List of German films of 1919–32

This is a list of the most notable films produced in Germany of the Weimar Republic era from 1919 until 1932, in year order. This period, between the end of World War I and the advent of the Nazi regime, is considered an early renaissance in world cinema, with many influential and important films being made. The style of many of these films is called German Expressionism.

For an alphabetical list of articles on Weimar German films see Category:Films of the Weimar Republic.

1919

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1919
Alkohol	Ewald André Dupont, Alfred Lind	Wilhelm Diegelmann, Ernst Rückert	Drama
Alraune und der Golem	Nils Olaf Chrisander			Lost, possibly never made
Die Arche	Richard Oswald	Leo Connard, Eva Speyer, Georg Heinrich Schnell
Different from the Others	Richard Oswald	Conrad Veidt, Leo Connard, Ilse von Tasso
Harakiri	Fritz Lang	Paul Biensfeldt, Lil Dagover, Georg John
Her Sport	Rudolf Biebrach	Henny Porten, Georg Heinrich Schnell, Wally Koch
Intoxication	Ernst Lubitsch	Asta Nielsen, Alfred Abel	Drama
Der Knabe in Blau	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Ernst Hofmann, Georg John, Margit Barnay
Madame Du Barry	Ernst Lubitsch	Pola Negri, Alexander Ekert
Meyer from Berlin (Meyer aus Berlin)	Ernst Lubitsch	Ernst Lubitsch	Comedy
The Monastery of Sendomir	Rudolf Meinert	Ellen Richter, Ernst Deutsch	Drama
My Wife, the Movie Star	Ernst Lubitsch	Ossi Oswalda, Paul Biensfeldt	Comedy
Nerven (Nerves)	Robert Reinert			IMDb
Opium	Robert Reinert
The Oyster Princess	Ernst Lubitsch	Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda	Comedy
The Plague of Florence	Otto Rippert	Theodor Becker, Marga Kierska	Historical
Die Puppe (The Doll)	Ernst Lubitsch	Ossi Oswalda, Victor Janson
Die Spinnen, 1. Teil - Der Goldene See (The Spiders, Part 1 - The Golden Lake)	Fritz Lang
The Toy of the Tsarina	Rudolf Meinert	Ellen Richter, Karl Berger	Historical
Unheimliche Geschichten (Ominous Tales)	Richard Oswald	Paul Wegener, Maria Koppenhöfer, Blandine Ebinger
The White Roses of Ravensberg	Nils Olaf Chrisander	Frau Marion, Erna Thiele	Melodrama	remade in 1929

1920

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1920
Abend - Nacht - Morgen (Evening - Night - Morning)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau			Presumed lost film IMDb
Algol (Algol - Tragödie der Macht)	Hans Werckmeister	Emil Jannings	Sci-fi
Anna Boleyn	Ernst Lubitsch	Henny Porten, Emil Jannings	Historical
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses	Josef Stein	Bela Lugosi
Der Bucklige und die Tänzerin (The Hunchback and the Dancer)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau			Presumed lost film IMDb
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Kabinett des Doktor Caligari)	Robert Wiene	Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Friedrich Fehér	Horror/Expressionism
Catherine the Great	Reinhold Schünzel	Lucie Höflich, Fritz Kortner	Historical
Der Fluch der Menschheit	Richard Eichberg	Bela Lugosi
Diamonds	Friedrich Feher	Louis Ralph, Erika Glässner	Crime
Die Frau im Delphin		Bela Lugosi
From Morn to Midnight (Von morgens bis mitternachts)	Karlheinz Martin	Ernst Deutsch	Expressionism
Genuine: A Tale of the Vampire (Genuine)	Robert Wiene		Horror
The Golem: How He Came Into the World (Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam)	Paul Wegener		Horror	See also: Golem
The Grand Babylon Hotel	E.A. Dupont	Hans Albers, Max Landa	Mystery
Hypnose	Richard Eichberg	Bela Lugosi
The Head of Janus (Der Januskopf)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Conrad Veidt, Magnus Stifter, Bela Lugosi		Based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Presumed lost film IMDb
Der Fluch der Menschheit - Im Rausche der Milliarden	Richard Eichberg	Bela Lugosi
Judith Trachtenberg	Henrik Galeen	Leontine Kühnberg, Ernst Deutsch	Drama
Kohlhiesel's Daughters	Ernst Lubitsch	Henny Porten, Emil Jannings	comedy
Der Letzte der Mohikaner	Arthur Wellin	Bela Lugosi
Nat Pinkerton im Kampf	Wolfgang Neff	Bela Lugosi
The Night of Queen Isabeau	Robert Wiene	Fern Andra, Fritz Kortner	Historical
Panic in the House of Ardon	Robert Wiene	Stella Harf, Max Kronert	Crime
Romeo und Julia im Schnee (Romeo and Juliet in the Snow)	Ernst Lubitsch
Satanas	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau			Presumed lost film IMDb
Die Spinnen, 2. Teil - Das Brillantenschiff	Fritz Lang			Continuation from Die Spinnen, 1. Teil (see above)
Sumurun	Ernst Lubitsch	Paul Wegener
Der Tanz auf dem Vulkan	Richard Eichberg	Bela Lugosi
Die Teufelsanbeter		Bela Lugosi		Considered to be lost
The Three Dances of Mary Wilford	Robert Wiene	Friedrich Feher, Erika Glässner	Drama
Die Todeskarawane	Josef Stein	Bela Lugosi		Considered to be lost
Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook	Arthur Wellin	Bela Lugosi
Whitechapel	Ewald André Dupont	Guido Herzfeld, Hans Mierendorff	Crime
The White Peacock	Ewald André Dupont	Guido Herzfeld, Hans Mierendorff	Drama

