Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films

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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.

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  1. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 72 -63

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 8 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 97 -76

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 1 +55

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 54 -19

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 95 -68

    Aus einem deutschen Leben

    1977 — a.k.a. Death Is My Trade, in 1 top list Check
  11. 82 -66

    Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  12. 81 -64

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 30 -16

    Berlin-Alexanderplatz - Die Geschichte Franz...

    1931 — a.k.a. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, in 1 top list Check
  14. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 84 -80

    Das Kaninchen bin ich

    1965 — a.k.a. The Rabbit Is Me, in 1 top list Check
  16. 94 -55

    Das Mädchen Rosemarie

    1958 — a.k.a. Rosemary, in 1 top list Check
  17. 29 +7

    Deutschland im Herbst

    1978 — a.k.a. Germany in Autumn, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 85 -72

    Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: ratlos

    1968 — a.k.a. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 35 +50

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 76 -17

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 32 +28

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 49 -5

    Die Halbstarken

    1956 — a.k.a. Teenage Wolfpack, in 1 top list Check
  27. 70 -17

    Die Legende von Paul und Paula

    1973 — a.k.a. The Legend of Paul and Paula, in 1 top list Check
  28. 6 +56

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 77 +4

    Die Straße

    1923 — a.k.a. The Street, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 50 +5

    Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

    1975 — a.k.a. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 93 +2

    Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

    1929 — a.k.a. The White Hell of Pitz Palu, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 102 -58

    Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend

    1992 — a.k.a. Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 69 -9

    Ehe im Schatten

    1947 — a.k.a. Marriage in the Shadows, in 1 top list Check
  36. 80 -77

    Emil und die Detektive

    1931 — a.k.a. Emil and the Detectives, in 1 top list Check
  37. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 86 -53

    Fontane Effi Briest

    1974 — a.k.a. Effi Briest, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 61 -30

    Der geteilte Himmel

    1964 — a.k.a. The Divided Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  41. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 28 +14

    Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen

    1984 — a.k.a. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 73 -26

    Ich war neunzehn

    1968 — a.k.a. I Was Nineteen, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 57 +19

    In jenen Tagen

    1947 — a.k.a. Seven Journeys, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 98 -52

    Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern

    1969 — a.k.a. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 89 -40

    Jakob, der Lügner

    1974 — a.k.a. Jacob the Liar, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 90 -56

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 60 -

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
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