences and, with the help of the old fisherman Jens, return the boat home.
Special Mission, 1h18
Directed by Heinz Thiel
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fritz Diez, Katharina Matz, Gustav Püttjer, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Director of Photography

In 1958, somewhere in the Baltic Sea, a People's Navy minesweeper commanded by Captain Fischer encounters a foreign boat. Its skipper is a man named Arendt, who has served with Fischer in the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Fischer recalls how, in 1943, his superior Captain Lieutenant Wegner planned to defect to the Danish resistance and join the communists, but was arrested and sentenced to death. Fischer realizes that Arendt, one of the few who knew of Wegner's plans, was actually a Gestapo agent and betrayed him. Now, he understands that Arendt works for West Germany and intends to gather intelligence in the German Democratic Republic. Fischer foils his plans and the minesweeper returns to its mission.

Team

Reserved for the Death, 1h25
Directed by Heinz Thiel
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Hannjo Hasse, Peter Sturm
Roles Cinematography
Rating62% 3.1494753.1494753.1494753.1494753.149475
Former East German engineer Erich Becker had been lured to West Germany by promises of a high reward. Now residing in Stockholm, he is recalled to serve as a spy in the East. He is to convince Dr. Jadenburg to flee from the GDR with the help of his daughter Hanna, who works for the West. While travelling on the train with Hanna, he is told that he is also to murder another agent who betrayed and now works for the Stasi. The traitor is revealed to be a former friend of Becker, Harry Korb. Becker cannot bring himself to kill Korb when they meet. Korb tells him that it was all a test to prove if he is reliable; since Becker failed, Korb murders him. The Stasi agents capture Korb soon after.
A Lively Christmas Eve, 1h34
Directed by Günter Reisch
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Erwin Geschonneck, Horst Giese, Jutta Wachowiak
Roles Cinematography
Rating60% 3.0016653.0016653.0016653.0016653.001665
Dresden, Christmas Eve. Veteran communist and factory director Walter Lörke is told by his daughter Anne that she became pregnant by a young man named Thomas Ostermann, whom she intends to marry. Thomas is revealed to be a sharp critic of the government. Enraged, Walter leaves the house. Outside, he begins to inquire about his would-be son-in-law. After a clumsy voyage in the streets of the city, during which he encounters many absurd phenomena, he discovers that Thomas had a friend whose parents escaped to West Germany. The friend was ostracized by society, but Thomas did not shun him, and was therefore barred from entering university. Walter returns home and talks to Thomas, who realizes that although he suffered injustices, he remains true to the ideals of the party. The two reconcile.
Reifender Sommer
Genres Drama
Actors Gisela Uhlen, Brigitte Krause
Roles Cinematography

SAS 181 Does Not Reply, 1h30
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ulrich Thein, Erwin Geschonneck, Hans Finohr, Fritz Diez, Gustav Püttjer, Rudolf Ulrich
Roles Cinematography

Kurt, a young apprentice in a fishing commune and a member of the Technology and Sport Association, enters a race to show his maritime skills. After he fails to win, he falls in love with a girl named Anke, but she loves the apprentice Hannes. Kurt and Hannes sail with skipper Laue on one of the collective's boats, SAS 181. Laue pretends to be Kurt's friend and encourages a conflict between the two boys. However, they both realize that he intends to reach the Danish isle of Bornholm and defect to the West. The two settle their differences and, with the help of the old fisherman Jens, return the boat home.
Special Mission, 1h18
Directed by Heinz Thiel
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fritz Diez, Katharina Matz, Gustav Püttjer, Gerd Michael Henneberg
Roles Cinematography

In 1958, somewhere in the Baltic Sea, a People's Navy minesweeper commanded by Captain Fischer encounters a foreign boat. Its skipper is a man named Arendt, who has served with Fischer in the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Fischer recalls how, in 1943, his superior Captain Lieutenant Wegner planned to defect to the Danish resistance and join the communists, but was arrested and sentenced to death. Fischer realizes that Arendt, one of the few who knew of Wegner's plans, was actually a Gestapo agent and betrayed him. Now, he understands that Arendt works for West Germany and intends to gather intelligence in the German Democratic Republic. Fischer foils his plans and the minesweeper returns to its mission.
Bahrenburg Stories, 1h15
Directed by Ralf Kirsten
Actors Erika Dunkelmann, Helga Göring
Roles Cinematography