This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany between 1945 and 1959.
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For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see Category:West German films.
Missing films may be Austrian productions.
This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany between 1945 and 1959.
For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see Category:West German films.
Missing films may be Austrian productions.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allez Hopp | Hans Fritz Köllner | Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Hilde Körber | Drama | |
| Die Fledermaus | Géza von Bolváry | Marte Harell, Johannes Heesters | Comedy | filmed before 1945 |
| Free Land | Milo Harbich | Fritz Wagner, Herbert Wilk | Drama | |
| Murderers Among Us | Wolfgang Staudte | Wilhelm Borchert, Hildegard Knef | Drama | |
| Peter Voss, Thief of Millions | Karl Anton | Viktor de Kowa, Else von Möllendorff | Comedy crime | filmed before 1945 |
| Somewhere in Berlin | Gerhard Lamprecht | Mady Rahl, Rotraut Richter | Drama | |
| Tell the Truth | Helmut Weiss | Gustav Fröhlich, Mady Rahl | Comedy | |
| Under the Bridges | Helmut Käutner | Hannelore Schroth, Carl Raddatz | Drama | filmed before 1945 |
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