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German Films (Original Language)   (232 Most Notable)

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 RANK   TITLE   YEAR   DIRECTOR  COUNTRY MEDIA
2233 Jerichow 2008 Petzold, Christian Germany
2056 The Edge of Heaven 2007 Akin, Fatih Germany / Turkey DS
2105 The Counterfeiters 2007 Ruzowitzky, Stefan Austria / Germany DBU
2279 Yella 2007 Petzold, Christian Germany D
704 The Lives of Others 2006 von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel Germany DBU
2233 Fallen 2006 Albert, Barbara Austria
1676 Sophie Scholl - The Final Days 2005 Rothemund, Marc Germany DB
2291 Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul 2005 Akin, Fatih Germany / Turkey D
1115 Downfall 2004 Hirschbiegel, Oliver Germany / Italy / Austria D
2091 Head-On 2004 Akin, Fatih Germany / Turkey D
1298 Good Bye, Lenin! 2003 Becker, Wolfgang Germany Y
2233 Rosenstrasse 2003 von Trotta, Margarethe Germany / Netherlands Y
2279 Schultze Gets the Blues 2003 Schorr, Michael Germany D
2017 Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary 2002 Heller, André / Schmiderer, Othmar Austria D
2233 Führer Ex 2002 Bonengel, Winfried Germany / Italy D
2233 Naked 2002 Dörrie, Doris Germany D
2279 My Sister Maria 2002 Schell, Maximilian Austria
2166 The Experiment 2001 Hirschbiegel, Oliver Germany D
2233 Dog Days 2001 Seidl, Ulrich Austria Y
2256 Mein Stern 2001 Grisebach, Valeska Germany / Austria
2293 Mostly Martha 2001 Nettelbeck, Sandra Italy / Germany / Austria / Switzerland DU
1844 Divided We Fall 2000 Hrebejk, Jan Czech Republic Y
2201 The Princess and the Warrior 2000 Tykwer, Tom Germany D
2279 The Legend of Rita 2000 Schlöndorff, Volker Germany D
2017 My Best Fiend 1999 Herzog, Werner UK / Germany / Finland / USA D
2233 Nordrand 1999 Albert, Barbara Austria / Germany / Switzerland
2255 Moloch 1999 Sokurov, Aleksandr Russia / Germany / Japan / Italy / France D
2264 Aimée & Jaguar 1999 Färberböck, Max Germany Y
2285 Gloomy Sunday 1999 Schübel, Rolf Germany / Hungary D
2285 Tuvalu 1999 Helmer, Veit Germany D
734 Run Lola Run 1998 Tykwer, Tom Germany DB
1420 Funny Games 1997 Haneke, Michael Austria D
1903 Beyond Silence 1996 Link, Caroline Germany Y
2293 Little Angel 1996 Misselwitz, Helke Germany
2233 Der Totmacher 1995 Karmakar, Romuald Germany Y
2264 Brother of Sleep 1995 Vilsmaier, Joseph Germany Y
2270 Taiga, Part 1 1995 Ottinger, Ulrike Germany
2270 Taiga, Part 2 1995 Ottinger, Ulrike Germany
2270 Taiga, Part 3 1995 Ottinger, Ulrike Germany
2293 The Promise 1995 von Trotta, Margarethe Germany / France / Switzerland
2256 Verhängnis 1994 Kelemen, Fred Germany
2293 Nobody Loves Me 1994 Dörrie, Doris Germany
2234 Faraway, So Close! 1993 Wenders, Wim Germany D
2264 Justice 1993 Geissendörfer, Hans W. Germany / Switzerland
2279 The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl 1993 Müller, Ray France / UK / Germany / Belgium D
2293 Stalingrad 1993 Vilsmaier, Joseph Germany / Sweden D
2139 Schtonk! 1992 Dietl, Helmut Germany
2190 The Second Heimat 1992 Busch, Robert / Reitz, Edgar Germany
2297 Lessons of Darkness 1992 Herzog, Werner France / UK / Germany D
550 Europa Europa 1990 Holland, Agnieszka Germany / France / Poland Y
925 The Nasty Girl 1990 Verhoeven, Michael West Germany Y
2190 How to Live in the German Federal Republic 1990 Farocki, Harun West Germany Y
2264 Requiem for Dominic 1990 Dornhelm, Robert Austria / France / Romania Y
2017 The Seventh Continent 1989 Haneke, Michael Austria D
2190 Black Sin 1989 Straub, Jean-Marie / Huillet, Danièle France
2190 Cézanne: Conversation with Joachim Gasquet 1989 Straub, Jean-Marie / Huillet, Danièle France / West Germany
2190 Images of the World and the Inscription of War 1989 Farocki, Harun West Germany
61 Wings of Desire 1987 Wenders, Wim West Germany / France DS
