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. 102 -58

    Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend

    1992 — a.k.a. Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 101 -95

    Mephisto

    1981, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 98 -52

    Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern

    1969 — a.k.a. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 97 -76

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 95 -68

    Aus einem deutschen Leben

    1977 — a.k.a. Death Is My Trade, in 1 top list Check
  6. 94 -55

    Das Mädchen Rosemarie

    1958 — a.k.a. Rosemary, in 1 top list Check
  7. 93 +2

    Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

    1929 — a.k.a. The White Hell of Pitz Palu, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 91 -62

    Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

    1957 — a.k.a. The Devil Strikes at Night, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 90 -56

    Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle

    1974 — a.k.a. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 89 -40

    Jakob, der Lügner

    1974 — a.k.a. Jacob the Liar, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 86 -53

    Fontane Effi Briest

    1974 — a.k.a. Effi Briest, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 85 -72

    Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: ratlos

    1968 — a.k.a. Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 84 -80

    Das Kaninchen bin ich

    1965 — a.k.a. The Rabbit Is Me, in 1 top list Check
  15. 82 -66

    Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  16. 81 -64

    Berlin Alexanderplatz

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 80 -77

    Emil und die Detektive

    1931 — a.k.a. Emil and the Detectives, in 1 top list Check
  18. 79 -54

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 77 +4

    Die Straße

    1923 — a.k.a. The Street, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 76 -17

    Die bleierne Zeit

    1981 — a.k.a. Marianne and Juliane, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 75 +4

    Sterne

    1959 — a.k.a. Stars, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 73 -26

    Ich war neunzehn

    1968 — a.k.a. I Was Nineteen, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 72 -63

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  25. 70 -17

    Die Legende von Paul und Paula

    1973 — a.k.a. The Legend of Paul and Paula, in 1 top list Check
  26. 69 -9

    Ehe im Schatten

    1947 — a.k.a. Marriage in the Shadows, in 1 top list Check
  27. 68 +6

    Romanze in Moll

    1943 — a.k.a. Romance in a Minor Key, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 63 +4

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

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 62 +34

    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 61 -30

    Der geteilte Himmel

    1964 — a.k.a. The Divided Heaven, in 1 top list Check
  33. 60 -

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 57 +19

    In jenen Tagen

    1947 — a.k.a. Seven Journeys, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 55 +1

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 54 -19

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 53 +24

    Solo Sunny

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  38. 52 +32

    Die 3 Groschen-Oper

    1931 — a.k.a. The 3 Penny Opera, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 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. 49 -5

    Die Halbstarken

    1956 — a.k.a. Teenage Wolfpack, in 1 top list Check
  42. 48 -39

    Alice in den Städten

    1974 — a.k.a. Alice in the Cities, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 47 +27

    Rosen für den Staatsanwalt

    1959 — a.k.a. Roses for the Prosecutor, in 1 top list Check
  44. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 42 +33

    Rotation

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 41 -

    Große Freiheit Nr. 7

    1944 — a.k.a. Port of Freedom, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 40 +10

    Katzelmacher

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 38 +9

    Im Lauf der Zeit

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