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1. M (1931)
Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke
Votes: 168,695 | Gross: $0.03M
2. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Thomy Bourdelle, Gustav Diessl
Votes: 13,607
3. Heidi (1952)
G | 97 min | Drama, Family
When Heidi, a little girl who leads an idyllic life with her grandfather in the Alps, is cruelly taken from the mountain retreat by a stern aunt, she adapts to life in the village below by bringing humor and goodwill to every situation.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund, Thomas Klameth, Willy Birgel
Votes: 445
4. Lady Dracula (1977)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Horror
A beautiful blonde bitten by Count Dracula 100 years previously is unearthed in Vienna, and soon she goes on a killing spree. The skeptical cop on the case falls for her.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Evelyne Kraft, Brad Harris, Theo Lingen, Eddi Arent
Votes: 170
5. Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank - 1. Trimester: Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968)
85 min | Comedy
Collectable stamps trader Kurt Nietnagel's son Pepe recently transferred from a private boarding school to Mommsen gymnasium (classical high school), but is also already its king of ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Hans Kraus, Gila von Weitershausen, Günther Schramm, Hannelore Elsner
Votes: 788
6. Christoph Kolumbus oder Die Entdeckung Amerikas (1969 TV Movie)
90 min | History
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Karl Michael Vogler, Udo Vioff, Joseph Offenbach, Klaus Schwarzkopf
Votes: 43
7. Klimbim (1973–1979)
45 min | Comedy, Music
The humor of Klimbim moves between slapstick, absurdity and disrespect and is often presented frivolous-provocative.
Stars: Ingrid Steeger, Elisabeth Volkmann, Wichart von Roëll, Helmut Holger
Votes: 194
8. Die Heiden von Kummerow und ihre lustigen Streiche (1967)
94 min | Comedy, Family
Children reviving an old heathen ritual by standing in the frigid waters of the Baltic Sea; the one standing in the longest shall be referred to as the king of Kummerow.
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Paul Dahlke, Ralf Wolter, Fritz Tillmann, Rainer Penkert
Votes: 209
9. Hurra, die Schule brennt - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank IV. Teil (1969)
97 min | Comedy
Pepe Nietnagel's bunch's pranks make their school a logical choice for being assigned an elite teacher by the Ministry of Education. The choice falls on overqualified Dr. Peter Bach, who ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Peter Alexander, Heintje Simons, Theo Lingen, Gerlinde Locker
Votes: 637
10. Morgen fällt die Schule aus - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, VI. Teil (1971)
90 min | Comedy
Pepe Nietnagel's father, a stamp dealer, is stealing a valuable collection from a car in Amsterdam.
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Heintje Simons, Hans Kraus, Rudolf Schündler, Ralf Wolter
Votes: 385
11. Zwei himmlische Töchter (1978– )
60 min | Comedy
Kike and Chantal are two nightclub dancers who inherit a 1930's airplane (Ju 52/3m) from an admirer and try to make a living flying passengers and cargo all over Europe. They're crew ... See full summary »
Stars: Ingrid Steeger, Iris Berben, Klaus Dahlen, Herta Worell
Votes: 128
12. Das große Glück (1967)
100 min | Comedy, Musical
Hans-Jürgen wants to start a new life after the wedding of Marika because that's also the end for the ice skating dream couple Kilius-Bäumler.
