This is a list of feature films produced and distributed in West Germany in 1956.
A–Z Title Director Cast Genre Notes As Long as the Roses Bloom Hans Deppe Hertha Feiler, Willy Fritsch, Gerhard Riedmann Romance Ballerina Georg Wilhelm Pabst Willy Birgel, Elisabeth Müller, Ivan Desny Drama The Bath in the Barn Paul Martin Sonja Ziemann, Paul Klinger, Herta Staal Comedy Co-production with Austria The Beautiful Master Rudolf Schündler Herta Staal, Walter Gross, Susi Nicoletti Comedy Before Sundown Gottfried Reinhardt Hans Albers, Martin Held, Hannelore Schroth Drama Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Beggar Student Werner Jacobs Gerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas, Elma Karlowa Musical Beloved Corinna Eduard von Borsody Elisabeth Müller, Hannelore Schroth, Hans Söhnker Drama Between Time and Eternity Arthur Maria Rabenalt Lilli Palmer, Willy Birgel, Carlos Thompson Drama Co-production with Spain Black Forest Melody Géza von Bolváry Carl Wery, Gardy Granass, Willy Fritsch Comedy Bonjour KathrinKarl AntonCaterina Valente, Peter Alexander, Dietmar SchönherrMusical The Captain from Köpenick Helmut Käutner Heinz Rühmann, Hannelore Schroth, Martin Held Comedy drama Charley's Aunt Hans Quest Heinz Rühmann, Claus Biederstaedt, Walter Giller Comedy Devil in Silk Rolf Hansen Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, Winnie Markus Drama The First Day of Spring Helmut Weiss Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke, Ingeborg Schöner Comedy Forest Liesel Herbert B. Fredersdorf Anita Gutwell, Rudolf Lenz, Rudolf Carl Comedy drama Friederike von Barring Rolf Thiele Nadja Tiller, Carl Raddatz, Martin Held Drama Fruit in the Neighbour's Garden Erich Engels Oskar Sima, Grethe Weiser, Ursula Herking Comedy Fruit Without Love Ulrich Erfurth Gertrud Kückelmann, Bernhard Wicki, Claus Holm Drama The Girl from Flanders Helmut Käutner Maximilian Schell, Nicole Berger, Gert Fröbe War drama The Golden Bridge Paul Verhoeven Ruth Leuwerik, Curd Jürgens, Paul Hubschmid Drama A Heart Returns Home Eugen York Maximilian Schell, Maria Holst, Willy Birgel Drama Holiday in Tyrol Wolfgang Schleif Hans Söhnker, Edith Mill, Michael Ande Drama The Hunter from Roteck Hermann Kugelstadt Michael Cramer, Doris Kirchner, Oskar Sima Drama Ich suche Dich O. W. Fischer O.W. Fischer, Anouk Aimée, Nadja Tiller Drama I'll See You at Lake Constance Hans Albin Gretl Schörg, Lonny Kellner, Carola Höhn Musical comedy In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long Max Michel Barbara Rütting, Erwin Strahl, Dorit Kreysler Crime Kitty and the Great Big World Alfred Weidenmann Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, O.E. Hasse Comedy Liane, Jungle Goddess Eduard von Borsody Marion Michael, Hardy Krüger, Reggie Nalder Adventure Like Once Lili Marleen Paul Verhoeven Adrian Hoven, Marianne Hold, Claus Holm Drama Love Horst Hächler Maria Schell, Raf Vallone, Eva Kotthaus Drama Co-production with Italy Love, Summer and Music Hubert Marischka Joe Stöckel, Dorit Kreysler, Jutta Günther Comedy Co-production with Austria Max and Moritz Norbert Schultze Harry Wüstenhagen, Kristian Schultze Family Melody of the Heath Ulrich Erfurth Carsta Löck, Martin Benrath, Kurt Vespermann Romance Michel Strogoff Carmine Gallone Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Sylva Koscina Adventure Co-production with France The Model HusbandErik Ode Harald Juhnke, Inge Egger, Theo Lingen Comedy My Aunt, Your Aunt Carl Boese Theo Lingen, Hans Moser, Georg Thomalla Comedy My Brother Joshua Hans Deppe Willy A. Kleinau, Ingrid Andree, Gunnar Möller Drama My Father, the Actor Robert Siodmak O.W. Fischer, Hilde Krahl, Susanne von Almassy Drama My Husband's Getting Married Today Kurt Hoffmann Liselotte Pulver, Johannes Heesters, Paul Hubschmid Comedy My Sixteen Sons Hans Domnick Lil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Else Reval Drama Night of Decision Falk Harnack Carl Raddatz, Hilde Krahl, Albert Lieven Drama Nina Rudolf Jugert Anouk Aimée, Karlheinz Böhm, Peter Carsten Drama The Old Forester House Harald Philipp Paul Klinger, Anita Gutwell, Trude Hesterberg Comedy drama Regine Harald Braun Johanna Matz, Erik Schumann, Horst Buchholz Drama San SalvatoreWerner JacobsDieter Borsche, Antje Weisgerber, Will Quadflieg Drama Santa LuciaWerner JacobsVico Torriani, Eva Kerbler, Karin Dor Musical, comedy Liselotte Pulver, Joachim Fuchsberger Crime comedy Spy for GermanyWerner KlinglerMartin Held, Nadja Tiller, Viktor StaalThriller The Stolen Trousers Géza von Cziffra Susanne Cramer, Ruth Stephan, Peter Weck Comedy The Story of Anastasia Falk Harnack Lilli Palmer, Ivan Desny, Dorothea Wieck Drama Supreme Confession Sergio Corbucci Anna Maria Ferrero, Massimo Serato, Sonja Ziemann Drama Co-production with Italy Teenage WolfpackGeorg TresslerHorst Buchholz, Karin Baal, Christian DoermerCrime drama A Thousand Melodies Hans Deppe Bibi Johns, Gardy Granass, Martin Benrath Musical Three Birch Trees on the Heath Ulrich Erfurth Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter, Helmuth Schneider Drama Through the Forests and Through the Trees Georg Wilhelm Pabst Eva Bartok, Peter Arens, Joe Stöckel Comedy The Tour Guide of Lisbon Hans Deppe Vico Torriani, Inge Egger, Gunnar Möller Comedy The Trapp Family Wolfgang Liebeneiner Ruth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Josef Meinrad Comedy drama Two Bavarians in St. Pauli Hermann Kugelstadt Joe Stöckel, Beppo Brem, Lucie Englisch Comedy Christian Doermer, , Frances Martin Thriller The Vulture Wally František Čáp Barbara Rütting, Carl Möhner, Helga Neuner Drama Where the Ancient Forests Rustle Alfons Stummer Willy Fritsch, Josefin Kipper, Carl Möhner Drama Without You All Is Darkness Curd Jürgens Eva Bartok, René Deltgen, Ursula Grabley Drama
Bibliography Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007. Fehrenbach, Heide. Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler. University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
See also List of Austrian films of 1956 List of East German films of 1956
External links filmportal.de listing for films made in 1956