List of German films of 1933

1933 marked a transitional year for the German film industry following the Nazi seizure of power and the beginnings of centralisation of the studios under the control of Joseph Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda. A number of films faced censorship issues and several received only limited releases.

A–K

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
All for Love	Henri-Georges Clouzot Joe May	Jan Kiepura, Charles Dechamps, Lucien Baroux	Musical	French-language film
And the Plains Are Gleaming	Heinz Hille	Rosy Barsony, Wolf Albach-Retty, Magda Kun	Drama	Co-production with Hungary
And Who Is Kissing Me?	E.W. Emo	Georg Alexander, Felix Bressart, Margo Lion	Comedy
Anna and Elizabeth	Frank Wisbar	Dorothea Wieck, Hertha Thiele, Mathias Wieman	Drama
The Big Bluff	Georg Jacoby	Lee Parry, Betty Amann, Harald Paulsen	Comedy
Bon Voyage	Alfred Abel	Magda Schneider, Max Hansen, Ekkehard Arendt	Comedy
The Burning Secret	Robert Siodmak	Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener, Willi Forst	Drama
The Castle in the South	Géza von Bolváry	Liane Haid, Viktor de Kowa, Paul Kemp	Comedy
Le chanson d'une nuit	Pierre Colombier Anatole Litvak	Jan Kiepura, Magda Schneider	Musical	[1] German/Austrian co-production
A City Upside Down	Gustaf Gründgens	S.Z. Sakall, Jenny Jugo, Hermann Thimig	Comedy
A Door Opens	Alfred Zeisler	Hermann Speelmans, Fritz Odemar, Oskar Sima	Thriller
Dream of the Rhine	Herbert Selpin	Käthe Haack, Hugo Fischer-Köppe, Peter Erkelenz	Comedy
The Emperor's Waltz	Frederic Zelnik	Mártha Eggerth, Carl Esmond, Paul Hörbiger	Musical
The Empress and I	Friedrich Hollaender	Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt, Mady Christians, Heinz Rühmann	Musical	[2][3]
The Flower of Hawaii	Richard Oswald	Mártha Eggerth, Hans Fidesser, Iván Petrovich	Musical	[4]
The Gentleman from Maxim's	Carl Boese	Lee Parry, Johannes Riemann, Oskar Karlweis	Comedy
Gently My Songs Entreat	Willi Forst	Marta Eggerth, Luise Ullrich, Hans Jaray	Musical	Co-production with Austria
Girls of Today	Herbert Selpin	Viktor de Kowa, Annie Markart, Oscar Sabo	Comedy
Greetings and Kisses, Veronika	Carl Boese	Franciska Gaal, Paul Hörbiger, Otto Wallburg	Comedy
Gretel Wins First Prize	Carl Boese	Lucie Englisch, Leopold von Ledebur, Jakob Tiedtke	Comedy	[5]
Hans Westmar	Franz Wenzler	Emil Lohkamp, Paul Wegener, Heinrich Heilinger	Propaganda film	[6]
Happy Days in Aranjuez	Johannes Meyer	Brigitte Helm, Gustaf Gründgens, Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Comedy
Her Highness the Saleswoman	Karl Hartl	Liane Haid, Willi Forst, Paul Kemp	Comedy
Hitler Youth Quex	Hans Steinhoff	Berta Drews, Heinrich George, Jürgen Ohlsen	Drama	Propaganda film[7]
Homecoming to Happiness	Carl Boese	Luise Ullrich, Paul Hörbiger, Heinz Rühmann	Comedy
The House of Dora Green	Henrik Galeen	Mady Christians, Paul Hartmann, Alfred Abel	Thriller
The Hymn of Leuthen	Carl Froelich, Arzén von Cserépy	Otto Gebühr, Olga Chekhova, Elga Brink	Historical	[8]
The Hunter from Kurpfalz	Carl Behr	Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Fritz Kampers, Walter Rilla	Comedy	[9]
Inge and the Millions	Erich Engel	Brigitte Helm, Carl Esmond, Paul Wegener	Comedy
Invisible Opponent	Rudolph Cartier	Gerda Maurus, Paul Hartmann, Oskar Homolka	Drama	Co-production with Austria
The Judas of Tyrol	Franz Osten	Fritz Rasp, Camilla Spira, Marianne Hoppe	Historical
Jumping Into the Abyss	Harry Piel	Harry Piel, Elga Brink, Anton Pointner	Crime

