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. 97 -76

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 72 -63

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 90 -56

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 35 +50

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 19 +31

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 7 +11

    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 54 -19

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 27 +7

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 20 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 81 -64

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 21 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 34 +35

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 32 +28

    Die Ehe der Maria Braun

    1979 — a.k.a. The Marriage of Maria Braun, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 26 +28

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 5 +65

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 13 +7

    Die Brücke

    1959 — a.k.a. The Bridge, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

    1976 — a.k.a. Kings of the Road, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 31 +39

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 101 -95

    Mephisto

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 40 +10

    Katzelmacher

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 28 +14

    Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen

    1984 — a.k.a. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 50 +5

    Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum

    1975 — a.k.a. The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 86 -53

    Fontane Effi Briest

    1974 — a.k.a. Effi Briest, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 79 -54

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 9 +69

    Die freudlose Gasse

    1925 — a.k.a. The Joyless Street, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 23 +29

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 30 -16

    Berlin-Alexanderplatz - Die Geschichte Franz...

    1931 — a.k.a. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, in 1 top list Check
  40. 76 -17

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 91 -62

    Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

    1957 — a.k.a. The Devil Strikes at Night, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 18 +69

    Unter den Brücken

    1946 — a.k.a. Under the Bridges, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 102 -58

    Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend

    1992 — a.k.a. Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 70 -17

    Die Legende von Paul und Paula

    1973 — a.k.a. The Legend of Paul and Paula, in 1 top list Check
  46. 98 -52

    Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern

    1969 — a.k.a. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 25 +62

    Spur der Steine

    1966 — a.k.a. Trace of Stones, in 1 top list Check
  49. 82 -66

    Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  50. 94 -55

    Das Mädchen Rosemarie

    1958 — a.k.a. Rosemary, in 1 top list Check
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