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The films produced between the time that Hitler rose to power, January 30, 1933, and when Admiral Donitz surrendered to the Allies, May 8, 1945. While not as highly regarded as the Weimar films, the films of the Third Reich hold a fascination for many, both as historical documents of one of the most important and disturbing periods of 20th century history, as well as for their own artistic merit. They are also popular within the Neo-Nazi subculture.
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| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Chanson de l'adieu, La |
Albert Valentin and Géza von Bolváry |
| Englische Heirat, Die |
Reinhold Schünzel |
| Es tut sich was um Mitternacht |
Robert A. Stemmle |
| Ferien vom Ich |
Hans Deppe |
| Firmling, Der |
Karl Valentin |
| Freundin eines großen Mannes, Die |
Paul Wegener |
| Fräulein Frau |
Carl Boese |
| Gestohlene Herz, Das |
Lotte Reiniger |
animation |
| Gold |
Karl Hartl |
| Heinz im Mond |
Robert A. Stemmle |
| Ich kenn' dich nicht und liebe dich |
Géza von Bolváry |
I Don't Know You and I love You |
| Im Schallplattenladen |
Hans H. Zerlett |
| Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn |
Hasso Preis |
Love and the First Railroad |
| Liebe, Tod und Teufel |
Heinz Hilpert and Reinhart Steinbicker |
Love, Death and the Devil |
| Ein Mann will nach Deutschland |
Paul Wegener |
A Man will get to Germany |
| Muratti greift ein |
Oskar Fischinger |
animation |
| So ein Flegel |
Robert A. Stemmle |
| Um das Menschenrecht |
Hans Zoberlein |
For the Rights of Man; anti-Communism propaganda paying homage to the Freikorps. |
| Der Verlorene Sohn |
Luis Trenker |
| Was bin ich ohne Dich |
Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Fridericus |
Johannes Meyer |
| Die Ganz großen Torheiten |
Carl Froelich |
| Gasparone |
Georg Jacoby |
| La Habanera |
Douglas Sirk |
| Der Herrscher |
Veit Harlan |
The Ruler; film extoling leadership principle; featuring Emil Jannings |
| Juden ohne Maske |
Walter Böttcher and Leo von der Schmiede |
The Jews Unmasked; 36 min Anti-Semitic documentary propaganda film |
| Man spricht über Jacqueline |
Werner Hochbaum |
The Man Who spoke About Jacqueline |
| Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war |
Karl Hartl |
The Man Who was Sherlock Holmes |
| Mädchen für alles |
Carl Boese |
A Girl for Everone |
| Mussolini in Deutschland |
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Mussolini in Germany; 31 min documetary propaganda film about Mussolinis September 1937 visit to Munich |
| Opfer der Vergangenheit |
Gernot Bock-Stieber |
Euthanasia propaganda film |
| Die Postkutsche |
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This was the first experimental short movie in Agfacolor. It was shot on 35 mm reversal film. |
| Truxa |
Hans H. Zerlett |
| Sherlock Holmes und die graue Dame |
Erich Engels |
Sherlock Holmes and the Gray Lady |
| Unternehmen Michael |
Kark Ritter |
Operation Michael |
| Urlaub auf Ehrenwort |
Kark Ritter |
Leave on Parole |
| Wenn Frauen schweigen |
Fritz Kirchhoff |
When Women Are Quiet |
| Der Zerbrochene Krug |
Gustav Ucicky |
The Broken Jug ; featuring Emil Jannings |
| Zu neuen Ufern |
Douglas Sirk |
To New Shores |
| Festliches Nürnberg |
Leni Riefenstahl |
The Nuremberg Festivals; 21 minute compilation of footage from the 1936 and 37 Nazi Party Congresses |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Die Bauten Adolf Hitlers |
Albert Speer |
17 minute Propaganda film about "racial aspects" of architecture |
| Der Berg ruft! |
Luis Trenker |
The Mountain Calls! |
| Der Blaufuchs |
Viktor Tourjansky |
The Blue Fox |
| Carmen, la de Triana |
Florián Rey |
| Gastspiel im Paradies |
Karl Hartl |
| Les Gens du voyage |
Jacques Feyder |
| Das Indische Grabmal |
Richard Eichberg |
| Der Maulkorb |
Erich Engel |
| Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht? |
Fritz Holl |
| Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker |
Leni Riefenstahl |
Documentary of 1936 Olympic Games. Shows Opening Ceremonies, Jesse Owens race, marathons |
| Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit |
Leni Riefenstahl |
Includes field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events, the Pentathlon, the Decathlon and Closing Ceremonies. |
| Le Récif de corail |
Maurice Gleize |
| Wort und Tat |
Fritz Hippler |
10 minutue short "Words and Deeds" shows economic progress of Germany under Hitler by a series of montages |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Befreite Hande |
