List of West German films

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Cinema of Germany
Lists of German films
1945-1989(Nov)
1989(Dec)-2000s

This is a list of the most notable films produced in West Germany from 1945 until November 1989 in year order. Germany has a long history of different constitutional frameworks and the lists are divided up by political regime shown on separate pages. For earlier films see List of films made in Weimar Germany, List of films made in the Third Reich. For other films of East germany during the same period in film history see List of East German films. For a list of films of unified Germany after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 see List of German films. For an alphabetical list of articles on west german films see Category:West German films.

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[edit] 1945-1949

West Germany came into existence in 1949. Note that because of the impact of the Second World War, and restrictions imposed on the country by the allied powers, film production between 1945-1948 was at a halt anyway and didn't pick up really until after 1950.


Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1948
Morituri Debut of Klaus Kinski
1949
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[edit] 1950s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1950
Absender unbekannt
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1951
Eine Frau mit Her
1952
Alraune
1953
Alles für Papa Curd Jurgens
1954
Bei Dir war es immer so schön Hans Wolff
1955
Die Ratten Robert Siodmak Maria Schell
1956
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1957
Before Sundown Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1958
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1959
Die Brücke Bernhard Wicki Anti-war film

[edit] 1960s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1960
A Corpse Hangs in the Web Horror
1961
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1962
Bellboy and the Playgirls Co-production with the US
1963
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1964
Game in The Sand Werner Herzog
1965
A 001, operazione Giamaica
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1966
The Defector Montgomery Clift Cold War film FR, USA
1967
A Degree of Murder
(Mord und Totschlag)
Volker Schlöndorff Anita Pallenberg,
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Crime drama 2 wins & 1 nomination
Last Words Werner Herzog
The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz Werner Herzog
1968
Signs of Life Werner Herzog
1969
The Flying Doctors of East Africa Werner Herzog
Precautions Against Fanatics Werner Herzog


[edit] 1970s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1970
Even Dwarfs Started Small Werner Herzog
1971
Handicapped Future Werner Herzog
Land of Silence and Darkness Werner Herzog
Fata Morgana Werner Herzog
1972
Aguirre, the Wrath of God Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo Biography drama 3 wins & 1 nomination
Harlis Robert van Ackerman German Film Awards
Aguirre, the Wrath of God Werner Herzog
1973
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1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(Angst essen Seele auf)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem Comedy drama / Romance 3 wins & 1 nomination
Alice in the Cities
(Alice in den Städten)
Wim Wenders Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer Drama
Der Springteufel Dieter Hallervorden Thriller Tv film based on story by Derrick Sherwin (Doctor Who)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Werner Herzog Biography
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner Werner Herzog
1975
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1976
1900 Bernardo Bertolucci Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu Romantic drama/ War IT/ FR/ W.GER/ USA, 1 win & 1 nom.
Le Coup de grâce Set in the Russian Civil War
Heart of Glass Werner Herzog
No One Will Play with Me Werner Herzog
How much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck Werner Herzog
1977
Der Amerikanische Freund
Stroszek Werner Herzog
La Soufrière Werner Herzog
1978
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1979
Americathon John Ritter Comedy
The Marriage of Maria Braun First in the BRD Trilogy
David Peter Lilienthal Drama
Nosferatu the Vampyre Werner Herzog
Woyzeck Werner Herzog



[edit] 1980s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1980
Huie's Sermon Werner Herzog
Glaube und Währung Werner Herzog
God's Angry Man Werner Herzog
1981
Das Boot Wolfgang Petersen Based on a novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Columbia Pictures
Mephisto Co-production with Hungary and Austria
1982
The Beastmaster
Veronika Voss Second in the BRD Trilogy
Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog
1983
Die Supernasen Thomas Gottschalk
1984
Ballad of the Little Soldier Werner Herzog
The Dark Glow of the Mountains Werner Herzog
Where the Green Ants Dream Werner Herzog
1985
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1986
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1987
Cobra Verde Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski
1988
The French as seen by... Werner Herzog
1989
Hard Days, Hard Nights
Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun Werner Herzog

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