1921

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1921
The Adventure of Doctor Kircheisen	Rudolf Biebrach	Lotte Neumann, Hermann Thimig	Drama
Die Bergkatze (The Mountaincat)	Ernst Lubitsch		Bergfilme comedy
Brennendes Land (Burning Land)	Heinz Herald
Danton	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Der Gang in die Nacht	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Hamlet	Svend Gade, Heinz Schall
Hintertreppe (The Rear Staircase)	Leopold Jessner, Paul Leni
Das indische Grabmal: Die Sendung des Yoghi (The Indian Tomb: Part I: the Mission of the Yogi)	Joe May
Das indische Grabmal: Der Tiger von Eschnapur (The Indian Tomb: Part II: The Tiger of Bengal)	Joe May
Der müde Tod (Weary Death)	Fritz Lang		Fantasy, Romance	Three narratives within a frame story narrated by Death
Opus I	Walter Ruttmann		Animation
Opus II	Walter Ruttmann		Animation	Film at YouTube (links to video of Opus II through IV with modern soundtrack)
Playing with Fire	Robert Wiene	Diana Karenne, Vasilij Vronski	Comedy/Drama
Roswolsky's Mistress	Felix Basch	Asta Nielsen, Paul Wegener	Drama
Rhythmus 21	Hans Richter		Animation
Scherben (Shards)	Lupu Pick
The Haunted Castle (Schloß Vogelöd)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Sehnsucht (Longing)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau			Presumed lost film IMDb
Der Stern von Bethlehem (The Star of Bethlehem)	Lotte Reiniger		Animation
Tischlein deck dich, Eselein streck dich, Knüppel aus dem Sack	Wilhelm Prager
Der verlorene Schatten (The Lost Shadow)	Rochus Gliese
Die verschwundene Million (The Million that Disappeared)	Wolfgang Neff	Bela Lugosi
The Vulture Wally	Ewald André Dupont	Albert Steinrück, Henny Porten	Drama
A Woman's Revenge	Robert Wiene	Vera Karalli, Franz Egenieff	Drama

1922

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1922
Aschenputtel	Lotte Reiniger		Animation	Based on traditional German variant of Cinderella
Der brennende Acker (The Burning Field)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Eugen Klöpfer
Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler - Ein Bild der Zeit (Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler - a Picture of the Times)	Fritz Lang	Rudolf Klein-Rogge	Crime	First Dr. Mabuse film
Hanneles Himmelfahrt	Urban Gad			Based on the play The Assumption of Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann.
Ihre Hoheit die Tänzerin (Her Highness the Dancer)	Richard Eichberg	Bela Lugosi
The Infernal Power	Robert Wiene	Thea Kasten, Emil Lind		Lost film. Little is known of its plot.
Jeremias	Eugen Illés
Lucrezia Borgia	Richard Oswald	Conrad Veidt, Liane Haid	Historical
Marie Antoinette, the Love of a King	Rudolf Meinert	Diana Karenne, Maria Reisenhofer	Historical
Marizza	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Tzwetta Tzatschewa		Presumed lost film IMDb
Nathan the Wise	Manfred Noa	Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt	Historical
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder	Horror	First adaptation of Dracula
Othello	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Phantom	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Tiefland	Adolf E. Licho
Das Weib des Pharao (The Wife of the Pharaoh)	Ernst Lubitsch	Emil Jannings

