This is a list of the most notable

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s produced in

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. For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see :German films.

1895–1945

* List of German films of 1895–1918 (

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) * List of German films of 1919–1932 (

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) * List of German films of 1933–1945 (

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)

1945–1989

List of East German films This is a list, in year order, of the most notable films produced in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany and the socialist German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) from 1945 until German Reunification in October 1990. The state owned East ...

from the 1949–1990

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In 1949, both the

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(West Germany) and the

(East Germany) came into existence, in 1990 they reunited as the Federal Republic, again informally referred to as simply Germany. Because of the impact of the

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, and restrictions imposed on the country by the Allied Powers, film production between 1945 and 1948 was limited and did not pick up really until after 1950. See also :West German films *

List of German films of 1945–1959 A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...

List of German films of the 1960s This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany during the 1960s. For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see :West German films. For East German films made during the decade see List of East German ...

List of German films of the 1970s This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 1970s. For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see :West German films. For East German films made during the decade see List of East German films. ...

List of German films of the 1980s This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 1980s. For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see :West German films. 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Refe ...

List of German films of the 1990s This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 1990s. For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see :1990s German films. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Reference ...

2000s–present

List of German films of the 2000s This is a list of some of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 2000s. For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see :2000s German films. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 ...

List of German films of the 2010s This is a list of some of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 2010s. For an alphabetical list of articles on German films, see :2010s German films. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 List of German films of 2014 (Cinema ...

List of German films of the 2020s This is a list of some of the most notable films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmo ...

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