L–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Lake Calls	Hans Hinrich	Heinrich George, Erika Helmke, Hans Mierendorff	Drama
Laughing Heirs	Max Ophüls	Heinz Rühmann, Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst	Romance, comedy	[10][11]
Liebelei	Max Ophüls	Paul Hörbiger, Magda Schneider, Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Drama	[12]
Little Girl, Great Fortune	E.W. Emo	Dolly Haas, Carl Esmond, Adele Sandrock	Comedy
Little Man, What Now?	Fritz Wendhausen	Hermann Thimig, Viktor de Kowa, Hertha Thiele	Drama	[13]
The Love Hotel	Carl Lamac	Anny Ondra, Mathias Wieman, Peter Voß	Comedy
Love Must Be Understood	Hans Steinhoff	Rosy Barsony, Wolf Albach-Retty, Käthe Haack	Musical comedy
Manolescu, Prince of Thieves	Georg C. Klaren, Willi Wolff	Iván Petrovich, Ellen Richter, Mady Christians	Crime comedy
The Marathon Runner	Ewald André Dupont	Brigitte Helm, Hans Brausewetter, Viktor de Kowa	Sports
Marion, That's Not Nice	E.W. Emo	Magda Schneider, Hermann Thimig, Otto Wallburg	Comedy
The Master Detective	Franz Seitz	Ery Bos, Hans Stüwe, Weiss Ferdl	Comedy
Morgenrot	Gustav Ucicky	Rudolf Forster, Adele Sandrock, Fritz Genschow	War	[14]
Must We Get Divorced?	Hans Behrendt	Else Elster, Aribert Mog, Iván Petrovich	Comedy
No Day Without You	Hans Behrendt	Lee Parry, Oskar Karlweis, Paul Hörbiger	Comedy
The Only Girl	Friedrich Hollaender	Lilian Harvey, Charles Boyer, Mady Christians	Musical	British-German co-production
The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel	Victor Janson	Dolly Haas, Harry Liedtke, Hans Junkermann	Comedy	[15]
The Peak Scaler	Franz Wenzler	Theodor Loos, Paul Rehkopf, Theo Lingen	Drama
Refugees	Gustav Ucicky	Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy, Eugen Klöpfer	Drama	[16]
Ripening Youth	Carl Froelich	Heinrich George, Hertha Thiele, Marieluise Claudius	Drama
The Roberts Case	Erich Engels	Hermann Speelmans, Camilla Spira, Eduard von Winterstein	Drama
S.A.-Mann Brand	Franz Seitz	Otto Wernicke, Elise Aulinger, Joe Stöckel	Propaganda film	[17]
The Sandwich Girl	Carl Boese	Lucie Englisch, Jakob Tiedtke, Else Reval	Comedy
Scandal in Budapest	Steve Sekely, Géza von Bolváry	Franciska Gaal, Werner Pledath , Werner Pledath	Comedy
Season in Cairo	Reinhold Schünzel	Renate Müller, Willy Fritsch, Gustav Waldau	Musical
S.O.S. Iceberg	Arnold Fanck	Gustav Diessl, Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist	Adventure	[18]
A Song Goes Round the World	Richard Oswald	Joseph Schmidt, Viktor de Kowa, Charlotte Ander	Drama	[19]
A Song for You	Joe May	Jan Kiepura, Jenny Jugo, Paul Kemp	Musical
Song of the Black Mountains	Hans Natge	Ita Rina, Blandine Ebinger, Ernst Dumcke	Drama	Co-production with Yugoslavia
Spies at Work	Gerhard Lamprecht	Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Helm, Eduard von Winterstein	Thriller
The Star of Valencia	Alfred Zeisler	Liane Haid, Ossi Oswalda, Peter Erkelenz	Drama
The Sun Rises	Willy Reiber	Fritz Kampers, Rudolf Platte, Jakob Tiedtke	Musical	[20]
Tell Me Who You Are	Georg Jacoby	Liane Haid, Viktor de Kowa, Olly Gebauer	Comedy
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse	Fritz Lang	Oscar Beregi, Sr., Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Theodor Loos	Crime	[21][22]
There Is Only One Love	Johannes Meyer	Louis Graveure, Heinz Rühmann, Jenny Jugo	Musical
A Thousand for One Night	Max Mack	Claire Rommer, Trude Berliner, Harald Paulsen	Comedy	Co-production with Czechoslovakia
Three Bluejackets and a Blonde	Carl Boese	Charlotte Ander, Heinz Rühmann, Fritz Kampers	Comedy
Today Is the Day	Kurt Gerron	Hans Albers, Luise Rainer, Oskar Karlweis	Comedy
The Tsarevich	Victor Janson	Mártha Eggerth, Hans Söhnker, Ida Wüst	Musical
The Tunnel	Curtis Bernhardt	Paul Hartmann, Attila Hörbiger, Gustaf Gründgens	Comedy-drama	French-German co-production[23][24]
Two Good Comrades	Max Obal	Paul Hörbiger, Fritz Kampers, Margot Walter	Comedy	[25]
Typhoon	Robert Wiene	Liane Haid, Viktor de Kowa, Valéry Inkijinoff	Drama
Victor and Victoria	Reinhold Schünzel	Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig, Adolf Wohlbrück	Comedy	[26]
Ways to a Good Marriage	Adolf Trotz	Olga Chekhova, Alfred Abel, Hilde Hildebrand	Drama
Wedding at Lake Wolfgang	Hans Behrendt	Hugo Schrader, Gustl Gstettenbaur, Hansi Niese	Musical
What Men Know	Gerhard Lamprecht	Hans Brausewetter, Erwin Kalser, Toni van Eyck	Drama
What Women Dream	Géza von Bolváry	Nora Gregor, Gustav Fröhlich, Otto Wallburg	Comedy mystery	[27][28]
A Woman Like You	Carl Boese	Liane Haid, Georg Alexander, S.Z. Sakall	Comedy