1923

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1923
Alles für Geld (All for Money)	Reinhold Schünzel
The Ancient Law	E.A. Dupont	Henny Porten, Ruth Weyher	Drama
Die Austreibung - die Macht der zweiten Frau (The Expulsion - The Power of the Second Woman)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau			Presumed lost filmIMDb
Between Evening and Morning	Arthur Robison	Werner Krauss, Agnes Straub
The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning	Robert Wiene	Werner Krauss, Lia Eibenschütz	Fantasy
Erdgeist (Earth Spirit)	Leopold Jessner	Asta Nielsen
The Flame	Ernst Lubitsch	Pola Negri, Hermann Thimig	Drama
The Green Manuela	Ewald André Dupont	Lucie Labass, Grete Berger	Drama
Inge Larsen	Hans Steinhoff	Henny Porten, Paul Otto	Drama
I.N.R.I.	Robert Wiene	Gregori Chmara, Henny Porten	Religious epic	aka Crown of Thorns; dramatic portrayal of the life of Christ
The Man in the Iron Mask	Max Glass		Adventure
The Merchant of Venice	Peter Paul Felner	Werner Krauss, Henny Porten	Shakespeare
Mysterien eines Frisiersalons (Mysteries of a Barbershop)	Bertolt Brecht, Erich Engel	Erwin Faber, Max Shreck, Blandine Ebinger, Josef Eichheim, Hans Leibelt, Carola Neher, Otto Wernicke	"Surreal Comedy/Romance"	16 minutes; considered one of the 100 most important German films
Old Heidelberg	Hans Behrendt	Paul Hartmann, Eva May	Drama
Raskolnikow	Robert Wiene	Gregori Chmara, Elisabeta Skulskaja	Drama
Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination (Shadows- A Nighttime Hallucination)	Arthur Robison, Rudolf Schneider
Der Schatz (The Treasure)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst			Pabst's debut film
Der steinerne Reiter (The Stone Rider)	Fritz Wendhausen
Die Straße (The Street)	Karl Grune
The Unknown Tomorrow	Alexander Korda	Werner Krauss, María Corda	Melodrama
William Tell	Rudolf Dworsky, Rudolf Walther-Fein	Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt	Historical

1924

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1924
Der Berg des Schicksals (Mountain of Destiny)	Arnold Fanck
Carlos und Elisabeth	Richard Oswald	Conrad Veidt, Eugen Klöpfer	Drama
Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (Finances of the Grand Duke)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Alfred Abel, Mady Christians	Comedy
Helena	Manfred Noa	Vladimir Gajdarov, Albert Steinrück	Epic Drama	Released in two parts.
Der letzte Mann	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Emil Jannings	Drama	Literally The Last Man; aka The Last Laugh
Mikaël (Chained: The Story of the Third Sex)	Carl Theodor Dreyer	Benjamin Christensen, Walter Slezak	Drama
Mother and Child	Carl Froelich	Henny Porten, Friedrich Kayßler	Drama
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (The Nibelungen: Siegfried)	Fritz Lang	Paul Richter, Margarete Schön	Fantasy
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache (The Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Revenge)	Fritz Lang	Paul Richter, Margarete Schön	Fantasy
Opus III	Walter Ruttmann		Animation	Film at YouTube (links to video of Opus II through IV with modern soundtrack)
Orlacs Hände (The Unscrupulous Hands of Dr. Orloc)	Robert Wiene
The Power of Darkness	Conrad Wiene	Petr Sharov, Pavel Pavlov	Drama
Rosenmontag	Rudolf Meinert	Gerd Briese, Helga Thomas	Romance
Sylvester (New Year's Eve)	Lupu Pick	Eugen Klöpfer, Edith Posca
Symphonie diagonale	Viking Eggeling		Animation
Taras Bulba	Vladimir Strizhevsky, Joseph N. Ermolieff	J.N. Douvan-Tarzow, Oscar Marion	Historical
Tragedy in the House of Habsburg	Alexander Korda	Maria Corda, Werner Schott	Historical
Waxworks (Das Wachsfigurenkabinett)	Paul Leni	Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle, Georg John	Fantasy/Horror anthology film	Literally The Waxfigure Cabinet
Das Wolkenphänomen in Majola (Cloud Phenomena of Majola)	Arnold Fanck

