List of German films of 1933–1945

The Third Reich era of Germany ("Nazi Germany") lasted from Adolf Hitler's assumption of power on 30 January 1933 to Karl Dönitz's surrender at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945. While not as highly regarded as films of the preceding Weimar Republic era,^{[citation needed]} the films of Nazi Germany, mainly made under control of Joseph Goebbels, hold a fascination for many,^{[citation needed]} both as historical documents of one of the most important periods of 20th century history, as well as for their own artistic merit. While some of them are popular only within the Neo-Nazi subculture, comedies starring Heinz Rühmann rank among the favourites of all Germans, and the propaganda films of Leni Riefenstahl have been influential, though controversial.

A total of 1,084 feature films were shown in cinemas in Nazi Germany.^[1]

1933

Note: This year includes films released during both the Weimar and Nazi eras

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Series

Note: These were series of films that, in most cases, spanned multiple years.

Title	Director	Cast	Notes
Agfa-Schmalfilm-Monatsschau			Produced by IG Farben
Degeto Weltspiegel
Deulig-Tonwoche
Die Deutsche Monatsschau		The German Monthly Show; newsreel series
Die Deutsche Wochenschau		The German Weekly Show; newsreel series
Deutscher Sport im Kriegsjahr			Produced by IG Farben
Echo der Heimat
Die Frontschau	Fritz Hippler	The Front Show; Series of technical films shown to soldiers before they were sent to the Eastern Front
Junges Europa
Panorama			Monthly news human interest series; in color
Tobis-Wochenschau
Ufa-Auslands-Tonwoche
Ufa-Europa-Woche
UFA Tonewoche

Uncompleted or unreleased

Films that could not be complete or released until after the end of World War II.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Eine alltägliche Geschichte	Günther Rittau	Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson, Karl Schönböck		An everyday story
Am Ende der Welt	Gustav Ucicky	Brigitte Horney, Attila Hörbiger, Bogusław Samborski		At the end of the world
Das Ghetto			Documentary	Filmed in 1942, never finished; subject of the 2010 documentary A Film Unfinished
Das Leben geht weiter [de]	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Heinrich George, Marianne Hoppe, Hilde Krahl, Viktor de Kowa, Gustav Knuth		Life Continues
Das kalte Herz	Karl Ulrich Schnabel			Filmed in 1933 and released 2016
Das Mädchen Juanita	Wolfgang Staudte		Documentary
Shiva und die Galgenblume [de]	Hans Steinhoff	Hans Albers		In Agfacolor
Tiefland	Leni Riefenstahl			Filmed 1940–1944, the film was completed after World War II and released in 1954
Unter den Brücken	Helmut Käutner			Under the Bridges

References

^ Rentschler, Eric (1996). The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-57640-7.

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