List of German films of 1938
This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1938.
A–Z
Title
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Director
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Cast
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Genre
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Notes
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Adrienne Lecouvreur
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Marcel L'Herbier
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Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay, Junie Astor
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Historical
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Co-production with France.
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After Midnight
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Carl Hoffmann
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Gina Falckenberg, René Deltgen, Alexander Engel
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Drama
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Co-production with France
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Anna Favetti
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Erich Waschneck
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Brigitte Horney, Mathias Wieman, Gina Falckenberg
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Drama
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Between the Parents
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Hans Hinrich
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Willy Fritsch, Jutta Freybe, Gusti Huber
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Drama
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The Blue Fox
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Viktor Tourjansky
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Zarah Leander, Willy Birgel, Paul Hörbiger
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Comedy
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By a Silken Thread
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Robert A. Stemmle
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Willy Fritsch, Käthe von Nagy, Carl Kuhlmann
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Drama
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Capriccio
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Karl Ritter
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Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal, Paul Kemp
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Comedy
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Carmen, The Girl from Triana
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Florián Rey
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Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles, Manuel Luna
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Musical
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Co-production with Spain
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Comrades at Sea
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Heinz Paul
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Theodor Loos, Carola Höhn, Julius Brandt
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War
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Coral Reefs
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Maurice Gleize
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Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Renoir
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Drama
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French-language film. Made by UFA's French subsidiary.
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Covered Tracks
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Veit Harlan
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Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn, Charlotte Schultz
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Mystery drama
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Dance on the Volcano
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Hans Steinhoff
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Gustaf Gründgens, Sybille Schmitz, Gisela Uhlen
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Historical
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The Deruga Case
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Fritz Peter Buch
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Willy Birgel, Geraldine Katt, Dagny Servaes
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Crime
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Faded Melody
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Viktor Tourjansky
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Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel, Carl Raddatz
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Drama
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Five Million Look for an Heir
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Carl Boese
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Heinz Rühmann, Leny Marenbach, Oskar Sima
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Comedy
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Fools in the Snow
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Hans Deppe
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Anny Ondra, Paul Klinger, Gisela Schlüter
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Comedy
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Frau Sixta
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Gustav Ucicky
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Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz, Ilse Werner
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Drama
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Freight from Baltimore |
Hans Hinrich |
Hilde Weissner, Attila Hörbiger, Hans Zesch-Ballot |
Drama |
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The Four Companions
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Carl Froelich
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Ingrid Bergman, Sabine Peters, Carsta Löck
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Drama
|
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Gastspiel im Paradies
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Karl Hartl
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Hilde Krahl, Albert Matterstock, Georg Alexander
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Comedy
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The Girl of Last Night
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Peter Paul Brauer
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Willy Fritsch, Georg Alexander, Ingeborg von Kusserow
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Comedy
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A Girl Goes Ashore
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Werner Hochbaum
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Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Günther Lüders, Erika Glässner
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Drama
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The Great and the Little Love
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Josef von Báky
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Jenny Jugo, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudi Godden
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Comedy
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I Love You
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Herbert Selpin
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Viktor de Kowa, Luise Ullrich, Olga Limburg
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Comedy
|
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The Impossible Mister Pitt |
Harry Piel |
Harry Piel, Willi Schur, Hilde Weissner |
Thriller |
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The Indian Tomb
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Richard Eichberg
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Philip Dorn, La Jana, Theo Lingen
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Adventure
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Jugend
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Veit Harlan
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Kristina Söderbaum, Eugen Klöpfer, Hermann Braun
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Drama
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Title translation: "Youth."
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Little County Court |
Alwin Elling |
Hans Moser, Ida Wüst, Lucie Englisch |
Comedy |
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Love Letters from Engadin
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Luis Trenker
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Luis Trenker, Carla Rust, Erika von Thellmann
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Comedy
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The Man Who Couldn't Say No
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Mario Camerini
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Karl Ludwig Diehl, Karin Hardt, Leo Slezak
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Comedy
|
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The Marriage Swindler
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Herbert Selpin
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Viktoria von Ballasko, Kurt Waitzmann, Hilde Körber
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Comedy
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Men, Animals and Sensations
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Harry Piel
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Harry Piel, Ruth Eweler, Elisabeth Wendt
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Drama
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Monika
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Heinz Helbig
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Maria Andergast, Iván Petrovich, Theodor Loos
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Drama
|
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The Mountain Calls
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Luis Trenker
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Luis Trenker, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Peter Elsholtz
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Drama
|
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The Muzzle
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Erich Engel
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Ralph Arthur Roberts, Hilde Weissner, Charlotte Schellhorn
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Comedy
|
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The Mystery of Betty Bonn
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Robert A. Stemmle
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Maria Andergast, Theodor Loos, Hans Nielsen
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Adventure
|
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Nanon
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Herbert Maisch
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Johannes Heesters, Dagny Servaes
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Musical
|
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Napoleon Is to Blame for Everything |
Curt Goetz |
Valerie von Martens, Kirsten Heiberg |
Comedy |
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A Night in May
|
Georg Jacoby
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Marika Rökk, Viktor Staal
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Comedy
|
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The Night of Decision
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Nunzio Malasomma
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Pola Negri, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Sabine Peters
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Drama
|
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Nights in Andalusia |
Herbert Maisch |
Imperio Argentina,Friedrich Benfer, Karl Klüsner |
Musical |
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People Who Travel
|
Jacques Feyder
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Françoise Rosay, André Brulé, Marie Glory
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Drama
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French-language version of Travelling People
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Pour le Mérite
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Karl Ritter
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Paul Hartmann, Albert Hehn, Paul Otto
|
Drama
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In praise of war veterans rejecting the Weimar Republic.