1925

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1925
Dancing Mad	Alexander Korda	Victor Varconi, María Corda	Comedy
The Farmer from Texas	Joe May	Mady Christians, Willy Fritsch	Comedy
Der Flug um den Erdball, 1. Teil - Paris bis Ceylon	Willi Wolff
Die freudlose Gasse	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Asta Nielsen Greta Garbo
Der Gardeoffizier	Robert Wiene
The Great Opportunity	Lorand von Kabdebo	Kurt Vespermann, Lia Eibenschütz
Opus IV	Walter Ruttmann		Animation	Film at YouTube(links to video of Opus II through IV with modern soundtrack)
Peter the Pirate	Arthur Robison	Paul Richter, Aud Egede Nissen	Adventure
The Pleasure Garden	Alfred Hitchcock		Melodrama	Co-production with the UK. Filmed in Munich and Italy
Prem Sanyas	Franz Osten Himansu Rai
Die Prinzessin und der Geiger	Graham Cutts
Rebus Film Nr. 1	Paul Leni
She	Leander de Cordova, G.B. Samuelson	Betty Blythe, Carlyle Blackwell	Adventure	Co-production with UK
Varieté	Ewald André Dupont		Drama
The Woman Who Did	Benjamin Christensen	Lionel Barrymore, Gustav Fröhlich	Drama
Zur Chronik von Grieshuus	Arthur von Gerlach

1926

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1926
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed)	Lotte Reiniger		Animation / Fantasy	Oldest-surviving animated feature film IMDb
Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines)	Berthold Viertel
Faust (Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage)	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Gösta Ekman (senior), Emil Jannings	classic literature/drama	aka Faust - A German Folk Legend
Fiaker Nr. 13	Michael Curtiz
The Eleven Schill Officers	Rudolf Meinert	Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald	Historical
Der Geiger von Florenz	Paul Czinner
Der goldene Schmetterling	Michael Curtiz	Lili Damita, Nils Asther
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick	Siegfried Dessauer		satire	All copies that could be found were ordered destroyed by Hitler
The Holy Mountain (Der heilige Berg)	Arnold Fanck	Leni Riefenstahl	Drama	One of many Bergfilme
Herr Tartüff	Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau	Emil Jannings	Drama	Adaptation of Molière's play
Madame Wants No Children	Alexander Korda	María Corda, Harry Liedtke	Drama
Manon Lescaut	Arthur Robison	Lya De Putti, Vladimir Gajdarov
Michel Strogoff	Viktor Tourjansky		Adventure	French-German co-production
Orphan of Lowood	Curtis Bernhardt	Evelyn Holt, Olaf Fønss	Drama
Our Emden	Louis Ralph		War	Remade as a sound film Cruiser Emden in 1932
The Red Mouse	Rudolf Meinert	Aud Egede Nissen, Paul Richter
The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag)	Henrik Galeen	Conrad Veidt, Werner Krauss, Elizza La Porta	Drama / Horror	Based on the story by Hanns Heinz Ewers Remake of the 1913 film The Student of Prague (1913 film)
Three Cuckoo Clocks	Lothar Mendes	Lillian Hall-Davis, Nina Vanna	Drama
White Slave Traffic	Jaap Speyer	Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Erich Kaiser-Titz	Thriller