Documentaries

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ausländischer Besuch im neuen Deutschland			documentary
Blutendes Deutschland	Johannes Häussler		documentary
Der Deutsche Reichstag zu Nürnberg			Documentary	[29] On Internet Archive
Deutschland erwacht - Ein Dokument von der Wiedergeburt Deutschlands			Documentary
Deutschland zwischen gestern und heute			Documentary
Hakenkreuz am Stahlhelm	Hubert Schonger		documentary	Merger of Der Stahlhelm with the Nazi party; Available online here
Das Rauhes Haus in Hamburg. 100 Jahre evangelische Erziehungsarbeit	Gertrud David		Documentary	About the Rauhes Haus
Ringende Menschen. Die Tragödie einer Familie	Gertrud David		Documentary
Der Tag von Potsdam. 21. März 1933			documentary propaganda	Available online here
Terror oder Aufbau			documentary propaganda
The Victory of Faith	Leni Riefenstahl		Propaganda	[30]

Shorts

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Alle machen mit	Franz Wenzler	Heinz Rühmann, Henny Porten, Magda Schneider		Short film[31]
Blut und Boden - Grundlagen zum neuen Reich	Walter Ruttmann	Carl de Vogt	Partially animated propaganda	Presents Nazi agricultural policy
Arbeitslos. Ein Schicksal von Millionen	Willy Zielke
Architekturkongress	László Moholy-Nagy
Aus Deutschlands Bronzezeit	Walter Fischer
Aus der Heimat des Elchs. Tierbilder aus den finnischen Wäldern	Ulrich K.T. Schultz
Carmen	Lotte Reiniger		Animation	[32]
Hilfe, ein Löwe	Alexander von Gontscharoff		Animation
Hitlers Aufruf an das deutsche Volk				Hitlers Feb. 10, 1933 Sportpalast speech;
Insel der Damonen	Baron Victor von Plessen
Kreise	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Metall	Hans Richter
Nördlingen, Anno 1634				documentary, short
Die Strasse frei den braunen Bataillonen	Walter Fischer
Studie Nr. 13	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Studie Nr. 14	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Das rollende Rad	Lotte Reiniger		Animation
Schall und Rauch	Hans Fischerkoesen		Animation
Der Tag der nationalen Arbeit - 1 Mai 1933				Clip available online here
Eine viertelstunde Großstadtstatistik	Oskar Fischinger		Animation
Wolkenkratzer in Südarabien	Hans Helfritz, Martin Rikli	Martin Jacob
Zwei Farben	Wolfgang Kaskeline		Animation

References

1. "Review of the film la Chanson d'une nuit (1933)". 27 December 2016.
2. "Ich und die Kaiserin". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
3. Brennan, Sandra. "Ich und Die Kaiserin". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
4. "Die Blume von Hawaii". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
5. "Gretel zieht das große Los". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
6. "Hans Westmar. Einer von vielen. Ein deutsches Schicksal aus dem Jahre 1929". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
7. "Hitlerjunge Quex: Ein Film vom Opfergeist der deutschen Jugend". Filmportal.de. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
8. "Der Choral von Leuthen". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
9. "Der Jäger aus Kurpfalz". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
10. "Lachende Erben". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
11. "Lachende Erben". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
12. "Liebelei". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
13. "Kleiner Mann - was nun?". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
14. "Morgenrot". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
15. "Der Page vom Dalmasse-Hotel". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
16. "Flüchtlinge". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
17. Erickson, Hal. "S.A.-Mann Brand". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
18. "SOS Eisberg". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
19. "Ein Lied geht um die Welt". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
20. "Der Sieg des Glaubens". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
21. "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
22. Legar, Patrick. "The Testament of Dr. Mabuse". Allmoive. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
23. "Der Tunnel". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
24. Erickson, Hal. "Der Tunnel". Allmoive. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
25. "Zwei gute Kameraden". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
26. "Viktor und Viktoria". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
27. "Was Frauen träumen". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
28. Erlewine, Iotis. "Was Frauen traeumen". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
29. "Der Deutsche Reichstag in Nürnberg". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
30. "Der Sieg des Glaubens". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
31. "Alle Machen mit". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
32. "Carmen". Filmportal.de. Retrieved November 3, 2012.

External links

• IMDB listing for German films made in 1933
• filmportal.de listing for films made in 1933