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. 24 -

    Wintergartenprogramm

    1895, in 1 top list Check
  2. 92 -27

    Mysterien eines Frisiersalons

    1923 — a.k.a. The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop, in 1 top list Check
  3. 63 +4

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

    1965 — a.k.a. Not Reconciled, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 3 +13

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 2 +19

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 11 +74

    Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?

    1932 — a.k.a. Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 46 +44

    Varieté

    1925 — a.k.a. Variety, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 5 +65

    Menschen am Sonntag

    1930 — a.k.a. People on Sunday, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 77 +4

    Die Straße

    1923 — a.k.a. The Street, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 93 +2

    Die weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü

    1929 — a.k.a. The White Hell of Pitz Palu, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 80 -77

    Emil und die Detektive

    1931 — a.k.a. Emil and the Detectives, in 1 top list Check
  12. 64 +26

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 51 +42

    Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie

    1930 — a.k.a. Westfront 1918, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 78 -40

    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 65 -35

    Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

    1929 — a.k.a. Diary of a Lost Girl, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 74 -66

    Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 42 +33

    Rotation

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 82 -66

    Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  19. 6 +56

    Die Mörder sind unter uns

    1946 — a.k.a. Murderers Among Us, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 83 -57

    Der Kongreß tanzt

    1931 — a.k.a. Congress Dances, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 31 +39

    Madame DuBarry

    1919 — a.k.a. Passion, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 12 +68

    Der Student von Prag

    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 39 +66

    Der junge Törless

    1966 — a.k.a. Young Torless, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 14 +89

    Abschied von gestern - (Anita G.)

    1966 — a.k.a. Yesterday Girl, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 67 -5

    Händler der vier Jahreszeiten

    1972 — a.k.a. The Merchant of Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 98 -52

    Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern

    1969 — a.k.a. Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 40 +10

    Katzelmacher

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 23 +29

    Liebelei

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 45 -6

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 100 -86

    Berliner Ballade

    1948 — a.k.a. The Berliner, in 1 top list Check
  31. 88 -83

    Asphalt

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 30 -16

    Berlin-Alexanderplatz - Die Geschichte Franz...

    1931 — a.k.a. Berlin-Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf, in 1 top list Check
  33. 19 +31

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 16 +23

    Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

    1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 75 +4

    Sterne

    1959 — a.k.a. Stars, in 3 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. 79 -54

    Kameradschaft

    1931 — a.k.a. Comradeship, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 71 -47

    Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach

    1968 — a.k.a. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 4 +60

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  40. 72 -63

    Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

    1972 — a.k.a. Aguirre, the Wrath of God, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 59 +9

    Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 49 -5

    Die Halbstarken

    1956 — a.k.a. Teenage Wolfpack, in 1 top list Check
  43. 22 +4

    Der müde Tod

    1921 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 47 +27

    Rosen für den Staatsanwalt

    1959 — a.k.a. Roses for the Prosecutor, in 1 top list Check
  45. 60 -

    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 68 +6

    Romanze in Moll

    1943 — a.k.a. Romance in a Minor Key, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 55 +1

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 56 +27

    Die Drei von der Tankstelle

    1930 — a.k.a. Three from the Filling Station, in 1 top list Check
  49. 1 +55

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  50. 18 +69

    Unter den Brücken

    1946 — a.k.a. Under the Bridges, in 5 top lists Check
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