This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany between 1945 and 1959.
For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see :Category:West German films.
Missing films may be Austrian productions.
1946 Title Director Cast Genre Notes Allez Hopp Hans Fritz Köllner Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Hilde Körber Drama Die Fledermaus Géza von Bolváry Marte Harell, Johannes Heesters Comedy filmed before 1945 Free Land Milo Harbich Fritz Wagner, Herbert Wilk Drama The Murderers Are Among Us Wolfgang Staudte Wilhelm Borchert, Hildegard Knef Drama Peter Voss, Thief of MillionsKarl AntonViktor de Kowa, Else von MöllendorffComedy crimefilmed before 1945 Somewhere in Berlin Gerhard Lamprecht Mady Rahl, Rotraut Richter Drama Tell the Truth Helmut Weiss Gustav Fröhlich, Mady Rahl Comedy Under the Bridges Helmut Käutner Hannelore Schroth, Carl Raddatz Drama filmed before 1945
1947 Title Director Cast Genre Notes And the Heavens Above UsJosef von BákyHans Albers, Lotte Koch, Annemarie Hase Drama And If We Should Meet Again Hans Müller Paul Dahlke, Käthe Haack, Willi Rose Drama Between Yesterday and Tomorrow Harald Braun Winnie Markus, Hildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz Drama Ghost in the Castle Hans H. Zerlett Margot Hielscher, Fritz Odemar, Sonja Ziemann Comedy In Those Days Helmut Käutner Winnie Markus, Carl Raddatz, Erwin Geschonneck Drama King of Hearts Helmut Weiss Hans Nielsen, Sonja Ziemann, Georg Thomalla Comedy Marriage in the Shadows Kurt Maetzig Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm Drama The Millionaire Robert A. Stemmle Hans Moser, Annie Rosar, Hans Holt Comedy No Place for Love Hans Deppe Bruni Löbel, Heinz Lausch, Ernst Legal Romance Quax in Africa Helmut Weiss Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Karin Himboldt Comedy filmed before 1945 Raid Werner Klingler Paul Bildt, Agathe Poschmann Claus Holm Crime Wozzeck Georg C. Klaren Kurt Meisel Paul Henckels, Arno Paulsen Drama
1948 Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1-2-3 Corona Hans Müller Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Lutz Moik, Walter Werner Drama An Everyday Story Günther Rittau Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson, Karl Schönböck Drama AnniMax Neufeld Elfie Mayerhofer, Siegfried Breuer, Josef Meinrad RomanceCo-production with Austria The Berliner Robert A. Stemmle Gert Fröbe, Tatjana Sais, Aribert Wäscher Comedy Blocked Signals Johannes Meyer Heinz Engelmann, Wolfgang Lukschy, Walter Franck Thriller Blum Affair Erich Engel Hans Christian Blech, Ernst Waldow, Karin Evans Drama Chemistry and Love Arthur Maria Rabenalt Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein, Ralph Lothar Comedy The Court Concert Paul Verhoeven Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Nielsen, Erich Ponto Musical filmed before 1945 Everything Will Be Better in the Morning Arthur Maria Rabenalt Ellen Schwanneke, Jakob Tiedtke, Grethe Weiser Comedy Film Without a Title Rudolf Jugert Hans Söhnker, Hildegard Knef, Willy Fritsch Comedy Gaspary's Sons Rolf Meyer Lil Dagover, Hans Stüwe, Inge Landgut Drama Germany, Year Zero Roberto Rossellini Ernst Pittschau, Franz-Otto Krüger Drama Co-production with Italy Insolent and in Love Hans Schweikart Johannes Heesters, Charlott Daudert, Gabriele Reismüller Comedy In the Temple of Venus Hans H. Zerlett Olga Chekhova, Willy Birgel, Olly Holzmann Drama Journey to Happiness Erich Engel Käthe Dorsch, Rudolf Forster, Hildegard Knef Drama Filmed in 1944 Long Is the Road Herbert B. Fredersdorf Bettina Moissi, Otto Wernicke, Paul Dahlke Drama The Lost Face Kurt Hoffmann Marianne Hoppe, Gustav Fröhlich, Richard Häussler Drama The Morgenrot Mine Wolfgang Schleif Claus Holm, Gisela Trowe, Hans Klering Drama Morituri Eugen York Lotte Koch, Winnie Markus, Walter Richter War drama Nora's Ark Werner Klingler Willy Maertens, Harry Meyen, Hans Billian Drama The Original Sin Helmut Käutner Bettina Moissi, Bobby Todd, Arno Assmann Comedy Paths in Twilight Gustav Fröhlich Gustav Fröhlich, Sonja Ziemann, Benno Sterzenbach Drama Street Acquaintances Peter Pewas Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff, Harry Hindemith Drama Thank You, I'm Fine Erich Waschneck Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, Sonja Ziemann Comedy The Time with You George Hurdalek Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Heinz Klingenberg, Gisela Trowe Drama
