This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1928.
This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1928.
| Title | Director | Featured cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Als Dreijähriger durch Afrika | Colin Roß | documentary | ||
| Bits of Africa | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Canada - Das Land der eigenen Scholle | Karl Pindl | documentary | ||
| Children of the Sun | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| The Eagle's Nest | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Erstarrte Märchenwelt | Gerhard Lamprecht | documentary | ||
| Die Filmstadt Hollywood | Max Goldschmidt | documentary | ||
| Fröhliche Pfalz | Phil Jutzi | documentary | ||
| Die glückliche Mutter | Rudolf Sieber | documentary | ||
| Golden Fleece | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Gottes Wundertaten unter dem Batavolk auf Sumatra | documentary | |||
| A Happy Omen | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Henny Porten - Leben und Laufbahn einer Filmkünstlerin | Oskar Kalbus | documentary | ||
| Im Hornissenstaat | Wolfram Junghans | documentary | ||
| Hunderttausende im Kampf | Albrecht Viktor Blum | documentary | ||
| Im Schatten der Maschine | Albrecht Viktor Blum | documentary | ||
| Inflation | Hans Richter | documentary | ||
| Jungle Round-Up | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Lonely Lapland | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Mit Sven Hedin durch Asiens Wüsten | Rudolf Biebrach, Paul Lieberenz | documentary | ||
| Monarch of the Glen | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. [1] | ||
| Murder | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. [2] | ||
| Nature's Wizardry | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Nuri, der Elefant | Henry Stuart | documentary | ||
| Palace of Honey | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Perfume and Nicotine | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Primitive Housekeeping | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| The Sacred Baboon | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Sanctuary | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Secrets of the Sea | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Sleeping Death | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Strange Prayers | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Tokens of Manhood | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Vom Baum zum Papier | documentary | |||
| Vorwärts | Werner Hochbaum | documentary | ||
| Auf Vorposten im Urwald einer heidnischen Insel | Karl Pindl | documentary | ||
| Wanderung durch die Arbeit des Vaterländischen Frauenvereins vom Roten Kreuz | Gertrud David | documentary | ||
| Was wir wollen - Was wir nicht wollen | Béla Balázs, Albrecht Viktor Blum | documentary | ||
| Der Weltkrieg, 2. Teil - Des Volkes Not | Leo Lasko | documentary | ||
| Weltstadt im Grünen | Phil Jutzi | documentary | ||
| Where Kisses Come High | Arnold Fanck | Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. |
| Wicked Kasimir | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Wives for Sale | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| World's Playgrounds | documentary | released under the series title "MGM Oddities" in the US. | ||
| Zeitbericht - Zeitgesicht | Ernst Angel, Albrecht Viktor Blum | documentary |
| Title | Director | Featured cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die chinesische Nachtigall | Julius Pinschewer | animation | ||
| Dein Schicksal | Ernö Metzner, Oskar Fischinger | animation | produced by the SPD | |
| Dr. Dolittle und seine Tiere | Lotte Reiniger | animation | ||
| Ghosts Before Breakfast | Hans Richter | Animation | ||
| Grotesken im Schnee | Lotte Reiniger, Alex Strasser | animation | ||
| Der scheintote Chinese | Lotte Reiniger | animation | ||
| Willis Zukunftstraum | Paul N. Peroff | animation | ||
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