List of West German films of 1953
List of films produced in Germany in 1953
List of West German films of 1953 . This was the fourth full year of film production since the formal partition of Germany into East and West in 1949. Major production centres were gathered in Hamburg , Munich and West Berlin . A number of co-productions were made between West Germany and Austria.
A–L
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Anna Louise and Anton
Thomas Engel
Paul Klinger , Hertha Feiler , Sabine Eggerth
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Arena of Death
Kurt Meisel
Richard Häussler , Katharina Mayberg , Friedl Hardt
Crime
Co-production with Austria
Arlette Conquers Paris
Viktor Tourjansky
Johanna Matz , Karlheinz Böhm , Karlheinz Böhm
Comedy
Co-production with France
As Long as You're Near Me
Harald Braun
Maria Schell , O.W. Fischer , Hardy Krüger
Drama
Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
Aunt Jutta from Calcutta
Karl Georg Külb
Viktor Staal , Ida Wüst , Ingrid Lutz
Comedy
Ave Maria
Alfred Braun
Zarah Leander , Marianne Hold , Marianne Hold
Drama
The Bachelor Trap
Fritz Böttger
Oskar Sima , Rudolf Platte , Maria Andergast
Comedy
Beloved Life
Rolf Thiele
Ruth Leuwerik , Carl Raddatz , Albert Lieven
Drama
The Bird Seller
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Ilse Werner , Wolf Albach-Retty , Eva Probst
Musical
The Blue Hour
Veit Harlan
Kristina Söderbaum , Hans Nielsen , Kurt Kreuger
Comedy
The Bogeyman
Carl Boese
Liselotte Pulver , Hans Reiser , Harald Paulsen
Comedy
Captain Bay-Bay
Helmut Käutner
Hans Albers , Lotte Koch , Renate Mannhardt
Musical comedy
The Chaplain of San Lorenzo
Gustav Ucicky
Willy Birgel , Dieter Borsche , Gertrud Kückelmann
Drama
The Charming Young Lady
Georg Thomalla
Georg Thomalla , Herta Staal , Gisela Fackeldey
Musical
Christina
Fritz Eichler
Barbara Rütting , Lutz Moik , Franziska Kinz
Drama
Come Back
Alfred Braun
Winnie Markus , Rudolf Prack , Hans Stüwe
Drama
The Cousin from Nowhere
Karl Anton
Vera Molnár , Gerhard Riedmann , Grethe Weiser
Musical
The Dancing Heart
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Gertrud Kückelmann , Gunnar Möller , Herta Staal
Musical comedy
Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein
Anton Kutter
Gisela Fackeldey , Marianne Koch , Eduard Köck
Drama
Co-production with Austria
The Daughter of the Regiment
Géza von Bolváry , Goffredo Alessandrini
Antonella Lualdi , Hannelore Schroth , Isa Barzizza
Comedy
Co-production with Italy
Diary of a Married Woman
Josef von Báky
Maria Schell , O.W. Fischer , Margarete Haagen
Comedy
The Divorcée
George Jacoby
Marika Rökk , Johannes Heesters , Hans Nielsen
Musical
Don't Forget Love
Paul Verhoeven
Luise Ullrich , Paul Dahlke , Will Quadflieg
Comedy
Dreaming Lips
Josef von Báky
Maria Schell , O.W. Fischer , Philip Dorn
Drama
Dutch Girl
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Sonja Ziemann , Gunnar Möller , Hans Moser
Musical comedy
Elephant Fury
Harry Piel
Harry Piel , Dorothea Wieck , Hans Zesch-Ballot
Thriller
The Empress of China
Steve Sekely
Grethe Weiser , Nadja Tiller , Ernst Waldow
Comedy
Everything for Father
Karl Hartl
Johanna Matz , Curd Jürgens , Olga Chekhova
Comedy
Fanfare of Marriage
Hans Grimm
Dieter Borsche , Georg Thomalla , Inge Egger
Comedy
Father Is Being Stupid
Johannes Haussler
Otto Gebühr , Camilla Horn , Herbert Hübner
Comedy
The Flower of Hawaii
Géza von Cziffra
Maria Litto , Rudolf Platte , Rudolf Platte
Musical
Have Sunshine in Your Heart
Erich Waschneck
Carl Wery , Liselotte Pulver , Otto Gebühr
Drama
Heartbroken on the Moselle
Kurt Hoffmann
Will Quadflieg , Elisabeth Müller , Renate Mannhardt
Romance
A Heart Plays False
Rudolf Jugert
O.W. Fischer , Ruth Leuwerik , Carl Wery
Drama
His Royal Highness
Harald Braun
Dieter Borsche , Ruth Leuwerik , Lil Dagover
Comedy
Hit Parade
Erik Ode
Germaine Damar , Nadja Tiller , Walter Giller
Musical
Hocuspocus
Kurt Hoffmann
Curt Goetz , Valerie von Martens , Hans Nielsen
Comedy
Hooray, It's a Boy!