Director: Franz Antel | Stars: Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, C.W. Fernbach, Scilla Gabel, Uschi Glas
Votes: 57
13. Der Geheimnisträger (1975)
95 min | Comedy
The Cologne accountant Kuno is a lovable, nice mind person who does not want to hurt anyone. For the intelligence service, he is the ideal because completely unsuspected person to use it for a secret mission.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Willy Millowitsch, Jürgen Scheller, Brigitte Mira, Sybil Danning
Votes: 12
14. Heidi and Peter (1955)
G | 89 min | Drama, Family
Heidi lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps in the summer, and she and Peter play and tend the goats. In the winter, she stays with Peter's mother, and she and Peter attend school. ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Schnyder | Stars: Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund, Thomas Klameth, Emil Hegetschweiler
Votes: 211
15. Der Monddiamant (1974– )
210 min | Drama
Stars: Anneliese Uhlig, Paul Dahlke, Anita Lochner, Stefan Behrens
Votes: 19
16. The Stars Shine (1938)
80 min | Musical
A young secretary quits her job and goes to Berlin to try to be a film star. She enters Gloria Films as an extra, there many German and foreign film stars appear as pictures in process are ... See full summary »
Director: Hans H. Zerlett | Stars: La Jana, Vera Bergman, Carla Rust, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Votes: 63
17. Waltz War (1933)
93 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
The story about musical rivalry between Joseph Länner and Johan Strauss and their respective waltz orchestras during Quenn Victoria's reign is finally set on a public trial. With pieces by both composers.
Director: Ludwig Berger | Stars: Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch, Paul Hörbiger, Anton Walbrook
Votes: 65
18. Die Rudi Carrell Show (1965–1973)
45 min | Comedy, Family, Game-Show
Famous Entertainer Rudi Carell makes dreams come true for unknown people. Inbetween the suprises young music talents perform famous songs.
Stars: Rudi Carrell, Die Drei Peheiros, Heinz Eckner, Bueno De Mesquita
Votes: 61
19. Zum Teufel mit der Penne - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, 2. Teil (1968)
99 min | Comedy
Dr. Peter Roland, a Geneva TV reporter and prankster, is ordered as punishment to cover the German schools. So he cheats his brother in law William 'Willy' Tell to steal his identity as ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Jacobs | Stars: Peter Alexander, Hans Kraus, Hannelore Elsner, Willy Millowitsch
Votes: 490
20. The Prodigal Son (1934)
Approved | 82 min | Drama
Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression.
Director: Luis Trenker | Stars: Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes, Marian Marsh
Votes: 178
21. Wir haun die Pauker in die Pfanne - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, V. Teil (1970)
84 min | Comedy
Pepe Nietnagel meets Gotthold Emanuel Taft, the twin brother of director Gottlieb Taft, who emigrated to Africa years ago.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Uschi Glas, Hans Kraus, Fritz Wepper, Rudolf Schündler
Votes: 420
22. Am laufenden Band (1974–1979)
100 min | Game-Show
Four pairs of family members of different generations have to do little stunts, puzzles and quizes until one pair wins this first round. In the final round the remaining two play against ... See full summary »
Stars: Rudi Carrell, Heinz Eckner, Cornelis Op den Zieken, Bueno De Mesquita
Votes: 87
23. Betragen ungenügend! (1972)
95 min | Comedy
In a flashback, headmaster Dr. Gottlieb Taft remembers his school days.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Hans Kraus, Renate Roland, Evelyn Opela, Ilja Richter
Votes: 259
24. Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)
120 min | Adventure
Kara and Halef investigate an official who actually is a notorious arms dealer. This crook imprisons his own adopted son and the son's lover as well as eccentric Sir David Lindsay and a German professor, prompting Kara to free them.
Directors: Johannes Kai, Ramón Torrado | Stars: Georg Thomalla, Helmuth Schneider, Theo Lingen, Mara Cruz
Votes: 60
25. Die Sklavenkarawane (1958)
99 min | Adventure
In the Upper Nile region Kara and Halef fight the slave trader Abu El Mot. When their caravan is attacked they are captured, escape and free beautiful Senitza from a Harem. But Abu El Mot kidnaps her, with Kara and Halef in hot pursuit.
