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. 8 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 1 +55

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 72 -63

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 97 -76

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 54 -19

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 19 +31

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 32 +28

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 35 +50

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 90 -56

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 26 +28

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 81 -64

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 101 -95

    Mephisto

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 5 +65

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 18 +69

    Unter den Brücken

    1946 — a.k.a. Under the Bridges, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 28 +14

    Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen

    1984 — a.k.a. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 79 -54

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 73 -26

    Ich war neunzehn

    1968 — a.k.a. I Was Nineteen, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 76 -17

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 6 +56

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 23 +29

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 75 +4

    Sterne

    1959 — a.k.a. Stars, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 91 -62

    Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

    1957 — a.k.a. The Devil Strikes at Night, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 50 +5

    Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

    1975 — a.k.a. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 63 +4

    Nicht versöhnt oder Es hilft nur Gewalt, wo...

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 86 -53

    Fontane Effi Briest

    1974 — a.k.a. Effi Briest, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 102 -58

    Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend

    1992 — a.k.a. Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 40 +10

    Katzelmacher

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 55 +1

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 98 -52

    Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern

    1969 — a.k.a. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, in 3 top lists Check
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