Hans Schweikart |
Freed Hands |
| Bel Ami |
Willi Forst |
| Drei Unteroffiziere |
Werner Hochbaum |
| Ein Lied verklingt |
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In Agfacolor |
| Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht |
Carl Froelich |
It Was a Roaring Ball night |
| Hallo Janine! |
Carl Boese |
| Irrtum des Herzens |
Bernd Hofmann and Alfred Stöger |
| Das Lied der Wüste |
Paul Martin |
Song of the Desert |
| Marionette |
Carmine Gallone |
| Die Reise nach Tilsit |
Veit Harlan |
| Il Sogno di Butterfly |
Carmine Gallone |
| Umwege zum Glück |
Fritz Peter Buch |
| Wasser für Canitoga |
Herbert Selpin |
Water for Canitoga; western set in Canada |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Achtung! Feind hört mit! |
Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
Beware! The Enemy Is Listening! |
| Bismarck |
Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Baumeisterin Chemie |
Hans Schipulle |
17 min documentary |
| Deutsche Arbeitsstätten |
Svend Noldan |
10 min documentary |
| Deutsche Panzer |
Walter Ruttmann |
13 min documentary about Panzers |
| Deutsche Waffenschmieden |
Walter Ruttmann |
German Weaponry 12 min documentary |
| L'Entraîneuse |
Albert Valentin |
Nightclub Hostess |
| Der Ewige Jude |
Fritz Hippler |
The Eternal Jew; Anti-Semitic documentary propaganda film |
| Fahrt ins Leben |
Bernd Hofmann |
Journey Into Life; Nazi film about 3 Merchant Navy Cadets. |
| Feldzug in Polen |
Fritz Hippler |
Campaign in PolandDocumentary propaganda film about 1939 invasion of Poland |
| Feuertaufe |
Luis Trenker |
Baptism Of Fire; propaganda film about Luftwaffe in the 1939 invasion of Poland |
| Friedrich Schiller - Der Triumph eines Genies |
Herbert Maisch |
Friedrich Schiller - the Triumph of a Genius |
| Das Herz der Königin |
Carl Froelich |
The Heart of the Queen |
| Indianer |
Ernst R. Müller and Gerd Philipp |
Indians; 85 min documentary |
| Jud Süß |
Veit Harlan |
The Jew Suss; dramatic anti-Semitic propaganda film |
| Kora Terry |
Georg Jacoby |
| Der Marsch zum Führer |
Unknown |
The March to the Fuhrer; documentary propaganda film about Hitler Youth March to Nazi Party Congress |
| Operette |
Willi Forst and Karl Hartl and Robert Naestelberger |
| Rosen in Tirol |
Géza von Bolváry |
Roses in Tyrol |
| Die Rothschilds |
Erich Waschneck |
The Rothschilds; anti-semitic dramatic propaganda film |
| Stern von Rio |
Karl Anton |
Star of Rio |
| Tierparadies Südamerika |
Werner Buhre and K. Krieg |
Snimal Paradise South America; 66 min documentary |
| Unser Fräulein Doktor |
Erich Engel |
Our Woman Docter |
| Wunschkonzert |
Eduard von Borsody |
Request Concert; musical romance set at the 1936 Olympics |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Annelie |
Josef von Báky |
Story of a heroic WWII German mother. |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Franziska |
Helmut Käutner |
Goodbye, Franziska; film about a wife reminding her husband of his duty to go to war. |
| Carl Peters |
Herbert Selpin |
A film about the pioneer instilling nationalistic ideology into the plot. |
| Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten |
Georg Jacoby |
Our Best Diplomat is a Woman; In Agfacolor |
| Der Gasmann |
Carl Froelich |
| Die Englische Krankheit |
Kurt Stefan |
13 min documentary anti-British propaganda film |
| Heimkehr |
Gustav Ucicky |
Homecoming; dramatic anti-Polish propaganda film |
| Ich klage an |
Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
I Accuse You; pro-euthanasia propaganda film |
| Immer nur Du |
Karl Anton |
You Only You; musical romantic comedy |
| Jenny und der Herr im Frack |
Paul Martin |
Jenny and the Gentleman in Coattails; comedy; features brief nudity; involves philately (stamp collecting) |
| Kampfgeschwader Lützow |
Hans Bertram |
Battle Squadron Lützow |
| LAH Im Einsatz |
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LAH in Action; 39 min propaganda film about 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| Liebe ist zollfrei |
E.W. Emo |
comedy |
| Mamma |
Guido Brignone |
Mother; German-Italian co-production |
| Mein Leben für Irland |
Max W. Kimmich |
My Life for Ireland; dramatic anti-British propaganda film |
| Menschen im Sturm |
Fritz Peter Buch |
Men in the Storm; propaganda film justifing the German annexation of northern Slovenia, dramatizing the "oppression" of the Volksdeutsch community there |
| Ohm Krüger |
Hans Steinhoff |
about Paul Kruger, the South African leader in the Boer War; feature Emil Jannings; anti-British propaganda |
| Quax, der Bruchpilot |
Kurt Hoffmann |
