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Stories Set in Berlin
Berlin is Germany's reunited capital, a flat inland city of wide streets, parks and rebuilt blocks. Division by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989 split streets, families and loyalties, which is why films return to spies, escapes and surveillance. That divided-city tension runs through The Lives of Others and John Wick: Chapter 4. Open Berlin on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 148 books, 285 movies, 11 TV shows and 19 games set in Berlin.
John Wick: Chapter 4
With the price on his head ever increasing John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and…
Captain America: Civil War
Following the events of Age of Ultron the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers causing two factions to side with Iron…
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
In 1938 an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it and the missing man is his…
The Lives of Others
In 1984 East Berlin an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Downfall
In April of 1945 Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin capital of the Third Reich Adolf Hitler…
The Bourne Supremacy
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne…
Bridge of Spies
During the Cold War the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan recruited by a CIA…
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In this classic German thriller Hans Beckert a serial killer who preys on children becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is…
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
At the height of the Cold War a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and…
Mission: Impossible III
Retired from active duty and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian an international broker of arms and information who is as cunning as he…
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Berlin through time
Weimar Berlin (1919–1933) — The politically volatile yet culturally vibrant Berlin of the 1920s — a playground for artists, writers, and cabaret culture before the rise of Nazism. Explore Weimar Berlin
Nazi Berlin (1933–1945) — The capital during Hitler's rise and WWII — a setting of dark historical dramas, resistance tales, and the regime's collapse. Explore Nazi Berlin
Cold War Berlin (1945–1989) — A city divided by ideology — Berlin during the Cold War was a hotspot of espionage, culture, and tension, inspiring numerous novels and films. Explore Cold War Berlin
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