Ernst Marischka
Theo Lingen , Ingrid Lutz , Walter Müller
Comedy
I and You
Alfred Weidenmann
Hardy Krüger , Liselotte Pulver , Doris Kirchner
Comedy
The Immortal Vagabond
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Karlheinz Böhm , Hans Olden , Elise Aulinger
Comedy
Jonny Saves Nebrador
Rudolf Jugert
Hans Albers , Margot Hielscher , Trude Hesterberg
Adventure
Josef the Chaste
Carl Boese
Ludwig Schmitz , Waltraut Haas , Renate Mannhardt
Comedy
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
Otto Preminger
Hardy Krüger , Johannes Heesters , Johanna Matz
Comedy
American production
Knall and Fall as Detectives
Hans Heinrich
Hans Richter , Rudolf Carl , Ingrid Lutz
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Lady's Choice
E. W. Emo
Georg Thomalla , Grethe Weiser , Willy Fritsch
Comedy
The Last Waltz
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Eva Bartok , Curd Jürgens , Christl Mardayn
Musical
Lavender
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Gretl Schörg , Karl Schönböck , Hans Holt
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Life Begins at Seventeen
Paul Martin
Sonja Ziemann , Paul Hubschmid , Anne-Marie Blanc
Romance
Little Red Riding Hood
Fritz Genschow
Werner Stock , Rita-Maria Nowottnick
Family
Love's Awakening
Hans Heinrich
Winnie Markus , Ingrid Andree , Carl Esmond
Drama
M–Z
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Mailman Mueller
John Reinhardt
Heinz Rühmann , Heli Finkenzeller , Wolfgang Condrus
Comedy
Marriage for One Night
Viktor Tourjansky
Gustav Fröhlich , Hannelore Bollmann , Adrian Hoven
Comedy
Marriage Strike
Joe Stöckel
Erich Auer , Lore Frisch , Elise Aulinger
Comedy
Mask in Blue
Georg Jacoby
Marika Rökk , Paul Hubschmid , Wilfried Seyferth
Musical
The Mill in the Black Forest
Hermann Kugelstadt
Edith Mill , Helmuth Schneider , Fritz Rasp
Drama
The Monastery's Hunter
Harald Reinl
Marianne Koch , Paul Hartmann , Erich Auer
Historical drama
Music by Night
Kurt Hoffmann
Paul Hubschmid , Gertrud Kückelmann , Curd Jürgens
Comedy
A Musical War of Love
Karl Hartl
Marte Harell , Johannes Heesters , Paul Kemp
Comedy
Must We Get Divorced?
Hans Schweikart
Hardy Krüger , Ruth Leuwerik , Tilda Thamar
Comedy
The Night Without Morals
Ferdinand Dörfler
Claude Farell , Gustav Knuth , Lucie Englisch
Comedy
No Way Back
Victor Vicas
Ivan Desny , Ruth Niehaus , René Deltgen
Drama
Not Afraid of Big Animals
Ulrich Erfurth
Heinz Rühmann , Ingeborg Körner , Gustav Knuth
Comedy
Once I Will Return
Géza von Bolváry
Paul Dahlke , Helene Stanley , Adelheid Seeck
Comedy
Open Your Window
Anton Kutter
Peter Pasetti , Ilse Peternell , Hans Olden
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
The Poacher
Alfred Lehner
Renate Mannhardt , Wastl Witt , Marianne Schönauer
Drama
Co-production with Austria
The Postponed Wedding Night
Karl Georg Külb
Margot Hielscher , Theo Lingen , Viktor Staal
Comedy
The Private Secretary
Paul Martin
Sonja Ziemann , Rudolf Prack , Paul Hörbiger
Comedy
Prosecutor Corda
Karl Ritter
Paul Klinger , Eva Probst , Erika von Thellmann
Drama
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
Paul Martin
Gardy Granass , John van Dreelen , Lil Dagover
Drama
The Rose of Stamboul
Karl Anton
Inge Egger , Albert Lieven , Grethe Weiser
Musical
Salto Mortale
Viktor Tourjansky
Margot Hielscher , Philip Dorn , Karlheinz Böhm
Drama
Scandal at the Girls' School
Erich Kobler
Walter Giller , Marianne Koch , Günther Lüders
Comedy
Secretly Still and Quiet
Hans Deppe
Gretl Schörg , Hans Nielsen , Theo Lingen
Comedy
The Singing Hotel
Géza von Cziffra
Hans Söhnker , Rudolf Platte , Ursula Justin
Musical
Southern Nights
Robert A. Stemmle
Margit Saad , Erwin Strahl , Waltraut Haas
Musical
Stars Over Colombo
Veit Harlan
Kristina Söderbaum , Willy Birgel , Adrian Hoven
Adventure
Street Serenade
Werner Jacobs
Vico Torriani , Sybil Werden , Otto Gebühr
Musical comedy
The Stronger Woman
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Gertrud Kückelmann , Antje Weisgerber , Hans Söhnker
Drama
Such a Charade
Erik Ode
Josefin Kipper , Joachim Brennecke , Heli Finkenzeller
Comedy
They Call It Love
John Reinhardt
Winnie Markus , Curd Jürgens , Richard Häussler
Comedy
To Be Without Worries
Georg Marischka
Hans Moser , Nadja Tiller , Walter Müller
Historical comedy
Co-production with Austria
The Uncle from America
Carl Boese
Hans Moser , Georg Thomalla , Grethe Weiser
Comedy
Under the Stars of Capri
Otto Linnekogel
Hanna Rucker , Helmuth Schneider , Wera Frydtberg
Romantic comedy
The Village Under the Sky
Richard Häussler
Inge Egger , Robert Freitag , Renate Mannhardt
Drama
Wedding in Transit
Paul Verhoeven
Karlheinz Böhm , Gardy Granass , Gert Fröbe
Comedy
We'll Talk About Love Later
Karl Anton
Gustav Fröhlich , Maria Holst , Liselotte Pulver
Comedy
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
Hans Deppe
Willy Fritsch , Magda Schneider , Romy Schneider
Drama
When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights
Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Prack , Ingeborg Körner , Walter Müller
Romance
Young Heart Full of Love
Paul May
Hans Brenner , Lore Frisch , Heinrich Gretler
Drama
Your Heart Is My Homeland
Richard Häussler
Inge Egger , Erwin Strahl , Viktor Staal
Drama
Co-production with Austria
Bibliography
Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany . Berghahn Books, 2007.
Fehrenbach, Heide. Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler . University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
See also
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