List of German films of 1945–1949

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.

1946

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

1947

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
And the Heavens Above Us	Josef von Báky	Hans Albers, Lotte Koch, Annemarie Hase	Drama
And If We Should Meet Again	Hans Müller	Paul Dahlke, Käthe Haack, Willi Rose	Drama
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow	Harald Braun	Winnie Markus, Hildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz	Drama
Ghost in the Castle	Hans H. Zerlett	Margot Hielscher, Fritz Odemar, Sonja Ziemann	Comedy
In Those Days	Helmut Käutner	Winnie Markus, Carl Raddatz, Erwin Geschonneck	Drama
King of Hearts	Helmut Weiss	Hans Nielsen, Sonja Ziemann, Georg Thomalla	Comedy
Marriage in the Shadows	Kurt Maetzig	Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm	Drama
The Millionaire	Robert A. Stemmle	Hans Moser, Annie Rosar, Hans Holt	Comedy
No Place for Love	Hans Deppe	Bruni Löbel, Heinz Lausch, Ernst Legal	Romance
Quax in Africa	Helmut Weiss	Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Karin Himboldt	Comedy	filmed before 1945
Raid	Werner Klingler	Paul Bildt, Agathe Poschmann Claus Holm	Crime
Wozzeck	Georg C. Klaren	Kurt Meisel Paul Henckels, Arno Paulsen	Drama

1948

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1-2-3 Corona	Hans Müller	Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Lutz Moik, Walter Werner	Drama
An Everyday Story	Günther Rittau	Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Simson, Karl Schönböck	Drama
Anni	Max Neufeld	Elfie Mayerhofer, Siegfried Breuer, Josef Meinrad	Romance	Co-production with Austria
The Berliner	Robert A. Stemmle	Gert Fröbe, Tatjana Sais, Aribert Wäscher	Comedy
Blocked Signals	Johannes Meyer	Heinz Engelmann, Wolfgang Lukschy, Walter Franck	Thriller
Blum Affair	Erich Engel	Hans Christian Blech, Ernst Waldow, Karin Evans	Drama
Chemistry and Love	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein, Ralph Lothar	Comedy
The Court Concert	Paul Verhoeven	Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Nielsen, Erich Ponto	Musical	filmed before 1945
Everything Will Be Better in the Morning	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Ellen Schwanneke, Jakob Tiedtke, Grethe Weiser	Comedy
Film Without a Title	Rudolf Jugert	Hans Söhnker, Hildegard Knef, Willy Fritsch	Comedy
Gaspary's Sons	Rolf Meyer	Lil Dagover, Hans Stüwe, Inge Landgut	Drama
Germany, Year Zero	Roberto Rossellini	Ernst Pittschau, Franz-Otto Krüger	Drama	Co-production with Italy
Insolent and in Love	Hans Schweikart	Johannes Heesters, Charlott Daudert, Gabriele Reismüller	Comedy
In the Temple of Venus	Hans H. Zerlett	Olga Chekhova, Willy Birgel, Olly Holzmann	Drama
Journey to Happiness	Erich Engel	Käthe Dorsch, Rudolf Forster, Hildegard Knef	Drama	Filmed in 1944
Long Is the Road	Herbert B. Fredersdorf	Bettina Moissi, Otto Wernicke, Paul Dahlke	Drama
The Lost Face	Kurt Hoffmann	Marianne Hoppe, Gustav Fröhlich, Richard Häussler	Drama
Morituri	Eugen York	Lotte Koch, Winnie Markus, Walter Richter	War drama
Nora's Ark	Werner Klingler	Willy Maertens, Harry Meyen, Hans Billian	Drama
The Original Sin	Helmut Käutner	Bettina Moissi, Bobby Todd, Arno Assmann	Comedy
Paths in Twilight	Gustav Fröhlich	Gustav Fröhlich, Sonja Ziemann, Benno Sterzenbach	Drama
Street Acquaintances	Peter Pewas	Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff, Harry Hindemith	Drama
Thank You, I'm Fine	Erich Waschneck	Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, Sonja Ziemann	Comedy
The Time with You	George Hurdalek	Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Heinz Klingenberg, Gisela Trowe	Drama