Directors: Georg Marischka, Ramón Torrado | Stars: Viktor Staal, Georg Thomalla, Theo Lingen, Mara Cruz
Votes: 75
26. Pepe, der Paukerschreck - Die Lümmel von der ersten Bank, III. Teil (1969)
95 min | Comedy
Giessen's gymnasium director Gottlieb Taft hopes a ploy will make the school's centennial a prank-free success: he enrolls his nerdy nephew Ewalt Kunst as spy in Pepe's dreaded class. Some ... See full summary »
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Hans Kraus, Uschi Glas, Hannelore Elsner, Theo Lingen
Votes: 570
27. Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
They live behind the rails of the classification yard in a small and shabby hut. They take the days as they come, refuse to work on principle and pinch together their livelihood. The three ... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Früh | Stars: Max Haufler, Ruedi Walter, Zarli Carigiet, Ursula Heyer
Votes: 166
28. Das indische Grabmal (1938)
94 min | Drama
Back in India after what happened at first part Der Tiger von Eschnapur, Maharadscha Chandra is ready to carry on his well-planned vengeance, in which German architect Peter Fürbringer, his... See full summary »
Director: Richard Eichberg | Stars: Philip Dorn, Kitty Jantzen, La Jana, Theo Lingen
Votes: 131
29. Vienna Blood (1942)
106 min | Comedy, Music
Count Wolkersheim attends the 1815 Vienna Congress to negotiate,to the Countess joy. Political concerns and music mix in a waltzing city, their apparently opposite attitudes testing their love. Will she behave or will he learn to waltz?
Director: Willi Forst | Stars: Willy Fritsch, Maria Holst, Hans Moser, Theo Lingen
Votes: 168
30. Frühjahrsparade (1934)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy
Spring is in the air. Simple-minded and good-spirited Marika travels from her Hungarian hamlet to Vienna, where she gets a job at her aunt's bakery, selling Salzbröthchen to the Emperor. ... See full summary »
Director: Géza von Bolváry | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Wolf Albach-Retty, Paul Hörbiger, Theo Lingen
Votes: 16
31. The Czar's Courier (1936)
Drama
Nazi adaptation of Verne's Michel Strogoff: a Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them.Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way.
Director: Richard Eichberg | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, Maria Andergast, Alexander Golling
Votes: 44
32. Tonio Kröger (1964)
90 min | Drama
Tonio is an aspiring writer and the son of a rigid aristocratic father and a music-loving mother. Wandering throughout Germany and Italy to "find himself," Tonio frequently remembers his childhood experiences in a series of flashbacks.
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Nadja Tiller, Werner Hinz, Anaid Iplicjian
Votes: 50
33. Was wird hier gespielt? (1940)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
During the opening night of a new play actor Theo disappears from stage without a trace. A detective steps up and starts investigating the case that turns into a crime comedy with new twists and turns in rapid succession.
Director: Theo Lingen | Stars: Theo Lingen, Fita Benkhoff, Gertrud Meyen, Hannes Stelzer
Votes: 19
34. Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten (1971)
85 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Roy Black, Uschi Glas, Theo Lingen, Ilja Richter
Votes: 144
35. Zauber der Boheme (1937)
G | 102 min | Drama
René and his two artist friends lead a meager but careless life in a Parisian small apartment, their main worry being to avoid the housekeeper. Whenever they get some money they call more ... See full summary »
Director: Géza von Bolváry | Stars: Jan Kiepura, Mártha Eggerth, Paul Kemp, Theo Lingen
Votes: 60
36. The Thief of Bagdad (1952)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy
Fatme does not shy away from her inventiveness. But when the passionate long finger tries on the clothing store of Kalif Omar, she gets into serious trouble.
Director: Karel Lamac | Stars: Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack, Paul Kemp, Theo Lingen
Votes: 34
37. Im Prater blüh'n wieder die Bäume (1958)
95 min | Drama, Romance
While visiting Vienna's famed Prater, Archduke Peter Ferdinand meets Lixie, the daughter of a government official. He falls in love with her--creating a complicated situation for Lixie, who... See full summary »
Director: Hans Wolff | Stars: Johanna Matz, Gerhard Riedmann, Nina Sandt, Theo Lingen
Votes: 47
38. Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt (1933)
104 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A taxi driver finds an odd contraption on the back seat that renders him invisible, but his friend steals the device to rob a bank.
