Erich Zander was able to continue his film career after the war and he was engaged as a production designer for DEFA movies like "Die Brücke" (1949), "Familie Benthi" (1950), "Der Untertan" (1951), "Das Beil von Wandsbek" (1951), "Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck" (1953), "Polo Poppenspäler" (1954) and "Nur eine Liebe" (1958).