2017 Rosa Luxemburg 1986 von Trotta, Margarethe Czechoslovakia / West Germany
2248 38 - Vienna Before the Fall 1986 Glück, Wolfgang Austria / West Germany Y
1846 Men ... 1985 Dörrie, Doris West Germany Y
2248 Angry Harvest 1985 Holland, Agnieszka West Germany D
1440 Heimat 1984 Reitz, Edgar West Germany Y
2017 The Wannsee Conference 1984 Schirk, Heinz Austria / West Germany V
1217 Veronika Voss 1982 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany D
1699 Too Early, Too Late 1982 Huillet, Danièle / Straub, Jean-Marie France
2016 The State of Things 1982 Wenders, Wim West Germany / Portugal / USA
557 Das Boot 1981 Petersen, Wolfgang West Germany Y
1089 Lola 1981 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
1523 Circle of Deceit 1981 Schlöndorff, Volker France / West Germany D
1797 Marianne and Juliane 1981 von Trotta, Margarethe West Germany V
2121 The Boat Is Full 1981 Imhoof, Markus Switzerland / West Germany / Austria Y
2245 Taxi zum Klo 1981 Ripploh, Frank West Germany
2279 Christiane F. 1981 Edel, Uli West Germany D
730 Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner Italy / West Germany D
1846 From the Life of Marionettes 1980 Bergman, Ingmar West Germany / Sweden Y
2300 Germany, Pale Mother 1980 Sanders-Brahms, Helma West Germany D
319 The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany D
521 The Tin Drum 1979 Schlöndorff, Volker West Germany / France / Poland / Yugoslavia YS
1171 Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 Herzog, Werner West Germany / France Y
1545 The Third Generation 1979 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany D
2017 David 1979 Lilienthal, Peter West Germany V
2190 Ticket of No Return 1979 Ottinger, Ulrike West Germany
1435 Knife in the Head 1978 Hauff, Reinhard West Germany Y
1460 In a Year of 13 Moons 1978 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
2183 Hitler: A Film from Germany 1978 Syberberg, Hans-Jürgen West Germany / UK / France
2248 The Glass Cell 1978 Geissendörfer, Hans W. West Germany
153 The American Friend 1977 Wenders, Wim West Germany / France Y
1198 Kings of the Road 1976 Wenders, Wim West Germany
2082 The Marquise of O 1976 Rohmer, Eric West Germany / France Y
2247 Heart of Glass 1976 Herzog, Werner West Germany Y
656 The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 1975 Herzog, Werner West Germany Y
1411 The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum 1975 Schlöndorff, Volker / von Trotta, Margarethe West Germany D
1428 Fox and His Friends 1975 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany D
2248 Jacob, the Liar 1975 Beyer, Frank East Germany / Czechoslovakia Y
523 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul 1974 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
1150 Effi Briest 1974 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
1665 Alice in the Cities 1974 Wenders, Wim West Germany
2190 Martha 1974 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
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2300 The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974 Herzog, Werner West Germany
1525 The Pedestrian 1973 Schell, Maximilian Switzerland / West Germany / Israel
2190 Occasional Work of a Female Slave 1973 Kluge, Alexander West Germany
2254 Jail Bait 1973 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany
55 Aguirre, The Wrath of God 1972 Herzog, Werner West Germany / Peru / Mexico D
312 The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
1415 The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
1545 The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick 1972 Wenders, Wim West Germany / Austria
2190 The Death of Maria Malibran 1972 Schroeter, Werner West Germany
2190 Fata Morgana 1971 Herzog, Werner West Germany Y
2300 Land of Silence and Darkness 1971 Herzog, Werner West Germany
