Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films

Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films's icon

An official iCheckMovies list.

Favorited 112 times, disliked 1 time, added to 184 watchlists.

In the year of cinematography’s centennial anniversary 1995, the Deutscher Kinematheksverbund conducted a survey in search of the 100 German films that were considered the most important. In the first poll 324 film historians, film journalists, film makers and movie owners decided about places 1 to 75, a second poll with 228 votes determinded the places 76 to 100.

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films list in our new look?

  1. 1 +55

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 5 +65

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 6 +56

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 8 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 10 +38

    Der Untertan

    1951 — a.k.a. Man of Straw, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 11 +74

    Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?

    1932 — a.k.a. Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 12 +68

    Der Student von Prag

    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 15 +46

    Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück

    1929 — a.k.a. Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 18 +69

    Unter den Brücken

    1946 — a.k.a. Under the Bridges, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 19 +31

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 23 +29

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 25 +62

    Spur der Steine

    1966 — a.k.a. Trace of Stones, in 1 top list Check
  19. 26 +28

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 28 +14

    Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen

    1984 — a.k.a. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 29 +7

    Deutschland im Herbst

    1978 — a.k.a. Germany in Autumn, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 30 -16

    Berlin-Alexanderplatz - Die Geschichte Franz...

    1931 — a.k.a. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, in 1 top list Check
  24. 31 +39

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 32 +28

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 35 +50

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 40 +10

    Katzelmacher

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 42 +33

    Rotation

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 47 +27

    Rosen für den Staatsanwalt

    1959 — a.k.a. Roses for the Prosecutor, in 1 top list Check
  36. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 49 -5

    Die Halbstarken

    1956 — a.k.a. Teenage Wolfpack, in 1 top list Check
  38. 50 +5

    Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

    1975 — a.k.a. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 53 +24

    Solo Sunny

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  42. 54 -19

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 55 +1

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 57 +19

    In jenen Tagen

    1947 — a.k.a. Seven Journeys, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 60 -

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 61 -30

    Der geteilte Himmel

    1964 — a.k.a. The Divided Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  47. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 63 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 102 movies

Last updated on Apr 2, 2010; source