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This is a list of the most notable films produced in the German Empire until 1918, in year order.
It includes German films from the introduction of the medium to the resignation of the Emperor at the end of World War I. While the output of films during this period is small, and cinema was a science in its infancy, many of these films laid the ground work for German Expressionism, as well as document a prosperous, yet foreboding, period in German history.
For an alphabetical list of articles on films of the period see Category:Early German cinema.
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Director |
Cast |
Genre |
Notes |
| 1900 |
| Einzug unserer Chinakrieger in Berlin am 16.12.1900 |
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English: The Entry of Our China Soldier in Berlin on Dec. 16, 1900 (about Boxer Rebellion?) |
| Eine Moderne Jungfrau von Orleans |
Max Skladanowsky |
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English: A Modern Maid of Orleans |
| 1901 |
| Einzug der Königin von Holland mit ihrem Gemahl in Schwerin |
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English: The Entry of the Queen of Holland with her Consort in Schwerin |
| 1902 |
| Emperor William as a Hussar |
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| When Knighthood Was in Flower |
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| 1903 |
| Mr. Krebs in seiner senationellen Schleifenfahrt |
Arthur Robison |
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English: Mr. Krebs in his Sensational Bicycleride |
| Der Lustige Ehemann |
Otto Julius Bierbaum |
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| 1904 |
| The Whistling Boy |
Oskar Messter |
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| Kämpfe vor Port Arthur |
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English: The Struggle for Port Arthur |
| 1905 |
| Eine Fliegenjagd oder Die Rache der Frau Schultze |
Max Skladanowsky |
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English: A Flying Hunt or the Revenge of Frau Schultze |
| Afrikanische Kriegsbilder |
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War documentary |
English: African War Pictures |
| 1906 |
| Apachentanz |
Oskar Messter |
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English: Apache Dance |
| Meißner Porzellan |
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Franz Porten |
| Behüt dich Gott |
Franz Porten |
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| Onkel Kühn aus Neu-Ruppin: Das ist mir ganz egal |
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| 1908 |
| Der Freischütz |
Franz Porten |
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| 1909 |
| Don Juan heiratet |
Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers |
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| Der Luftkrieg der Zukunft |
Walter R. Booth |
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| Prosit Neujahr 1910! |
Guido Seeber |
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Animated film |
First animated German film |