dramatic pro-Luftwaffe, and anti-individualist propaganda film |
| ...reitet für Deutschland |
Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
Riding for Germany; blacklisted film; director banned for 2 years by the Americans for this film about a tournament runner with blatant patriotic and nationalistic undertones. |
| Sechs Tage Heimaturlaub |
Jürgen von Alten |
| Sieg im Westen |
Svend Noldan |
Victory in the West; Documentary/Propaganda film about Blitzkrieg in Western Europe |
| The Soviet Paradise |
|
14 min anti-Soviet documentary propaganda film |
| Spätrupp Hallgarten |
Herbert Fredersdorf |
Hallgarten Patrol; soldier's death propaganda. |
| Stukas |
Karl Ritter |
pro-Luftwaffe propaganda film; "Stuka" was a slang term for a German dive bomber |
| U-Boote westwärts |
Günther Rittau |
U-Boats Westward; about U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic |
| Vertigine |
Guido Brignone |
Tragödie einer Liebe; Broken Love; German-Italian co-production |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Andreas Schlüter |
Herbert Maisch |
A film about the sculptor Andreas Schlüter; subliminal Nazi propaganda throughout. |
| Anschlag auf Baku |
Fritz Kirchhoff |
Attack on Baku; anti-British propaganda. |
| Berlin-Wie Es War |
|
Berlin Before the War; 87 min documentary about pre-war Berlin |
| Boote mit Flügeln |
Nicholas Kaufmann |
14 min documentary |
| Die Entlassung |
Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
The Dismissal; Sequal to Bismark (1940); features Emil Jannings |
| Die Goldene Stadt |
Veit Harlan |
The Golden City; in Agfacolor |
| Der Große König |
Veit Harlan |
The Great King; historical drama about King Frederick the Great of Prussia |
| Die Große Liebe |
Rolf Hansen |
The Great Love; featuring Zarah Leander |
| Himmelhunde |
Roger von Norman |
Sky Dogs; about a young glider pilot who becomes a military pilot; targeted toward youths. |
| Kleine Residenz |
Hans H. Zerlett |
| Männer, Meer und Stürme. Ein Film von der Romantik und dem Leben an Bord eines Segelschiffes |
Heinrich Hauser and Hubert Schonger |
18 min documentary about Kriegsmarine |
| Rembrandt |
Hans Steinhoff |
| Rund um die Freiheitsstatue |
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15 min Anti-American propaganda film. aka Round the Statue of Liberty,Corruption of America |
| Die Sache mit Styx |
Karl Anton |
| Die See ruft |
Hans Fritz Köllner |
| Das Tapfere Schneiderlein |
Hubert Schonger |
| Wiener Blut |
Willi Forst |
Viennese Blood |
| Wir machen Musik |
Helmut Käutner |
We Make Music; musical commedy |
| Zwei in einer großen Stadt |
Volker von Collande |
Two in a Big City |
| Title |
Director |
Notes |
| Alltag zwischen Zechentürmen |
Leo de Laforgue |
15 minute documentary |
| Akrobat Schööön! |
Wolfgang Staudte |
| Asse zur See |
Hermann Stöß |
documentary |
| Das Bad auf der Tenne |
Volker von Collande |
In Agfacolor |
| Besatzung Dora |
Karl Ritter |
The Crew of the Dora |
| Damals |
Rolf Hansen |
| Deutschland - Italien - Ungarn. Ein Boxländerkampf im Kriegsjahr 1942 |
|
Germany-Italy-Hungary. A Boxland Struggle in War Year 1942 (about Eastern Front?) |
| Frauen sind keine Engel |
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Women Are Not Angels |
| Geheimnis Tibet |
H.A. Lettow and Ernst Schäfer |
Documentary about SS expedition to Tibet; aka Lhasa-Lo - Die verbotene Stadt - Lhasa-Lo - The Lost City |
| Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat |
Max W. Kimmich |
Germanin - The Tale of a Colonial Deed; about a doctor in Germany's former African colonies |
| Die Goldene Spinne |
Erich Engels |
The Golden Spider |
| Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an |
Kurt Hoffmann |
I'll Always be True to My Woman |
| Immensee |
Veit Harlan |
In Agfacolor |
| Karneval der Liebe |
Paul Martin |
Carneval of Love |
| Der Kleine Grenzverkehr |
Hans Deppe |
| Liebeskomödie |
Theo Lingen |
Love Comedy |
| Manner gegen Panzer |
|
Men Against Tanks |
| Ein Mann mit Grundsätzen? |
Géza von Bolváry |
A Man With Principles? |
| Maske in Blau |
Paul Martin |
Mask in Blue |
| Münchhausen |
Josef von Báky |
In Agfacolor |
| Paracelsus |
Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
| Romanze in Moll |
Helmut Käutner |
| Titanic |
Werner Klingler |
| Scherzo - Verwitterte Melodie |
Hans Fischerkoesen |
Weather-beaten Melody; animation |
| Josef Thorak, Werkstatt und Werk |
Hans Cürlis and Arnold Fanck |
A 14 minute film about Nazi sculpter Josef Thorak |
| Die Wirtin zum Weißen Rößl |
Karl Anton |
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