List of German films of 1895–1918
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 groundwork 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:Films of the German Empire.
1890s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | ||||||
| Akrobatisches Potpourri | Max & Emil Skladanowsky | Grunato family | Documentary | Release: Nov. 1 | ||
| Bauerntanz zweier Kinder | Max Skladanowsky | Documentary | Release: Nov 1 | |||
| Das Boxende Känguruh | Max Skladanowsky | Mr Delaware | Documentary | Release: Nov 1 | ||
| The German Emperor Reviewing His Troops | Birt Acres | Earliest known footage of Kaiser Wilhelm | ||||
| Opening of the Kiel Canal | Birt Acres | Early footage of Kaiser Wilhelm | ||||
| Serpentinen Tanz | Max Skladanowsky | Documentary | Release: Nov 1 | |||
| 1896 | ||||||
| Leben und Treiben am Alexanderplatz | Max Skladanowsky | |||||
| 1897 | ||||||
| Apotheose II | Max Skladanowsky | |||||
| 1898 | ||||||
| Kaiser von Deutschland, der Kaiser von Österreich und der König von Sachsen am Tage der Jubiläumsfeier in Dresden | English: The Kaiser of Germany, the Kaiser of Austria and the King of Saxony on the day of the Jubilee Fair in Dresden | |||||
| 1899 | ||||||
| German Lancers | A parade of the famous Second Guards, one of Emperor William's favorite regiments. | |||||
| When the Bugle Sounds 'Charge' | An attack by the famous Second Guards Regiment of Emperor William's Army on the Paradefeld. | |||||
1900s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | ||||||
| Einzug unserer Chinakrieger in Berlin am 16.12.1900 | English: The Entry of Our China Soldiers in Berlin on Dec. 16, 1900 (about Boxer Rebellion?) | |||||
| Eine Moderne Jungfrau von Orleans | Max Skladanowsky | English: A Modern Maid of Orleans | ||||
| 1901 | ||||||
| Einzug der Königin von Holland mit ihrem Gemahl in Schwerin | English: The Entry of the Queen of The Netherlands with her Consort in Schwerin | |||||
| 1902 | ||||||
| When Knighthood Was in Flower | ||||||
| 1903 | ||||||
| Mr. Krebs in seiner senationellen Schleifenfahrt | Arthur Robison | English: Mr. Krebs in his Sensational Bicycleride | ||||
| Der Lustige Ehemann | Otto Julius Bierbaum | |||||
| 1904 | ||||||
| The Whistling Bowery Boy | Oskar Messter | |||||
| Kämpfe vor Port Arthur | English: The Struggle for Port Arthur | |||||
| 1905 | ||||||
| Eine Fliegenjagd oder Die Rache der Frau Schultze | Max Skladanowsky | English: Hunting a Fly; Or, The Revenge of Frau Schultze | ||||
| Afrikanische Kriegsbilder | War documentary | English: African War Pictures | ||||
| 1906 | ||||||
| Apachentanz | Oskar Messter, Albert Kutzner | Henny Porten, Rosa Porten | English: Apache Dance (A French dance) | |||
| Meißner Porzellan | Franz Porten, Oskar Messter | Henny Porten, Rosa Porten | ||||
| 1909 | ||||||
| Prosit Neujahr 1910! | Guido Seeber | Animated film | First animated German film | |||
1910s
References
- ^ http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=15334
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/513933/Aufs-Eis-gefuhrt/
- ^ http://www.earlycinema.uni-koeln.de/films/view/22218
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/513934/Zucker-und-Zimt/
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/513927/Doktor-Satansohn/
- ^ http://www.earlycinema.uni-koeln.de/films/view/28351
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/493056/Peitsche-Die/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmHePz9Hmps
- ^ http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/ruebezahls-hochzeit_ea43d4a6a86a5006e03053d50b37753d
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007279/
- ^ https://www.german-films.de/filmarchive/browse-archive/view/person/person/schuenzel/
- ^ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8574fbbc
- ^ http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film759353.html
- ^ https://www.fdb.cz/film/das-madel-vom-ballett/122136
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