1927

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1927
Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (Berlin: Symphony of a Great City)	Walter Ruttmann		Experimental documentary	Runtime: 65 min.
Bigamie	Jaap Speyer	Heinrich George, Maria Jacobini	Drama
Chance the Idol	Graham Cutts	Jack Trevor, Agnes Esterhazy	Drama
The Convicted	Rudolf Meinert	Eugen Klöpfer, Margarete Schlegel	Drama
Das Geheimnis des Abbe X (The Secret of Abby X)	Julius Brandt, William Dieterle
Doña Juana	Paul Czinner	Elisabeth Bergner, Walter Rilla	Drama
The Famous Woman	Robert Wiene	Lili Damita, Fred Solm	Drama
Ghost Train	Géza von Bolváry	Guy Newall, Louis Ralph	Crime	Co-production with Britain
His Greatest Bluff	Harry Piel, Henrik Galeen	Harry Piel, Marlene Dietrich	Comedy
Heads Up, Charley	Willi Wolff	Ellen Richter, Anton Pointner	Comedy
Heimweh	Gennaro Righelli	Mady Christians, William Dieterle	Drama
The Last Waltz	Arthur Robison	Liane Haid, Willy Fritsch	Romance
Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney (The Love of Jeanne Ney)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Mata Hari	Friedrich Feher	Magda Sonja, Wolfgang Zilzer	Biopic
Metropolis	Fritz Lang	Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm	Science fiction
The Mistress	Robert Wiene	Harry Liedtke, Eugen Burg	Drama
The Mountain Eagle	Alfred Hitchcock	Nita Naldi, Bernhard Goetzke	Romantic drama	British-German co-production. Lost film
Prinz Louis Ferdinand	Hans Behrendt	Christa Tordy, Hans Stüwe	Historical
The Queen Was in the Parlour	Graham Cutts
Ramper, der Tiermensch (Ramper, the Animal Man)	Max Reichmann
Seelische Konstruktionen (Spiritual Construction)	Oskar Fischinger		Experimental film	Runtime: 10 min.
Svengali	Gennaro Righelli	Paul Wegener, Anita Dorris	Drama
Eine Symphonie des Kampfwillens (A Symphony of the Will to Fight)			NSDAP propaganda	The first documentary of a Nuremberg Rally
U 9 Weddigen	Heinz Paul
Valencia	Jaap Speyer	María Dalbaicín, Dorothea Wieck
The Vice of Humanity	Rudolf Meinert	Asta Nielsen, Werner Krauss	Drama
Was ist los im Zirkus Beely?	Harry Piel
Die Weber	Friedrich Zelnik
Das Erwachen des Weibes (The Awakening of Woman)	Fred Sauer			Movie Poster repeatedly displayed in Man with A Movie Camera (Vertov, 1929)

1928

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1928
Abwege	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Gustav Diessl, Brigitte Helm
Alraune	Henrik Galeen	Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener	Drama	Based on the story by Hanns Heinz Ewers
Angst	Hans Steinhoff	Gustav Fröhlich, Henry Edwards	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel	Carl Hoffmann, Richard Teschner
Folly of Love	Robert Wiene	Maria Jacobini, Jack Trevor	Comedy
The Gallant Hussar	Géza von Bolváry	Ivor Novello, Evelyn Holt	Romance	Co-production with Britain
Geschlecht in Fesseln - Die Sexualnot der Gefangenen (Sex in Chains)	William Dieterle	William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnæs
The Great Adventuress	Robert Wiene	Lili Damita, Georg Alexander	Comedy
Homecoming	Joe May	Lars Hanson, Dita Parlo	War/Drama
Hungarian Rhapsody	Hanns Schwarz	Lil Dagover, Willy Fritsch	Drama
Leontine's Husbands	Robert Wiene	Claire Rommer, Georg Alexander	Comedy
Looping the Loop	Arthur Robison	Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo	Thriller
Number 17	Géza von Bolváry	Guy Newall, Lien Deyers	Crime	Co-production with Britain
Polizeibericht Überfall	Ernö Metzner	Heinrich Gotho, Sybille Schmitz
Robert and Bertram	Rudolf Walther-Fein	Harry Liedtke, Fritz Kampers	Comedy
Scampolo	Augusto Genina
Sir or Madam	Carl Boese	Percy Marmont Ossi Oswalda	Comedy	Co-production with Britain
Spione (Spies)	Fritz Lang	Rudolf Klein-Rogge	Thriller, Spy film
Strauss Is Playing Today	Conrad Wiene	Alfred Abel, Hermine Sterler	Drama
Villa Falconieri	Richard Oswald	Maria Jacobini, Hans Stüwe	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Volga Volga	Viktor Tourjansky	Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Lillian Hall-Davis	Drama
Vormittagsspuk	Hans Richter		Animation
The Woman on the Rack	Robert Wiene	Lili Damita, Vladimir Gajdarov	Drama
Zuflucht	Carl Froelich

