This is a list of German films of 1931. It includes films produced in Germany and German-language films produced elsewhere for release in the German market, often by German subsidiaries of the Hollywood studios.
This is a list of German films of 1931. It includes films produced in Germany and German-language films produced elsewhere for release in the German market, often by German subsidiaries of the Hollywood studios.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunte Tierwelt | Ulrich K. T. Schultz | documentary | ||
| Dienen will ich | Gertrud David | documentary | ||
| Geheimnisse im Pflanzenleben | Wilhelm Prager | documentary | ||
| Goldgräber in Rumänien | Ulrich K. T. Schultz, Johannes Guter | documentary | ||
| Am grossen Strom | Adolf Freiherr von Dungern | documentary | ||
| Himatschal – Der Thron der Götter | Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth | documentary | ||
| Im Auto durch zwei Welten | Clärenore Stinnes | documentary | ||
| Instinkt und Verstand | Felix Lampe | documentary | ||
| Das Kind und die Welt | Eberhard Frowein | documentary | ||
| Liebe im Strandkorb | Peter Schaeffers, Guenther Schwenn | documentary | ||
| Menschen im Busch | Friedrich Dalsheim, Gulla Pfeffer | documentary | ||
| Tanzendes Holz | Ulrich K. T. Schultz | documentary | ||
| Wunder der Tierwelt im Wasser | Felix Lampe | documentary | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisterschenke | Paul N. Peroff | Animation | ||
| Die geknipste Frau | Paul N. Peroff | Animation | ||
| Harlekin | Lotte Reiniger | Animation | ||
| Ins dritte Reich | Alois Floroth, Karl Holtz | animated propaganda | Available online here | |
| Liebesspiel | Oskar Fischinger | animation | ||
| Melodie der Wellen | Hans Fischerkoesen | Animation | ||
| Studie Nr. 7 | Oskar Fischinger | Animation | ||
| Studie Nr. 8 | Oskar Fischinger | Animation | ||
| Studie Nr. 9 | Oskar Fischinger | Animation | ||
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The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and vote on the final ballot. The Best Picture category is traditionally the final award of the night and is widely considered as the most prestigious honor of the ceremony.
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