2248 First Love 1970 Schell, Maximilian West Germany / Switzerland / Hungary Y
2300 The American Soldier 1970 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
2190 Katzelmacher 1969 Fassbinder, Rainer Werner West Germany Y
2190 The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp 1968 Straub, Jean-Marie West Germany
2226 Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos 1968 Kluge, Alexander West Germany
2233 Mahlzeiten 1967 Reitz, Edgar West Germany
2233 Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.) 1966 Kluge, Alexander West Germany
2250 The Great British Train Robbery 1966 Olden, John / Witt, Claus Peter West Germany
2190 Not Reconciled 1965 Straub, Jean-Marie West Germany
2233 Tonio Kröger 1964 Thiele, Rolf West Germany
2190 The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1960 Lang, Fritz France / Italy / West Germany Y
2264 The Good Soldier Schweik 1960 von Ambesser, Axel West Germany
1977 The Bridge 1959 Wicki, Bernhard West Germany Y
2190 The Indian Tomb 1959 Lang, Fritz West Germany / France / Italy Y
2190 The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959 Lang, Fritz West Germany / France / Italy Y
2300 Journey to the Lost City 1959 Lang, Fritz Italy / France / West Germany
2113 The Girl Rosemarie 1958 Thiele, Rolf West Germany
2235 Das Lied der Matrosen 1958 Maetzig, Kurt / Reisch, Günter East Germany
2248 Arms and the Man 1958 Wirth, Franz Peter West Germany
2264 Aren't We Wonderful? 1958 Hoffmann, Kurt West Germany
2248 The Devil Came at Night 1957 Siodmak, Robert West Germany
2252 Confessions of Felix Krull 1957 Hoffmann, Kurt West Germany
2248 The Captain from Köpenick 1956 Käutner, Helmut West Germany
2252 Before Sundown 1956 Reinhardt, Gottfried West Germany
2017 The Devil's General 1955 Käutner, Helmut West Germany
2252 Children, Mother, and the General 1955 Benedek, László West Germany
1839 The Last Bridge 1954 Käutner, Helmut Yugoslavia / Austria
2252 No Way Back 1953 Vicas, Victor / von Mollo, Beate West Germany
2235 The Last Illusion 1949 von Báky, Josef West Germany
2045 Germany Year Zero 1948 Rossellini, Roberto Italy / Germany / France Y
2074 Der Prozeß 1948 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Austria
2095 Berliner Ballade 1948 Stemmle, Robert A. Germany
2235 Marriage in the Shadows 1947 Maetzig, Kurt Germany
1830 The Murderers Are Among Us 1946 Staudte, Wolfgang Germany D
2235 Somewhere in Berlin 1946 Lamprecht, Gerhard Germany
2235 Die Feuerzangenbowle 1944 Weiss, Helmut Germany
2300 Opfergang 1944 Harlan, Veit Germany
2235 Münchhausen 1943 von Báky, Josef Germany D
2285 Titanic 1943 Selpin, Herbert / Klingler, Werner Germany D
2226 Der Große König 1942 Harlan, Veit Germany
2226 Ohm Krüger 1941 Steinhoff, Hans / Anton, Karl / Maisch, Herbert Germany
2226 Der Postmeister 1940 Ucicky, Gustav Germany / Austria
2235 Jud Süß 1940 Harlan, Veit Germany
2233 Bel Ami 1939 Forst, Willi Germany
2250 Robert Koch 1939 Steinhoff, Hans Germany
526 Olympia Part One:
Festival of the Nations
1938 Riefenstahl, Leni Germany D
602 Olympia Part Two:
Festival of Beauty
1938 Riefenstahl, Leni Germany D
2233 Heimat 1938 Froelich, Carl Germany
2074 Der Herrscher 1937 Harlan, Veit Germany
2190 Schlussakkord 1936 Sirk, Douglas Germany
2226 Der Kaiser von Kalifornien 1936 Trenker, Luis Germany
2240 Ernte 1936 von Bolváry, Géza Austria
445 Triumph of the Will 1935 Riefenstahl, Leni Germany YUP
1655 The Eternal Mask 1935 Hochbaum, Werner Austria / Switzerland
2233 Episode 1935 Reisch, Walter Austria
1133 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933 Lang, Fritz Germany D
2023 Liebelei 1933 Ophüls, Max Germany Y
2074 Ecstasy 1933 Machatý, Gustav Czechoslovakia / Austria D
2250 Hertha's Erwachen 1933 Lamprecht, Gerhard Germany
2250 Morgenrot 1933 Sewell, Vernon / Ucicky, Gustav Germany