1929

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1929
The Alley Cat	Hans Steinhoff	Mabel Poulton, Jack Trevor	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Andreas Hofer	Hans Prechtl	Fritz Greiner, Maly Delschaft	Historical
Asphalt	Joe May	Gustav Fröhlich	Drama
Atlantik	Ewald André Dupont	Fritz Kortner, Elsa Wagner	Drama	German-language film made in Britain
Brüder	Werner Hochbaum
Diary of a Coquette	Constantin J. David	Fee Malten, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur	Drama
Pandora's Box (Die Büchse der Pandora)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Louise Brooks, Francis Lederer, Fritz Körtner	Drama
Fight of the Tertia	Max Mack	Max Schreck, Fritz Richard	Family
Frau im Mond (The Woman in the Moon)	Fritz Lang		Science fiction	A realistic planetary romance
Fräulein Else	Paul Czinner	Elisabeth Bergner, Albert Bassermann	Drama
The Green Monocle	Rudolf Meinert	Ralph Clancy, Betty Bird	Crime
Großstadtschmetterling	Richard Eichberg
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Richard Oswald	Carlyle Blackwell, Fritz Rasp	Mystery
Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame (I Kiss Your Hand, Madame)	Robert Land	Harry Liedtke, Marlene Dietrich	Drama
A Knight in London	Lupu Pick	Lilian Harvey, Ivy Duke	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Land Without Women	Carmine Gallone	Conrad Veidt, Elga Brink	Drama
Latin Quarter	Augusto Genina	Gina Manès, Carmen Boni	Drama
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria	William Dieterle	William Dieterle, Theodor Loos	Historical
Masks	Rudolf Meinert	Karl Ludwig Diehl, Trude Berliner	Crime
Melody of the Heart	Hanns Schwarz	Dita Parlo, Willy Fritsch	Musical
Melodie der Welt	Walter Ruttmann
La Merveilleuse vie de Jeanne d'Arc (The Marvelous Life of Joan of Arc)	Marco de Gastyne
Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness	Phil Jutzi
Napoleon auf St. Helena (Napoleon at St. Helena)	Lupu Pick
Der Nürnberger Parteitag der NSDAP (The Nuremberg Convention of the NSDAP)
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight	Fred Stranz	Eddie Polo, Lydia Potechina	Adventure
The Runaway Princess	Fritz Wendhausen	Mady Christians, Norah Baring	Mystery	Co-production with Britain
Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen (The Ship of Lost Men)	Maurice Tourneur
The Smuggler's Bride of Mallorca	Hans Behrendt	Jenny Jugo, Friedrich Benfer	Romance
Diary of a Lost Girl (Tagebuch einer Verlorenen)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Louise Brooks, Fritz Rasp, André Roanne, Josef Ravensky	Drama
The Three Kings	Hans Steinhoff	Henry Edwards, Evelyn Holt	Drama	Co-production with Britain
Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü	Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Arnold Fanck		Adventure
The White Roses of Ravensberg	Rudolf Meinert	Diana Karenne, Viola Garden, Jack Trevor	Melodrama
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna	Hanns Schwarz	Brigitte Helm, Francis Lederer	Drama
The Wrecker	Géza von Bolváry	Carlyle Blackwell, Benita Hume	Crime	Co-production with Britain
Zwei Welten	Werner Hochbaum

1930

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abschied	Robert Siodmak	Brigitte Horney, Aribert Mog	Love tragicomedy
Achtung! - Auto-Diebe!	Harry Piel	Harry Piel, Hugo Fischer-Köppe
Alraune	Richard Oswald	Brigitte Helm	Sci-fi	Based on the story by Hanns Heinz Ewers
El Amor solfeando	Armand Guerra
Burglars	Hanns Schwarz	Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Heinz Rühmann, Oskar Sima	Musical comedy
Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)	Josef von Sternberg	Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron	Drama	Based on the story by Heinrich Mann
Le Chemin du paradis	Wilhelm Thiele, Max de Vaucorbeil
Darling of the Gods	Hanns Schwarz	Emil Jannings, Renate Müller	Musical/Drama
Der Greifer	Richard Eichberg
Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci	Gustav Ucicky	Otto Gebühr, Renate Müller, Hans Rehmann, Walter Janssen, Raoul Aslan, Friedrich Kayßler, Aribert Wäscher Margarete Schön	drama	Produced by Günther Stapenhorst, written by Johannes Brandt and Walter Reisch
The Great Longing	Steve Sekely	Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos	Comedy
Der Hampelmann	E.W. Emo
Der Herr auf Bestellung	Géza von Bolváry
Der Kampf mit dem Drachen oder: Die Tragödie des Untermieters	Robert Siodmak
Kohlhiesel's Daughters	Hans Behrendt	Henny Porten, Fritz Kampers	Comedy
Die letzte Kompanie	Curtis Bernhardt
Menschen am Sonntag	Robert Siodmak, Curt Siodmak
Night Birds	Richard Eichberg	Jack Raine, Muriel Angelus	Thriller	co-produced with GB
The Other	Robert Wiene	Fritz Kortner, Käthe von Nagy	Drama	French language version The Prosecutor Hallers also produced
Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen	Adolf Trotz
The Three from the Filling Station	Wilhelm Thiele	Willy Fritsch, Lilian Harvey	Comedy	French language version Le chemin du paradis also produced
Der unsterbliche Lump	Joe May
Vienna, City of Song	Richard Oswald	Charlotte Ander, Paul Morgan	Musical
Westfront 1918	Georg Wilhelm Pabst		War
Zwei Herzen im Dreiviertel-Takt	Géza von Bolváry

