1933 marked a transitional year for the German film industry following the Nazi seizure of power and the beginnings of centralisation of the studios under the control of Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda. A number of films faced censorship issues and several received only limited releases.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausländischer Besuch im neuen Deutschland | documentary | |||
| Blutendes Deutschland | Johannes Häussler | documentary | ||
| Der Deutsche Reichstag zu Nürnberg | Documentary | [29] On Internet Archive | ||
| Deutschland erwacht - Ein Dokument von der Wiedergeburt Deutschlands | Documentary | |||
| Deutschland zwischen gestern und heute | Documentary | |||
| Hakenkreuz am Stahlhelm | Hubert Schonger | documentary | Merger of Der Stahlhelm with the Nazi party; Available online here | |
| Das Rauhes Haus in Hamburg. 100 Jahre evangelische Erziehungsarbeit | Gertrud David | Documentary | About the Rauhes Haus | |
| Ringende Menschen. Die Tragödie einer Familie | Gertrud David | Documentary | ||
| Der Tag von Potsdam. 21. März 1933 | documentary propaganda | Available online here | ||
| Terror oder Aufbau | documentary propaganda | |||
| The Victory of Faith | Leni Riefenstahl | Propaganda | [30] | |
Dr. Mabuse is a fictional character created by Norbert Jacques in his 1921 novel Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, and his 1932 follow-up novel Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1932). The character was made famous by three films about the character directed in Germany by Fritz Lang: Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933), and the much later The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). Five other films featuring Dr. Mabuse were made by other directors in Germany in the early 1960s, followed by Jess Franco's interpretation The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse in 1971.
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