This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1941.
A–L Title Director Cast Genre NotesAbove All Else in the WorldKarl RitterPaul Hartmann, Hannes Stelzer, Carl RaddatzDrama Alarm Herbert B. FredersdorfKarl Martell, Maria von Tasnady, Hilde Sessak Crime Annelie Josef von Báky Luise Ullrich, Werner Krauss, Käthe Haack Drama Battle Squadron Lützow Hans Bertram Christian Kayßler, Hermann Braun, Heinz Welzel War Carl Peters Herbert Selpin Hans Albers, Karl Dannemann, Fritz Odemar Adventure ClarissaGerhard LamprechtSybille Schmitz, Gustav Fröhlich, Gustav Diessl Romance The Comedians Georg Wilhelm Pabst Hilde Krahl, Henny Porten, Gustav DiesslDrama Comrades Hans SchweikartWilly Birgel, Martin Urtel, Karin HardtHistorical Everything for Gloria Carl Boese Leo Slezak, Laura Solari, Johannes Riemann Romance Friedemann Bach Gustaf Gründgens, Eugen Klöpfer, Leny Marenbach Biopic The Gasman Carl Froelich Heinz Rühmann, Anny Ondra, Charlotte Susa Comedy Goodbye, Franziska Helmut Käutner Marianne Hoppe, Hans Söhnker, Fritz Odemar Romance.Happiness Is the Main Thing Theo LingenHeinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Ida WüstComedy Her Other Self Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Mathias Wieman, Harald Paulsen Drama Ich klage an Wolfgang Liebeneiner Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Hartmann, Mathias Wieman Drama Karl Anton Johannes Heesters Musical romantic comedy Only Ever You Jakko Fritz Peter BuchNorbert Rohringer, Eugen Klöpfer, Aribert Wäscher Drama Paul Martin Johannes Heesters, Gusti Huber Criminal comedy Jenny and the Gentleman in Coattails; features brief nudity; involves philately (stamp collecting) Kleine Mädchen-große Sorgen Boleslaw Barlog Hannelore Schroth, Geraldine Katt, Hermann Braun, Inge Burg, Dagny Servaes, Eva Prawitz, Fritz Odemar, Carsta Löck, Hans Brausewetter, and Roma Bahn Comedy? Little Girl—Very Worried One of the last films made by Hermann Braun (1918-1945) prior to being drafted and killed in combat.LAH Im EinsatzLAH in Action; 39-minute propaganda film about 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Lightning Around Barbara Werner Klingler Sybille Schmitz, Attila Hörbiger, Maria Koppenhöfer Drama Love Is Duty Free E.W. Emo Hans Moser Comedy Liebe ist zollfrei
M–Z Title Director Cast Genre Notes Mamma Guido Brignone Beniamino Gigli Mother; German-Italian co-production Mistress Moon Theo Lingen Lizzi Waldmüller, Fita Benkhoff, Irene von Meyendorff Musical comedy My Life for Ireland Max W. Kimmich Will Quadflieg, René Deltgen, Anna Dammann, Paul WegenerMein Leben für Irland; dramatic anti-British propaganda film Ohm Krüger Hans Steinhoff Emil Jannings, Gustaf Gründgens, Ferdinand Marian about Paul Kruger, the South African leader in the Boer War; anti-British propaganda Pedro Will Hang Veit Harlan Gustav Knuth, Heinrich George Adventure People in the Storm Fritz Peter Buch Olga Tschechowa, Gustav Diessl, Hannelore Schroth, Siegfried Breuer Drama Quax the Crash Pilot Kurt Hoffmann Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt Comedy pro-Luftwaffe and anti-individualist film with propaganda tendencies Riding for Germany Arthur Maria Rabenalt Willy Birgel Sport ...reitet für Deutschland; blacklisted film; director banned for 2 years by the Americans for this film about a tournament runner with blatant patriotic and nationalistic undertones.Six Days of Leave Jürgen von Alten Gustav Fröhlich, Maria Andergast, Hilde Sessak, Günther Lüders Romance Spähtrupp Hallgarten Herbert B. Fredersdorf René Deltgen, Paul Klinger, Maria Andergast WarHallgarten Patrol; soldier's death propaganda. Stukas Karl Ritter Carl Raddatz, Hannes Stelzer Warpro-Luftwaffe propaganda film; "Stuka" was the slang term for the Junkers Ju 87 dive bomberThe Swedish NightingalePeter Paul BrauerIlse Werner, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Joachim Gottschalk Musical Thrice Wed Géza von Bolváry Willy Fritsch, Marte Harell, Theo Lingen Comedy U-Boote westwärts! Günther Rittau Herbert Wilk, Heinz Engelmann, Joachim Brennecke, Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Karl John, Clemens Hasse, Ilse Werner, Admiral Karl Dönitz as himself Kriegsmarine recruiting and anti-British propaganda film U-boats Westward; about U-boats in the Battle of the AtlanticVenus on TrialHans H. ZerlettHannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck Drama Vertigine Guido Brignone Beniamino Gigli Tragödie einer Liebe; Broken Love; German-Italian co-production The Waitress AnnaPeter Paul BrauerFranziska Kinz, Elfriede Datzig, Winnie Markus Drama The Way to Freedom Rolf HansenZarah Leander, Hans Stüwe, Siegfried Breuer Historical drama What Does Brigitte Want? Paul Martin Leny Marenbach, Albert MatterstockComedy Women Are Better Diplomats Georg Jacoby Marika Rökk, Willy Fritsch Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten; in Agfacolor
Documentaries Title Director Cast Genre NotesAuf Ostkurs documentary Bauten im neuen Deutschland C.A. Engeldocumentary Bunte Kriechtierwelt Wolfram Junghans The Colorful World of Animals that Crawl; nature documentary; in AgfacolorDie Englische Krankheit Kurt Stefandocumentary The Sickness of Being English; anti-British propaganda filmFliegende Früchte - Wie die Natur pflanzt und sät Kurt Stefandocumentary Himmelstürmer. Geburt und Geschichte des Fliegens Walter Jerven Ins Grab kann man nichts mitnehmen Wolfgang Staudte documentary Ins Grab kann man nichts mitnehmen Wolfgang Staudte documentary Leuchtendes Hellas Hans Bröcker documentary Mooswunder Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary Der Neusiedler See Ulrich K.T. Schultz documentary Sieg im Westen Svend NoldanVictory in the West; documentary/propaganda film about Blitzkrieg in Western EuropeSonnige Saar Curt A. Engel documentary The Soviet ParadiseSowjetparadies, 14-minute anti-Soviet documentary propaganda filmThüringen, das grüne Herz Deutschlands J.C. Hartmann documentary Vom Werden der Kristalle Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary Wisente Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary Zeitgemäße Pflanzenzucht Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary
Short films Title Director Cast Genre Notes5-Pfennig-Serenade Hans Fischerkoesen animation Frühling in Japan Arnold Fanck (unconfirmed) Short Japans heiliger Vulkan Arnold Fanck (unconfirmed) Short Kampf um den Berg - Eine Hochtour vor 20 Jahren Arnold Fanck Short
References
External links IMDB listing for German films made in 1941 listing for films made in 1941