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A Prussian Love Story
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Paul Martin
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Lída Baarová, Willy Fritsch, Harry Liedtke
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Historical
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Red Orchids
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Nunzio Malasomma
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Olga Chekhova, Albrecht Schoenhals, Camilla Horn
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Crime
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The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl
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Carl Froelich
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Heinz Rühmann, Karin Hardt
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Comedy
|
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Secret Code LB 17
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Viktor Tourjansky
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Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner
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Thriller
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The Secret Lie
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Nunzio Malasomma
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Pola Negri, Hermann Braun
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Drama
|
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Sergeant Berry
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Herbert Selpin
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Hans Albers, Alexander Golling
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Western
|
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So You Don't Know Korff Yet?
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Fritz Holl
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Heinz Rühmann, Victor Janson, Fritz Rasp
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Comedy
|
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S.O.S. Sahara
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Jacques de Baroncelli
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Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont
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Drama
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French-language film. Made by UFA's French subsidiary.
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The Stars Shine
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Hans H. Zerlett
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La Jana, Vera Bergman, Carla Rust
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Musical revue
|
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Storms in May
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Hans Deppe
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Viktor Staal, Hansi Knoteck
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Drama
|
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The Strange Monsieur Victor |
Jean Grémillon |
Raimu, Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Blanchar |
Drama |
French-language film. Made by UFA's French subsidiary.
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Travelling People
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Jacques Feyder
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Hans Albers, Françoise Rosay
|
Drama
|
A separate French-language version was also made
|
Thirteen Chairs
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E.W. Emo
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Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser, Inge List
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Comedy
|
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Triad
|
Hans Hinrich
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Lil Dagover, Paul Hartmann
|
Drama
|
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Was tun, Sybille?
|
Peter Paul Brauer
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Jutta Freybe, Ingeborg von Kusserow, Hans Leibelt
|
Drama
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Title translation: "What to Do Sybil?"
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The Woman at the Crossroads
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Josef von Báky
|
Ewald Balser, Magda Schneider, Karin Hardt
|
Drama
|
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Urlaub auf Ehrenwort
|
Karl Ritter
|
|
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Leave on Parole
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You and I |
Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk |
Romance |
|
Yvette |
Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
Käthe Dorsch, Ruth Hellberg |
Drama |
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Documentaries
Title
|
Director
|
Cast
|
Genre
|
Notes
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Aus der Heimat des Freischütz
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Rudolf Gutscher
|
|
documentary
|
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Die Bauten Adolf Hitlers
|
Walter Hege
|
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documentary
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Adolf Hitlers Constructions;
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Der Bienenstaat
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Ulrich K.T. Schultz, Wolfram Junghans
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Documentary
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Deutsche Weihnacht
|
Max Zehenthofer
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Documentary
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España heroica
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Paul Laven
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documentary
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Heroic Spain; about Spanish Civil War
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Eine Fahrt zur Zugspitze
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Norman Dix
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Documentary
|
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Franz Schubert und seine Heimat
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Norman Dix
|
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Documentary
|
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Gestern und heute
|
Hans Steinhoff
|
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Montage documentary
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Yesterday and today
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Der größte Fahrstuhl der Welt
|
Kurt Stefan
|
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Documentary
|
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Die große Zeit
|
Carl Junghans, Gert Stegemann
|
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Documentary
|
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Großstadt-Typen
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Leo de Laforgue
|
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Documentary
|
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Henkel - Ein deutsches Werk in seiner Arbeit |
Walter Ruttmann |
|
documentary |
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Im Dienste der Menschheit |
Walter Ruttmann |
|
documentary |
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Im Zeichen des Vertrauens. Ein Beyer-Film |
Walter Ruttmann |
|
documentary |
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Jagd auf Raubfische
|
Hans Helfritz
|
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Documentary
|
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Libellen
|
Ulrich K.T. Schultz, Wolfram Junghans
|
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Documentary
|
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Michelangelo
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Curt Oertel
|
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Documentary
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Shown at the 1938 Venice Film Festival
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München
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Ulrich Kayser
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Documentary
|
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Münchener Oktoberfest
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Max Grix
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Documentary
|
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Münster, Westfalens schöne Hauptstadt
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Documentary
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Natur und Technik
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Ulrich K.T. Schultz
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Documentary
|
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NS-Kampfspiele 1937
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Geza von Kolb
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Documentary
|
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Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker
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Leni Riefenstahl
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Olympics, Part 1 - Celebration of the People; documentary of 1936 Summer Olympics. Shows Opening Ceremonies, Jesse Owens race, marathons
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Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit
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Leni Riefenstahl
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Olympics, Part 2 - Celebration of Beauty; includes field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events, the Pentathlon, the Decathlon and Closing Ceremonies.
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Rätsel der Urwaldhölle
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O. Schulz-Kampthenkel
|
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Documentary
|
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Riemenschneider - Der Meister von Würzburg |
Walter Hege |
|
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documentary
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Schiff ohne Klassen - Die Wilhelm Gustloff
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|
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Documentary
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Documentary about the Wilhelm Gustloff;
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Sehnsuchtsland unserer Jugend
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Hans Helfritz
|
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Documentary
|
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Stammgäste an der Nordsee
|
Ulrich K.T. Schultz
|
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Documentary
|
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Vögel über Haff und Wiesen
|
Heinz Sielmann
|
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Documentary
|
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Was du ererbt
|
Herbert Gerdes
|
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Documentary
|
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Winterreise durch Südmandschurien
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Arnold Fanck
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Documentary
|
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Wort und Tat
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Fritz Hippler
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documentary
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Words and Deeds; displays the progress of Germany under Hitler by a series of montages
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Short films
References
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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