This is a list, in year order, of the most notable films produced in the
Soviet Occupation Zone
The Soviet occupation zone in Germany ( or , ; ) was an area of Germany that was occupied by the Soviet Union as a communist area, established as a result of the Potsdam Agreement on 2 August 1945. On 7 October 1949 the German Democratic Republ ...
of Germany and the socialist
German Democratic Republic
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
(GDR, East Germany) from 1945 until
German Reunification
German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic and the int ...
in October 1990.
The state owned East German film company
DEFA
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PR ...
produced about 800 feature films between 1946 and 1992. Besides DEFA, the state broadcaster
DFF and the
Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst (now the Filmuniversität Babelsberg) were the only other organizations in the GDR that produced feature films for cinematic release, although far fewer than DEFA. DEFA also produced about 750 animated movies and more than 2500 documentaries and short films.
DEFA feature films are accessible and licensable as part of DEFA's entire film heritage on the
PROGRESS
Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy of progressivism, which interprets progress as the set of advancements in technology, science, and social organization effic ...
archive platform.
For an alphabetical list of articles on East German films see
:East German films.
1945–1949 (the Soviet Sector of Germany)
Note that the
German Democratic Republic
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
formally came into existence in October 1949.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
See also
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Cinema of Germany
The film industry in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema made major technical and artistic contributions to early film, broadcasting and television technology. Babelsberg Studio, Babelsberg became a household synon ...
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Culture of East Germany
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DEFA (film studio)
DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PR ...
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DEFA Film Library
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Film censorship in East Germany
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List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film#East Germany
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Lists of German films
This is a list of the most notable films produced in cinema of Germany, German cinema.
For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see :German films.
1895–1945
*List of German films of 1895–1918 (German Empire)
*List of German films ...
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Ostern (Eastern-bloc Westerns)
Notes
External links
East German filmat the
Internet Movie Database
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