Das Stacheltier

Stingers was a production group of DEFA, which until 1954 the DEFA Studio for newsreels and documentaries, and from 1955 to 1964 belonged to the DEFA Studio for Feature Films of 1953. The Collective - initially still production group " Satiric short film", from the mid- 1960s: Artistic Working Group (KAG ) " Stingers " - provided a total of 275 satirical and humorous short-, medium - and Metrage movies ago - the so-called " hedgehogs ".

The series ran in the 1950s in the East German Cinema, where she was regularly seen before newsreels and the main movie. Each short film was introduced by the fast -known " Stingers " logo, which later became the trademark. The only full-length film was conceived as a silent film black and white film The young Englishman by Wilhelm Hauff by director Gottfried Kolditz from the year 1958.

In this part, only a few minutes long strip of many well-known actors and directors were involved, such as Rolf Ludwig, Hubert Hoelzke, Erwin Geschonneck, Gisela May, Sabine valley Bach, Rudolf Wessely, Werner Peters, Heinz Schubert, Horst Drinda, Horst Kube, John Arpe Rolf Herricht, Rudi Schiemann, Jean Brahn, Werner Lierck and Wolf Kaiser.

Genesis

The idea for the series comes from the Chairman of the State Film Committee Sepp Schwab and director Richard Groschopp that led a conversation to create a satirical and humorous short film series on 22 January 1953. Templates of the Berlin cabarets The thistle, Contributions of the satirical magazine fresh breeze and " experimental and entertaining subjects " of the cinema newsreel Eyewitness served as role models. On February 1, 1953, finally, the working group was formed Satiric Short Film at the DEFA Studio for newsreels and documentaries based in Berlin -Johannisthal. The production of Stacheltiere sequences ( Schwab campaigned for the name; initially conceived as a " cabaret film" ) began in the following months.

On 15 April, two parts of the Stingers debut episode came ( Mr. Schwendermarkt, The last of yesterday) in the rough cut; on May 1st successful test screening in Berlin- Wuhlheide.

Georg Honigmann was appointed on 1 May 1953 to the Head of the newly production group. On October 29, 1962 Rudi Hannemann, a functionary of the headquarters of the East German film Ministry of Culture, replaced.