1931

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Anna Christie	Jacques Feyder	Greta Garbo		German Version made by MGM in Hollywood
Ein ausgekochter Junge	Erich Schönfelder
Berlin Alexanderplatz	Phil Jutzi			based on the novel by Alfred Döblin published two years earlier
Bomben auf Monte Carlo	Hanns Schwarz	Peter Lorre, Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann	comedy
Elisabeth of Austria	Adolf Trotz	Lil Dagover, Paul Otto	Period Drama
Emil und die Detektive (Emil and the Detectives)	Gerhard Lamprecht	Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack, Fritz Rasp, Rudolf Biebrach	children's film	based on a story by Erich Kästner
Gloria	Hans Behrendt
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick	Richard Oswald	Max Adalbert, Paul Wagner	Comedy
Her Grace Commands	Hanns Schwarz	Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch	Romantic Comedy	French language version also released
Ich geh' aus und Du bleibst da	Hans Behrendt
Kameradschaft (Comradeship)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Ernst Busch		Fr. title: La Tragédie de la mine
Keine Feier ohne Meyer	Carl Boese
Die Koffer des Herrn O.F.	Alexis Granowsky	Peter Lorre, Alfred Abel
Der Kongreß tanzt (Congress Dances)	Erik Charell	Lilian Harvey	comedy	French language version: Le Congrès s'amuse
Kyritz - Pyritz	Carl Heinz Wolff
The Love Express	Robert Wiene	Georg Alexander, Dina Gralla	Musical Comedy
Louise, Queen of Prussia	Carl Froelich	Henny Porten, Gustaf Gründgens	Historical
M	Fritz Lang	Peter Lorre, Gustaf Gründgens	Thriller
Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (A Man in search of his own Murderer)	Robert Siodmak
Mädchen in Uniform (The Girls in Uniform)	Leontine Sagan	Hertha Thiele, Dorothea Wieck	drama
Mary	Alfred Hitchcock	Alfred Abel, Olga Chekhova		German version of Hitchcock's Murder! (1930)
Der Mörder Dimitri Karamasoff	Erich Engels, Fyodor Otsep
My Wife, the Impostor	Kurt Gerron	Heinz Rühmann, Käthe von Nagy	Comedy
Niemandsland	Victor Trivas
The Other Side	Heinz Paul	Conrad Veidt, Theodor Loos	War
Der Raub der Mona Lisa	Géza von Bolváry
Schatten der Manege	Heinz Paul
Schubert's Dream of Spring	Richard Oswald	Carl Jöken, Gretl Theimer	Musical
The Scoundrel	Eugen Schüfftan, Franz Wenzler	Max Adalbert, Emilia Unda	Comedy
A Storm Over Zakopane	Domenico Gambino, Adolf Trotz	Alphons Fryland Lilian Ellis	Drama	Produced in partnership with Poland
Studie Nr. 7	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Studie Nr. 8	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Die Dreigroschenoper (Three Penny Opera)	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Rudolf Forster, Lotte Lenya		A film of Bertolt Brecht; French version: L'Opéra de quat'sous
Der unbekannte Gast	E. W. Emo
Die verliebte Firma	Max Ophüls
Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs	Arnold Fanck	Leni Riefenstahl	adventure
Venetian Nights	Pierre Billon, Robert Wiene	Germaine Noizet Roger Tréville	Musical	French-language version of The Love Express
Who Takes Love Seriously?	Erich Engel	Max Hansen, Jenny Jugo	Romantic comedy
Yorck	Gustav Ucicky

