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A list of films produced in the Cinema of Austria in the 1950s ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of articles on Austrian films see Category:Austrian films.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archduke Johann's Great Love | Hans Schott-Schöbinger | Marte Harell, O. W. Fischer | Romance | |
| Bonus on Death | Curd Jürgens | Judith Holzmeister, Werner Krauss | Crime | |
| Cordula | Gustav Ucicky | Paula Wessely, Attila Hörbiger | Drama | |
| The Fourth Commandment | Eduard von Borsody | Attila Hörbiger, Dagny Servaes, Inge Egger | Drama | |
| Kissing Is No Sin | Hubert Marischka | Elfie Mayerhofer, Curd Jürgens | Comedy | Schönbrunn-Film |
| No Sin on the Alpine Pastures | Franz Antel | Maria Andergast, Inge Egger, Rudolf Carl | Comedy | |
| Der Schuß durchs Fenster (The Shot Through the Window) | Siegfried Breuer | Curd Jürgens, Siegfried Breuer | Alpin-Film-Austria | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Louise and Anton | Thomas Engel | Family | ||
| Brutality (Flucht ins Schilf) | Kurt Steinwendner | Kurt Jaggberg, Ilka Windish, Gerhard Riedmann | Drama | |
| The Emperor Waltz | Franz Antel | Maria Holst, Rudolf Prack | Historical comedy | Neusser-Film |
| If I Only Have Your Love | Eduard von Borsody | Johannes Heesters, Gretl Schörg, Margit Saad | Musical | |
| Knall and Fall as Detectives | Hans Heinrich | Hans Richter, Rudolf Carl | Comedy | Co-production with West Germany |
| The Last Reserves | Alfred Lehner | Marianne Schönauer, Kurt Heintel, Eduard Köck | Historical | |
| A Night in Venice | Georg Wildhagen | Hans Olden, Jeanette Schultze | Musical | Soviet occupation zone |
| On the Green Meadow | Fritz Böttger | Hannelore Bollmann, Ida Krottendorf, Lucie Englisch | Comedy | |
| Your Heart Is My Homeland | Richard Häussler | Inge Egger, Erwin Strahl | Drama | Co-production with West Germany |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Who Is Kissing Me? | Max Nosseck | Hans Moser, Grethe Weiser, Theo Lingen | Comedy | |
| Crown Prince Rudolph's Last Love | Rudolf Jugert | Rudolf Prack, Christiane Hörbiger, Winnie Markus | Historical | |
| Engagement at Wolfgangsee | Helmut Weiss | Ingrid Andree, Wolf Albach-Retty, Maria Andergast | Comedy | |
| Her Corporal | E.W. Emo | Peter Weck, Paul Hörbiger | Historical comedy | |
| Holiday am Wörthersee (Holiday on the Wörthersee) | Hans Schott-Schöbinger | Walter Müller, Wera Frydtberg | Rialto Film | |
| Imperial and Royal Field Marshal | E.W. Emo | Rudolf Vogel, Mady Rahl | Historical comedy | |
| Kaiserjäger | Willi Forst | Adrian Hoven, Erika Remberg | ||
| Love, Summer and Music | Hubert Marischka | Joe Stöckel, Dorit Kreysler | Comedy | Co-production with West Germany |
| Opera Ball | Ernst Marischka | Johannes Heesters, Sonja Ziemann, Adrian Hoven, Theo Lingen, Hans Moser | Musical opera | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates for Marriage | Hermann Kugelstadt | Beppo Brem, Paul Hörbiger | Comedy | Co-production with West Germany |
| Endstation Liebe (Final Destination Love) | Georg Tressler | Horst Buchholz, Barbara Frey, Edith Elmay | Romance | Inter West Film |
| Eva (Die Halbzarte) | Rolf Thiele | Romy Schneider, Carlos Thompson | Comedy | Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival |
| Hello Taxi | Hermann Kugelstadt | Hans Moser, Paul Hörbiger | Comedy | |
| Liebe, Mädchen und Soldaten (Love, Girls and Soldiers) | Franz Antel | Renate Holm, Willy Hagara | Musical comedy | Hope Film |
| The Priest and the Girl | Gustav Ucicky | Rudolf Prack, Willy Birgel, Marianne Hold | Drama | |
| Sebastian Kneipp | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Carl Wery, Paul Hörbiger, Gerlinde Locker | Historical | |
| Schwechater | Peter Kubelka | Short film | ||
| The Tell-Tale Heart (Das verräterische Herz) | Leopold Hainisch | Werner Krauss, Willy Dirtl | Short film, Horror | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena of Fear | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Gerhard Riedmann, Margit Nünke, Willy Birgel | Drama | |
| The Forests Sing Forever | Paul May | Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy, Joachim Hansen | Wiener Mundus-Film | |
| My Daughter Patricia | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Martin Held, Gerhard Riedmann, Gerlinde Locker | Comedy | |
| Panoptikum 59 (Panopticon 59) | Walter Kolm-Veltée | Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| Twelve Girls and One Man | Hans Quest | Toni Sailer, Margit Nünke, Gunther Philipp | Comedy | |
| Die unvollkommene Ehe | Robert A. Stemmle | Paula Wessely, Johanna Matz, Johannes Heesters, Dietmar Schönherr | Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival | |
| When the Bells Sound Clearly | Eduard von Borsody | Willy Birgel, Ellen Schwiers | Comedy | |
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A list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Austria, ordered by year and split by decade of release.
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