This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany

Cinema of Germany

Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...

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For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see :Category:German films.

1895–1945

• List of German films 1895-1918 (German Empire
  German Empire
  The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
  
  )
• List of German films 1919-1933 (Weimar Germany)
• List of German films 1933-1945 (Nazi Germany
  Nazi Germany
  Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
  
  )

1945–1989

• List of East German films from the 1949-1990 German Democratic Republic
  German Democratic Republic
  The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
  
   (acceded in 1990)
• List of West German films from the current Germany (fewer states before 1990 and 1957, when the Saar (protectorate)
  Saar (protectorate)
  The Saar Protectorate was a German borderland territory twice temporarily made a protectorate state. Since rejoining Germany the second time in 1957, it is the smallest Federal German Area State , the Saarland, not counting the city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen...
  
   accede)

In 1949, the current Federal Republic of Germany came into existence, as did the separate German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic

The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...

 which ceased to exist in 1990 when its states acceded to the Federal Republic, which is informally since simply called Germany again.

Note that because of the impact of the Second World War

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, and restrictions imposed on the country by the allied powers, film production between 1945-1948 was limited and didn't pick up really until after 1950. See also :Category:West German films

• List of German films 1945–1959
• List of German films: 1960s
• List of German films: 1970s
• List of German films: 1980s
• List of German films: 1990s
• List of German films: 2000s
• List of German films: 2010s

External links

• German film at the Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
  
  (maintains separate lists for West Germany and East Germany)