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Digital collection

Highlights from our digital collection

‘Queen of the Desert’, USA, 2015, directed by Werner Herzog
© Lena Herzog

Werner Herzog Archive

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‚Moonraker‘, GB, F 1979, directed by Lewis Gilbert, sketch from production designer Ken Adam
© Sir Ken Adam; Source: Deutsche Kinemathek – Ken Adam Archive

Ken Adam Archive

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 35-mm-Nitrofilm von F. W. Murnaus’s ›Tabu‹ aus 1931.

© Österreichisches Filmmuseum

The Making of F. W. Murnau’s ‘Tabu’ – The Outtakes Edition

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Drei Personen und ein Hund vor einer Kinofassade in Berlin, Schwarzweißaufnahme aus dem Jahr 1910.

Photographs on Movie Theater History in Berlin

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Der Streik der Diebe (G 1920/1921, directed by Alfred Abel)
Source: Deutsche Kinemathek

Burn Marks – Film Posters from a Salt Mine

International film posters from the first 40 years of film history were stored in a salt mine in Grasleben during World War II. 63 have now been restored, digitalized and are once again accessible.

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Marlene Dietrich, Los Angeles, 1940
Foto: Ray Jones

Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin

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Josef Fenneker Collection

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General Information

We keep hundreds of thousands of objects on film and television history in the archives of the Deutsche Kinemathek, including films, screenplays, photos, posters, costumes, film equipment and much more. Our new search portal (so far only in German) allows you to search for films and individual objects from our collections. A search for film holdings and collections of papers is currently not yet possible – we are working on integrating this function. 

You can also discover our online presentations, which present individual holdings in detail. These include the personal estate of Marlene Dietrich, storyboards and drawings by production designer Ken Adam, historical photographs of Berlin cinemas or an edition of all the film materials for Murnau’s ‘Tabu: A Story of the South Seas’. 

This digital offer is intended to give you an insight into the variety and depth of our collections – regardless of place and time – and to facilitate your research into film, television, and cultural history. 

Our online presentations

  • Vier Männer, ein Auto und ein Pferd posieren für ein Foto bei Dreharbeiten.

    Känguruh-Film Archive

    Browse the production archive of the Berlin documentary film company Känguruh-Film, which features ordinary people and extraordinary animals. The search is only available in German.

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  • Kostümbildnerin Monika Bauert mit einem Darsteller im Echsenkostüm am Filmset. Der Darsteller umarmt sie und küsst sie auf den Kopf.

    Personal Papers and Company Archives – Inventory overview

    You can explore our Personal Papers and Company Archives which have an inventory of over 600 items. Here we present a selection of around 60 of them in detail. 

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  • Schwarzweißaufnahme eines Mannes der indigenen polynesischen Bevölkerung von Bora Bora am Strand, mit einem Speer in der Hand.

    The Making of F. W. Murnau’s ‘Tabu’ – The Outtakes Edition

    17,500 meters of outtakes and extensive materials related to the making of Murnau’s ‘Story of the South Seas’

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  • Drei Personen und ein Hund vor einer Kinofassade in Berlin, Schwarzweißaufnahme aus dem Jahr 1910.

    Photographs on Movie Theater History in Berlin

    From local movie theaters to colossal film palaces – discover 100 years of Berlin’s cinema culture!

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  • Das gemalte Filmplakat zeigt rote Hochhäuser mit Gesichtern auf einem gelben Hintergrund, der von Brandspuren durchzogen ist.

    Burn Marks – Film Posters from a Salt Mine

    Seventy posters were stored in a salt mine in Grasleben during World War II. They have been restored, digitized and are once again accessible.

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  • Regisseur Werner Herzog am Strand, auf der rechten Seite, zusammen mit Darstellern, die auf der linken Seite stehen.

    Werner Herzog Archive

    Discover photo galleries from 44 of Werner Herzog’s films and dive into the world of the director’s imagery.

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  • Marlene Dietrich in einem roten Strickpullover schaut in den Himmel.

    Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin

    Get the first glimpse online into the Marlene Dietrich Collection Berlin.

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  • Gemaltes Filmplakat im Stil der 1920er Jahre, das das Gesicht einer Frau mit roten Lippen, kurzem Haar und blauem Lidschatten zeigt.

    Josef Fenneker Collection

    Josef Fenneker was one of the most important film poster artists of the 1910s and 1920s. An almost complete collection of his film posters is available for viewing, together with information about Fenneker's life and work.

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  • Bleistiftskizze aus dem Jahr 1979 eines Filmset-Entwurfs, die einen modernen Raum mit einem runden Konferenztisch in der Mitte zeigt.

    Ken Adam Archive

    Discover the artistic oeuvre of production designer Ken Adam, known for his work with directors such as Stanley Kubrick, Robert Aldrich and István Szabó as well as many on James Bond films.

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  • Schwarzweißaufnahme einer Frau, die durch die Linse einer Filmkamera schaut.

    DFFB Archive

    Nearly fifty years of history at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) are now online: our DFFB archive website hosts full-length films, interviews with people who made or experienced events firsthand and a broad range of relevant supporting documents.

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  • Schwarzweißaufnahme von Regisseur Heinrich Breloer während der Dreharbeiten auf einem Boot, wo er mit der Hand nach links zeigt, während die beiden Schauspieler in dieselbe Richtung blicken.

    Heinrich Breloer production archive

    An extensive dossier of director Heinrich Breloer's production work is featured in our Personal Papers and Company Archives. It features a range of materials that provide insights into his methodology and approach.

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  • Eine historische 16mm Kamera mit dazugehörigem Koffer.

    Camera Database

    The Camera database indexes almost 850 historical film characters as found in the largest public museums and collections in Germany.

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  • In einem Atelier sitzt eine Frau mit geschlossenen Augen einem Bildhauer Modell.

    Lost Films – Film Reconstruction on the Internet

    "Lost Films" is an internet portal aimed at collating information and documents on films that are considered lost. More than 3,500 titles are available for research.

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  • Das Ehepaar Dahms steht auf einer Schwarzweißaufnahme von 1987 vor seinem Bäckerladen.

    Berlin – Ecke Bundesplatz

    The documentary series covers more than a quarter-century of German ways of life. Discover photos and other documents related to making the long-running documentary project in Berlin.

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  • Sehr lange Warteschlange vor einer Bankfiliale in einer Berliner Wohngegend 1989.

    Moments in Time 1989/1990

    Discover almost 7,000 private films and photos plus 100 accompanying written memories from the Fall of the Wall and German reunification.

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  • Die Schauspielerin Asta Nielsen steht in Kleid und Krone mit Armen in den Hüften in einer festlich gekleideten Gruppe und schaut herausfordernd zur Seite.

    European Film Gateway

    The EFG Portal gives you quick and easy access to hundreds of thousands of film historical documents as preserved in European film archives and cinémathèques.

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