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This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany.
The list is not divided into decades, but into periods of different political eras.
For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see Category:German films.
[edit] 1895-1945
[edit] 1945-1989
In 1949, the current Federal Republic of Germany came into existence, as did the separate German Democratic Republic which ceased to exist in 1990 when its states acceded to the Federal Republic, which is informally since simply called Germany again.
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 limited and didn't pick up really until after 1950. See also Category:West German films
| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
| 1970 |
| Even Dwarfs Started Small |
Werner Herzog |
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| 1971 |
| Handicapped Future |
Werner Herzog |
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| Land of Silence and Darkness |
Werner Herzog |
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| Fata Morgana |
Werner Herzog |
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| 1972 |
| Ludwig II. |
Luchino Visconti |
Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trewor Howard Helmuth Griem |
historical melodrama about the mad king of Bavaria |
Directors 4 hours uncut version released two years after his death by his friends. |
| Aguirre, the Wrath of God |
Werner Herzog |
Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo |
Biography drama |
3 wins & 1 nomination |
| Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen |
Alfred Vohrer |
Ruth Leuwerik, Horst Tappert, Alain Noury, Doris Kunstmann |
Thriller |
based on the book by Johannes Mario Simmel, German Film Award |
| Harlis |
Robert van Ackerman |
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German Film Awards |
| 1973 |
| 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 |
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| Der Springteufel |
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Dieter Hallervorden |
Thriller |
Tv film based on story by Derrick Sherwin (Doctor Who) |
| The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser |
Werner Herzog |
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Biography |
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| The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner |
Werner Herzog |
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| 1975 |
| 1976 |
| 1900 |
Bernardo Bertolucci |
Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu |
Romantic drama/ War |
IT/ FR/ W.GER/ USA, 1 win & 1 nom. |
| Coup de Grâce |
Volker Schlöndorff |
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Set in the Russian Civil War |
| Heart of Glass |
Werner Herzog |
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| No One Will Play with Me |
Werner Herzog |
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| How much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck |
Werner Herzog |
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| 1977 |
| Der Amerikanische Freund |
Wim Wenders |
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| Stroszek |
Werner Herzog |
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| La Soufrière |
Werner Herzog |
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| 1978 |
| 1979 |
| The Tin Drum |
Volker Schlöndorff |
David Bennent, Charles Aznavour, Mario Adorf |
Drama |
based on the book by Günter Grass |
| Americathon |
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John Ritter |
Comedy |
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| The Marriage of Maria Braun |
Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
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First in the BRD Trilogy |
| David |
Peter Lilienthal |
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Drama |
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| Nosferatu the Vampyre |
Werner Herzog |
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| Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness |
Margarethe von Trotta |
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Drama |
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| Woyzeck |
Werner Herzog |
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| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
| 1990 |
| Affengeil |
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Documentary |
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| Europa Europa |
Agnieszka Holland |
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Golden Globe for Best Foreign-language film 1992 |
| 1991 |
| Manta, Manta |
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Til Schweiger |
Action Comedy |
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| 1992 |
| Damage |
Louis Malle |
Jeremy Irons |
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GB and FR |
| Klein Haie |
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| 1993 |
| Body of Evidence |
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Erotic |
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| Faraway, So Close! |
Wim Wenders |
Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz |
Fantasy drama |
Nomin. for Golden Globe, +3 wins, +3 nom. |
| 1994 |
| Der bewegte Mann |
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Til Schweiger |
Comedy |
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| Die Bartholomäusnacht |
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Isabelle Adjani |
Historic Drama |
German-French Co-Production |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
| Bandits |
Katja von Garnier |
Katja Riemann |
Action |
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| 1997 |
| Rossini |
Helmut Dietl |
Götz George, Mario Adorf, Heiner Lauterbach, Veronica Ferres |
Comedy |
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| 1998 |
| Run Lola Run |
Tom Tykwer |
Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu |
Thriller |
Nom. for BAFTA + 25 wins + 12 nom. |
| 1999 |
| Aimée & Jaguar |
Max Färberböck |
Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler |
Romantic drama |
Nomin. for Golden Globe, +9 wins +3 nom. |
| Buena Vista Social Club |
Wim Wenders |
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Documentary |
Nomin. for Oscar (Best Foreign Film) |
| Sonnenallee |
Leander Haußmann |
Robert Stadlober |
Comedy |
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| Title |
Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
| 2000 |
| Anatomy |
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Horror |
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| 2001 |
| Berlin Babylon |
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| Das Experiment |
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Moritz Bleibtreu |
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| Der Schuh des Manitu |
Michael Herbig |
Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz, Sky du Mont, Marie Bäumer |
Comedy |
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| 2002 |
| Enlightenment Guaranteed |
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Comedy |
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| Baader |
Christopher Roth |
Frank Giering |
Thriller |
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| 2003 |
| Anatomy 2 |
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Franka Potente |
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| Blueprint |
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Franka Potente |
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| Carolina |
Marlene Gorris |
Julia Stiles |
Romantic comedy |
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| Distant Lights (Lichter) |
Hans-Christian Schmid |
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| Good Bye Lenin! |
Wolfgang Becker |
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß |
Ostalgie |
Nom. for Golden Globe, +31 wins +14 nom. |
| 2004 |
| 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald |
Sven Unterwaldt Jr. |
Cosma Shiva Hagen, Nina Hagen |
Comedy |
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| Agnes and His Brothers |
Oskar Roehler |
Martin Weiß, Moritz Bleibtreu |
Drama |
2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Beyond the Sea |
Kevin Spacey |
Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins |
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Co-production with the US |
| Der Untergang |
Oliver Hirschbiegel |
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Drama |
Downfall of Adolf Hitler |
| Die Blindgänger |
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| The Edukators |
Hans Weingartner |
Julia Jentsch |
Comedy drama, Crime |
Golden Palm Award nomination |
| En Route |
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Tiger Award:Rotterdam Film Festival |
| Der Wixxer |
Tobi Baumann |
Bastian Pastewka |
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| 2005 |
| Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage (Sophie Scholl – The Final Days) |
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Julia Jentsch |
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| Barfuss |
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| Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul |
Fatih Akin |
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Documentary |
Turkish-coproduction |
| 2006 |
| The Lives of Others |
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
Ulrich Mühe |
Drama |
Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 7x Deutscher Filmpreis |
| Elementarteilchen |
Oskar Roehler |
Moritz Bleibtreu |
Drama |
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| Requiem |
Hans-Christian Schmid |
Sandra Hüller |
Thriller |
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| 2007 |
| 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him |
Malte Ludin |
Hanns Ludin |
Drama |
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| Adam Resurrected |
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| The Edge of Heaven |
Fatih Akın |
Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Nursel Köse, Tuncel Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla |
Drama |
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| El Otro |
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Argentine film co-production with also |
| Vier Minuten |
Chris Kraus |
Monika Bleibtreu, Hannah Herzsprung |
Drama |
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