Home›Landmark Works›Group›German-Language CinemaGroupGerman-Language CinemaThis child group of European Cinema collects that broader group's members whose primary country of origin is Germany, West Germany, East Germany, Austria or German-speaking Switzerland, read from the member's own recorded Country fact or its description text, spanning New German Cinema directors such as Wenders and Fassbinder, the Berlin School, East German DEFA-era production, and Austrian and Swiss German-language auteur film.FactsGerman-Language CinemaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1895 1German-Language CinemaFilter Results26 entriesCollectionAllEuropean Cinema (26)German-Language Cinema (26)CreatorAllCarol Reed (1)Elem Klimov (1)Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (1)Jasmila Žbanić (1)Jiří Menzel (1)Krzysztof Zanussi (1)Larisa Shepitko (1)Leopold Lindtberg (1)Margarethe von Trotta (1)Michael Haneke (2)Oliver Hirschbiegel (1)Rainer Simon (1)Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1)Reinhard Hauff (1)Robert Siodmak (1)Tom Tykwer (1)Vittorio De Sica (1)Werner Herzog (1)Werner Schroeter (1)Wim Wenders (3)Wolfgang Petersen (1)MediumAllFilm (25)CountryAllGermany (1)Soviet Union (2)United Kingdom (1)West Germany (1)West Germany and France (1)Release YearAll1949 (1)1951 (1)1955 (1)1962 (1)1966 (1)1972 (1)1977 (1)1980 (1)1981 (2)1982 (2)1984 (2)1985 (2)1986 (1)1987 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2004 (1)2006 (2)2009 (1)2011 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (2)German (15)Polish (1)Russian (2)AwardAllAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film (3)Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film (1)BAFTA Award for Best British Film (1)Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1)César Award for Best Foreign Film (1)David di Donatello for Best Film (1)European Film Award for Best Actor (1)European Film Award for Best Director (2)European Film Award for Best Film (2)European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (2)European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (1)Film Independent Spirit Awards (1)German Film Award for Best Fiction Film (Silver) (1)German Film Award for Outstanding Feature Film (1)Golden Bear (9)Golden Lion (4)Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film (1)International Emmy Award for best drama series (1)Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work (1)Meeting Point Europe Award (1)Palme d'Or (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 26A Year of the Quiet SunGerman-Language CinemaAguirre, the Wrath of GodGerman-Language CinemaClosely Watched TrainsGerman-Language CinemaCome and SeeGerman-Language CinemaDas BootGerman-Language CinemaDavidGerman-Language CinemaDie RattenGerman-Language CinemaDownfall (2004 film)German-Language CinemaFaustGerman-Language CinemaFour in a JeepGerman-Language CinemaFunny Games (1997 film)German-Language CinemaGrbavica (film)German-Language CinemaMarianne and JulianeGerman-Language CinemaPalermo or WolfsburgGerman-Language CinemaParis, Texas (film)German-Language CinemaRun Lola RunGerman-Language CinemaStammheimGerman-Language CinemaThe Ascent (1977 film)German-Language CinemaThe Garden of the Finzi-ContinisGerman-Language CinemaThe Lives of OthersGerman-Language CinemaThe State of ThingsGerman-Language CinemaThe Third ManGerman-Language CinemaThe White RibbonGerman-Language CinemaThe Woman and the StrangerGerman-Language CinemaVeronika VossGerman-Language CinemaWings of DesireGerman-Language CinemaSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Cinema of Germany, History sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Cinema of Germany, History sectionOn 1 November 1895, Max Skladanowsky and his brother Emil demonstrated their self-invented film projector, the Bioscop, at the Wintergarten music hall in Berlin.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.