1949

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
After the Rain Comes Sunshine	Erich Kobler	Sonja Ziemann, Gert Fröbe, Rudolf Platte	Comedy
Amico	Gerhard T. Buchholz	Otto Wernicke, Kirsten Heiberg, Margarete Haagen	Comedy
Anonymous Letters	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Käthe Haack, Tilly Lauenstein, O.E. Hasse	Drama
The Appeal to Conscience	Karl Anton	Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz, Gustav Diessl	Mystery
Artists' Blood	Wolfgang Wehrum	Hans Richter, Dorit Kreysler, Karin Jacobsen	Comedy
The Blue Straw Hat	Viktor Tourjansky	Margot Hielscher, Karl Schönböck, Mady Rahl	Comedy
The Cuckoos	Hans Deppe	Ina Halley, Rainer Penkert, Carsta Löck	Comedy drama
Dangerous Guests	Géza von Cziffra	Wolf Albach-Retty, Vera Molnár	Comedy
Derby	Roger von Norman	Hannelore Schroth, Willy Fritsch	Sports
Don't Play with Love	Hans Deppe	Lil Dagover, Bruni Löbel	Comedy
Encounter with Werther	Karl Heinz Stroux	Horst Caspar, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Klinger	Drama
Friday the Thirteenth	Erich Engels	Fritz Kampers, Angelika Hauff	Comedy crime
Girls Behind Bars	Alfred Braun	Petra Peters, Richard Häussler	Drama
The Great Mandarin	Karl Heinz Stroux	Paul Wegener, Carsta Löck, Käthe Haack	Comedy
A Heart Beats for You	Joe Stöckel	Rudolf Prack, Annelies Reinhold	Romance
Hello, Fraulein!	Rudolf Jugert	Peter van Eyck, Hans Söhnker, Margot Hielscher	Musical
How Do We Tell Our Children?	Hans Deppe	Leny Marenbach, Mathias Wieman	Comedy
I'll Make You Happy	Sándor Szlatinay	Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Dorit Kreysler	Comedy
I'll Never Forget That Night	Johannes Meyer	Gustav Fröhlich, Winnie Markus	Comedy
Keepers of the Night	Harald Braun	Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen, René Deltgen, Dieter Borsche	Drama
The Last Illusion	Josef von Báky	Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer	Drama
The Last Night	Eugen York	Sybille Schmitz, Karl John	Drama
Law of Love	Hans Schweikart	Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid, Ferdinand Marian	Historical drama	Filmed before 1945
Love '47	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Hilde Krahl, Karl John, Grethe Weiser, Erich Ponto	Drama
Madonna in Chains	Gerhard Lamprecht	Lotte Koch, Karin Hardt	Drama
Martina	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Jeanette Schultze, Cornell Borchers	Drama
Mountain Crystal	Harald Reinl	Franz Eichberger, Hans Renz	Drama	a.k.a. Rock Crystal. Co-production with Austria
The Murder Trial of Doctor Jordan	Erich Engels	Rudolf Fernau, Maria Holst	Crime
My Wife's Friends	Hans Deppe	Sonja Ziemann, Grethe Weiser, Gerda Maurus	Comedy
Night of the Twelve	Hans Schweikart	Rudolf Fernau, Ferdinand Marian	Crime
Nights on the Nile	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Sonja Ziemann, Wolfgang Lukschy	Musical comedy
Nothing But Coincidence	E. W. Emo	Theo Lingen, Sonja Ziemann	Comedy
The Prisoner	Gustav Fröhlich	Paul Dahlke, Richard Häussler	Adventure
Search for Majora	Hermann Pfeiffer	Lotte Koch, Camilla Horn	Crime
Second Hand Destiny	Wolfgang Staudte	Erich Ponto, Marianne Hoppe	Drama
The Secret of the Red Cat	Helmut Weiss	Heinz Rühmann, Gustav Knuth, Angelika Hauff	Comedy crime
The Trip to Marrakesh	Richard Eichberg	Luise Ullrich, Maria Holst	Drama
Tromba	Helmut Weiss	René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff, Gustav Knuth, Grethe Weiser	Crime
Trouble Backstairs	Erich Kobler	Paul Dahlke, Fita Benkhoff	Comedy
Twelve Hearts for Charly	Fritz Andelfinger, Elly Rauch	Willy Fritsch, Heli Finkenzeller	Musical comedy
Where the Trains Go	Boleslaw Barlog	Heidemarie Hatheyer, Carl Raddatz, Gunnar Möller	Drama

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