1949 Title Director Cast Genre Notes After the Rain Comes Sunshine Erich Kobler Sonja Ziemann, Gert Fröbe, Rudolf Platte Comedy Amico Gerhard T. Buchholz Otto Wernicke, Kirsten Heiberg, Margarete Haagen Comedy Anonymous Letters Arthur Maria Rabenalt Käthe Haack, Tilly Lauenstein, O.E. Hasse Drama The Appeal to Conscience Karl Anton Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz, Gustav Diessl Mystery Artists' Blood Wolfgang Wehrum Hans Richter, Dorit Kreysler, Karin Jacobsen Comedy The Blue Straw Hat Viktor Tourjansky Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck, Mady Rahl Comedy By a Nose E.W. Emo Theo Lingen, Hans Moser, Sonja Ziemann Comedy The Cuckoos Hans Deppe Ina Halley, Rainer Penkert, Carsta Löck Comedy drama Dangerous Guests Géza von Cziffra Wolf Albach-Retty, Vera Molnár, Paul Kemp Comedy Derby Roger von Norman Hannelore Schroth, Willy Fritsch, Heinz Engelmann Sports Don't Play with Love Hans Deppe Lil Dagover, Bruni Löbel, Paul Klinger Comedy Encounter with Werther Karl Heinz Stroux Horst Caspar, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Klinger Drama Friday the Thirteenth Erich Engels Fritz Kampers, Angelika Hauff, Fita Benkhoff Comedy crime Girls Behind Bars Alfred Braun Petra Peters, Richard Häussler Drama The Great Mandarin Karl Heinz Stroux Paul Wegener, Carsta Löck, Käthe Haack Comedy A Heart Beats for You Joe Stöckel Rudolf Prack, Annelies Reinhold Romance Hello, Fraulein! Rudolf Jugert Peter van Eyck, Hans Söhnker, Margot Hielscher Musical How Do We Tell Our Children? Hans Deppe Leny Marenbach, Mathias Wieman Comedy I'll Make You Happy Sándor Szlatinay Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Dorit Kreysler Comedy I'll Never Forget That Night Johannes Meyer Gustav Fröhlich, Winnie Markus Comedy Keepers of the Night Harald Braun Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen, René Deltgen, Dieter Borsche Drama The Last Illusion Josef von Báky Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer Drama The Last Night Eugen York Sybille Schmitz, Karl John Drama Law of Love Hans Schweikart Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid, Ferdinand Marian Historical drama Filmed before 1945 Love '47 Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Karl John, Grethe Weiser, Erich Ponto Drama Madonna in Chains Gerhard Lamprecht Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt Drama Martina Arthur Maria Rabenalt Jeanette Schultze, Cornell Borchers Drama Mountain Crystal Harald Reinl Franz Eichberger, Hans Renz Drama Rock Crystal. Co-production with Austria The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan Erich Engels Rudolf Fernau, Maria Holst Crime My Wife's Friends Hans Deppe Sonja Ziemann, Grethe Weiser, Gerda Maurus Comedy Night of the Twelve Hans Schweikart Rudolf Fernau, Ferdinand Marian Crime Nights on the Nile Arthur Maria Rabenalt Sonja Ziemann, Wolfgang Lukschy Musical comedy Nothing But Coincidence E. W. Emo Theo Lingen, Sonja Ziemann Comedy The Prisoner Gustav Fröhlich Paul Dahlke, Richard Häussler Adventure Search for Majora Hermann Pfeiffer Lotte Koch, Camilla Horn Crime Second Hand Destiny Wolfgang Staudte Erich Ponto, Marianne Hoppe Drama The Secret of the Red Cat Helmut Weiss Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Knuth, Angelika Hauff Comedy crime The Trip to Marrakesh Richard Eichberg Luise Ullrich, Maria Holst Drama TrombaHelmut WeissRené Deltgen, Angelika Hauff, Gustav Knuth, Grethe Weiser Crime Trouble BackstairsErich KoblerPaul Dahlke, Fita BenkhoffComedyTwelve Hearts for Charly Fritz Andelfinger, Elly Rauch Willy Fritsch, Heli Finkenzeller Musical comedy Where the Trains Go Boleslaw Barlog Heidemarie Hatheyer, Carl Raddatz, Gunnar Möller Drama
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