228 Vampyr 1932 Dreyer, Carl Theodor France / Germany DU
1968 Kühle Wampe 1932 Dudow, Slatan Germany
2250 The Blue Light 1932 Riefenstahl, Leni / Balázs, Béla Germany Y
23 M 1931 Lang, Fritz Germany DU
1327 Mädchen in Uniform 1931 Sagan, Leontine Germany Y
1556 Anna Christie 1931 Feyder, Jacques USA / Germany D
1641 The Threepenny Opera 1931 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany D
2235 Der Kongreß tanzt 1931 Charell, Erik Germany
2250 Der Raub der Mona Lisa 1931 von Bolváry, Géza Germany
2250 Song of Life 1931 Granowsky, Alexis Germany
100 The Blue Angel 1930 von Sternberg, Josef Germany DS
1857 Westfront 1918 1930 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany Y
2250 Der Andere 1930 Wiene, Robert Germany
2250 Two Hearts in Waltz Time 1930 von Bolváry, Géza Germany
2250 Zwei Menschen 1930 Waschneck, Erich Germany
121 Pandora's Box 1929 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany D
2017 Diary of a Lost Girl 1929 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany D
2144 Asphalt 1929 May, Joe Germany D
2250 High Treason 1929 Meyer, Johannes Germany
2285 People on Sunday 1929 Siodmak, Curt / Siodmak, Robert / Ulmer, Edgar G. / Zinnemann, Fred Germany
2300 The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna 1929 Schwarz, Hanns Germany
2250 Homecoming 1928 May, Joe Germany
39 Metropolis 1927 Lang, Fritz Germany DUPS
1532 Berlin: Symphony of a Great City 1927 Ruttmann, Walter Germany Y
1748 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg 1927 Lubitsch, Ernst / Stahl, John M. USA
2032 The Love of Jeanne Ney 1927 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany D
1504 Faust 1926 Murnau, F.W. Germany Y
2032 The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926 Reiniger, Lotte / Koch, Carl Germany D
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2032 The Student of Prague 1926 Galeen, Henrik Germany D
2190 Tartuffe 1926 Murnau, F.W. Germany Y
2235 Manon Lescaut 1926 Robison, Arthur Germany
1830 Variety 1925 Dupont, Ewald André Germany
2235 Joyless Street 1925 Pabst, Georg Wilhelm Germany UP
636 The Last Laugh 1924 Murnau, F.W. Germany D
1107 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache 1924 Lang, Fritz Germany D
1243 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried 1924 Lang, Fritz Germany D
2035 Michael 1924 Dreyer, Carl Theodor Germany D
2235 Das Wachsfigurenkabinett 1924 Birinsky, Leo / Leni, Paul Germany D
2300 Sylvester 1924 Pick, Lupu Germany
2190 Raskolnikow 1923 Wiene, Robert Germany
49 Nosferatu 1922 Murnau, F.W. Germany DU
173 Dr. Mabuse - The Gambler 1922 Lang, Fritz Germany D
2214 Phantom 1922 Murnau, F.W. Germany D
2235 Das Weib des Pharao 1922 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany
2235 Lucrezia Borgia 1922 Oswald, Richard Germany
1580 Destiny 1921 Lang, Fritz Germany YU
2235 Danton 1921 Buchowetzki, Dimitri Germany
1342 The Golem 1920 Wegener, Paul / Boese, Carl Germany D
2235 Anna Boleyn 1920 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany D
2235 Sumurun 1920 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany D
2085 The Doll 1919 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany D
2190 The Oyster Princess 1919 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany D
2235 Madame DuBarry 1919 Lubitsch, Ernst Germany
2235 The Spiders 1919 Lang, Fritz Germany DU
2235 Der Gelbe Schein 1918 Illés, Eugen / Janson, Victor / Stein, Paul L. Germany
2235 Der Andere 1913 Mack, Max Germany
2235 Die Filmprimadonna 1913 Gad, Urban Germany / Denmark
2235 Die Insel der Seligen 1913 Reinhardt, Max Germany
2235 Detected by Her Dog 1910 unknown Germany
2235 Wildschützenrache 1909 unknown Germany
2235 Apachentanz 1906 Messter, Oskar Germany
2235 Salome 1902 unknown Germany
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