Kinemathekverbund's The 100 Most Important German Films

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In the year of cinematography’s centennial anniversary 1995, the Deutscher Kinematheksverbund conducted a survey in search of the 100 German films that were considered the most important. In the first poll 324 film historians, film journalists, film makers and movie owners decided about places 1 to 75, a second poll with 228 votes determinded the places 76 to 100.

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  1. 81 -64

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 28 +14

    Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen

    1984 — a.k.a. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 66 +7

    Der Prozeß - Eine Darstellung des...

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  4. 99 -80

    Lebensläufe

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 17 +13

    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 8 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 97 -76

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 95 -68

    Aus einem deutschen Leben

    1977 — a.k.a. Death Is My Trade, in 1 top list Check
  10. 101 -95

    Mephisto

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 35 +50

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 86 -53

    Fontane Effi Briest

    1974 — a.k.a. Effi Briest, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 25 +62

    Spur der Steine

    1966 — a.k.a. Trace of Stones, in 1 top list Check
  14. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 87 -76

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 29 +7

    Deutschland im Herbst

    1978 — a.k.a. Germany in Autumn, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 36 +46

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 15 +46

    Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück

    1929 — a.k.a. Mother Krause's Journey to Happiness, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 58 +9

    Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 32 +28

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 61 -30

    Der geteilte Himmel

    1964 — a.k.a. The Divided Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  24. 26 +28

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 73 -26

    Ich war neunzehn

    1968 — a.k.a. I Was Nineteen, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 57 +19

    In jenen Tagen

    1947 — a.k.a. Seven Journeys, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 84 -80

    Das Kaninchen bin ich

    1965 — a.k.a. The Rabbit Is Me, in 1 top list Check
  31. 90 -56

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 33 -27

    Münchhausen

    1943 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, in 1 top list Check
  33. 37 new

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 10 +38

    Der Untertan

    1951 — a.k.a. Man of Straw, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 44 +48

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 43 -32

    Wir Wunderkinder

    1958 — a.k.a. Aren't We Wonderful?, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 76 -17

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 50 +5

    Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

    1975 — a.k.a. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 94 -55

    Das Mädchen Rosemarie

    1958 — a.k.a. Rosemary, in 1 top list Check
  42. 70 -17

    Die Legende von Paul und Paula

    1973 — a.k.a. The Legend of Paul and Paula, in 1 top list Check
  43. 69 -9

    Ehe im Schatten

    1947 — a.k.a. Marriage in the Shadows, in 1 top list Check
  44. 91 -62

    Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

    1957 — a.k.a. The Devil Strikes at Night, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 53 +24

    Solo Sunny

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  47. 85 -72

    Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: ratlos

    1968 — a.k.a. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 89 -40

    Jakob, der Lügner

    1974 — a.k.a. Jacob the Liar, in 2 top lists Check
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