1932

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Eight Girls in a Boat	Erich Waschneck	Theodor Loos, Karin Hardt, Helmut Kionka	Drama
L'Atlantide	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Brigitte Helm, Pierre Blanchar, Tela Tschai	Adventure, fantasy	German-French co-production
The Bartered Bride	Max Ophüls	Max Nadler, Jarmila Novotná, Otto Wernicke
The Blue Light	Leni Riefenstahl	Leni Riefenstahl, Mathias Wieman, Beni Führer	Drama
Blutendes Deutschland	Johannes Häussler		Documentary
Ein blonder Traum	Paul Martin	Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Willi Forst
The Countess of Monte-Christo	Karl Hartl	Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster	Comedy
Cruiser Emden	Louis Ralph	Renée Stobrawa, Werner Fuetterer, Louis Ralph	Documentary
The Eleven Schill Officers	Rudolf Meinert	Friedrich Kayßler, Hertha Thiele, Heinz Klingenberg
F.P.1 antwortet nicht	Karl Hartl	Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann
Filmtagebuch vom Krieg in China	Martin Rikli		Documentary
Five from the Jazz Band	Erich Engel	Jenny Jugo, Rolf von Goth	Musical
Der Frechdachs	Carl Boese, Heinz Hille	Willy Fritsch, Camilla Horn, Ralph Arthur Roberts
Fräulein - Falsch verbunden	E.W. Emo	Magda Schneider, Johannes Riemann, Trude Berliner
Hallo Hallo! Hier spricht Berlin!	Julien Duvivier	Josette Day, Germaine Aussey, Wolfgang Klein		French-German co-production
Die Herrin von Atlantis	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Brigitte Helm, Tela Tschai, Heinz Klingenberg
Hitler über Deutschland			Documentary
I.F. 1 ne répond plus	Karl Hartl	Charles Boyer, Daniela Parola, Jean Murat		French-language version of F.P.1 antwortet nicht
Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?	Slatan Dudow	Hertha Thiele, Ernst Busch, Martha Wolter	Drama
Das Lied einer Nacht (The Song of the Night)	Anatole Litvak		Musical/ Romantic comedy
Happy Ever After	Paul Martin, Robert Stevenson	Lilian Harvey, Jack Hulbert	Musical
Lügen auf Rügen (Scams Out of Bamboozles)	Victor Janson		Comedy
The Magic Top Hat	Rudolf Bernauer	Charlotte Ander, Felix Bressart	Comedy
Mensch ohne Namen (Man With No Name)	Gustav Ucicky
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (Peter Voss, der Millionendieb)	Ewald André Dupont	Willi Forst, Alice Treff	Comedy
Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen (Rasputin, Demon of Women)	Adolf Trotz	Featuring Conrad Veidt
Razzia in Sankt Pauli (Police Raid in St. Pauli)	Werner Hochbaum	Featuring Gina Falkenberg, Freidrich Gnass, Wolfgang Zilzer	Drama, Comedy, Social Commentary
Quick	Robert Siodmak	Featuring Lilian Harvey	Comedy
Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße (Scampolo, a Child of the Street)	Hans Steinhoff		Comedy
Der schwarze Husar (The Black Hussar)	Gerhard Lamprecht	Featuring Conrad Veidt	Historical comedy
A Shot at Dawn	Alfred Zeisler	Ery Bos, Genia Nikolaieva	Crime
Spione im Savoy-Hotel (Spies in the Savoy Hotel)	Frederic Zelnik	Featuring Alfred Abel	Comedy
Ein steinreicher Mann (A Tremendously Rich Man)	Hans Steinhoff		Comedy
Studie Nr. 10	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Stupéfiants	Kurt Gerron, Roger Le Bon	Featuring Peter Lorre		French-language version of The White Demon
Tannenberg	Heinz Paul	Hans Stüwe, Käthe Haack	War
Thea Roland	Henry Koster	Lil Dagover, Hans Rehmann	Comedy
Tumultes	Robert Siodmak	Featuring Charles Boyer		French-language version of Storms of Passion
Un rêve blond	Paul Martin	Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, Pierre Brasseur		French-German co-production
Unheimliche Geschichten (Uncanny Stories)	Richard Oswald	Paul Wegener	Horror
Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (Vampire - A Dream of Allan Grey)	Carl Theodor Dreyer	Maurice Schutz	Horror
Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (Woe if He is Let Loose)	Karel Lamač	Vlasta Burian	Comedy
When Love Sets the Fashion	Franz Wenzler	Renate Müller, Hubert von Meyerinck	Comedy
You Don't Forget Such a Girl	Fritz Kortner	Willi Forst, Dolly Haas	Romantic comedy	Co-production with Austria
Zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier (At Your Orders, Sergeant)	Erich Schönfelder		Comedy

See also

• Weimar Republic
• Universum Film AG
• Cinema of Germany
• German Expressionism
• List of films set in Berlin
• List of films made in France 1919-1940
• List of films made in Poland in the Interwar Period
• List of films made in First Republic of Czechoslovakia
• List of Dutch Films made in the Interwar period (1919-1940)

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