Director: Harry Piel | Stars: Harry Piel, Fritz Odemar, Lissy Arna, Annemarie Sörensen
Votes: 74
39. Heaven on Earth (1935)
90 min | Comedy, Musical
A young couple get into trouble when her father discovers that they spent the money he loaned them, is used to finance the production of an operetta written by the young husband instead of buying a big farm to make their living.
Director: E.W. Emo | Stars: Lizzi Holzschuh, Ilona Massey, Heinz Rühmann, Hermann Thimig
Votes: 129
40. Die Feuerzangenbowle (1970)
100 min | Comedy
A successful author, who was educated by private teachers in his home instead of being sent to school with other boys, realizes he missed out on a lot fun in his younger years. He decides ... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Walter Giller, Uschi Glas, Theo Lingen, Fritz Tillmann
Votes: 251
41. The Flute Concert of Sans-Souci (1930)
88 min | Drama, History
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka Frederick the Great) of Prussia and his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.
Director: Gustav Ucicky | Stars: Otto Gebühr, Renate Müller, Hans Rehmann, Walter Janssen
Votes: 54
42. Die tollen Tanten schlagen zu (1971)
95 min | Comedy
Rudi and his friend Andy hitchhike in the direction of Wörthersee, where Andy should start as a chef at Hotel Eschenhof.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, Hans Kraus, Mascha Gonska
Votes: 113
43. Die große Sehnsucht (1930)
100 min | Comedy
A young woman leaves behind her job, home and family to try to make it in the movie business.Features cameos from about three dozen German film stars.
Director: Steve Sekely | Stars: Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, Harry Frank, Paul Kemp
Votes: 21
44. Opernball (1956)
95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Vienna, around 1900. Since the pretty Elisabeth has doubts about the loyalty of her husband Georg, she persuades her friend Helene to test both Georg and Helene's husband Paul at the upcoming Vienna Opera Ball.
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Johannes Heesters, Hertha Feiler, Josef Meinrad, Sonja Ziemann
Votes: 92
45. Almenrausch und Edelweiß (1957)
85 min | Comedy
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Elma Karlowa, Karin Dor, Bert Fortell, Harald Juhnke
Votes: 53
46. Frau Luna (1941)
96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Berlin, 1900. Comedian Lepke desperately tries to raise money for the bicycle he needs for his variety act while the operetta director Knoppe uses his influence in high places to get the chorus line's risky costumes accepted by the censor.
Director: Theo Lingen | Stars: Lizzi Waldmüller, Fita Benkhoff, Irene von Meyendorff, Theo Lingen
Votes: 24
47. The Man Who is Talked About (1937)
91 min | Comedy
Director: E.W. Emo | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Theo Lingen, Hans Moser, Gusti Huber
Votes: 106
48. Die Gans von Sedan (1959)
90 min | Comedy, War
Summer 1870. Following the French defeat at Sedan. Léon, a soldier in a detachment isolated in the Ardennes forest, is sent in search of water. When he discovers the most peaceful of rivers... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Hardy Krüger, Jean Richard, Dany Carrel, Françoise Rosay
Votes: 97
49. Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938)
86 min | Drama, History
Paris 1830. The story of the actor Debureau who with his art of acting and his mocking-songs on the hated King Karl X. enthuses the masses.
Director: Hans Steinhoff | Stars: Gustaf Gründgens, Sybille Schmitz, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Theo Lingen
Votes: 111
50. Der Teufel hat gut lachen (1960)
107 min | Comedy
Money rules the world, and the devil likes it that way. He wants to use three tramps to prove that greed can ruin even the best friendships. A Swiss film classic by Kurt Früh, starring Ruedi Walter, Max Haufler and Zarli Carigiet.
Director: Kurt Früh | Stars: Gustav Knuth, Max Haufler, Grit Boettcher, Trude Herr
Votes: 77