Movies in German
Film and DVD Index Part 2
German Movie Index • M-Z
With German and English titles listed alphabetically
Years indicated are for original release in home market
German Movie Guide:
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Directors - Regisseure
ABBREVIATIONS USED:
A = Austria, CH = Switzerland, D = Germany,
DDR = East Germany (1945-1989), F = France
DVD = avail. on DVD (either PAL or USA)
DVD PAL = avail. on PAL DVD (German only)
DVD USA = avail. on U.S. DVD (German + Engl. subtitles)
NOTE: DVD availability subject to change. Not all of the films listed here are available on video/DVD, but for those that are, see the "compare prices" link for NTSC/Region 1 DVDs (U.S.) or the German-Hollywood DVD Store (Web link) for Region 2/PAL DVDs.
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Film and DVD Index: A-L | M-Z
Films in German: M
M (D, 1931, M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD) - WEB > F. Lang Filmography - IMDb
Mädchen Rosemarie, Das (D, 1958) Director: Rolf Thiele (DVD PAL)
Männer (1985, Men) Director: Doris Dörrie
Making Up! (D, 1993, Abgeschminkt!) Director: Katja von Garnier (DVD PAL)
Map of the Heart, A (D, 2002, Der Felsen) Director: Dominik Graf (DVD PAL)
Marlene (D, 1984) Director: Maximilan Schell. Dietrich documentary (DVD USA)
Marlene (D, 2000) Director: Joseph Vilsmaier. Katja Flint as Dietrich (DVD PAL)- WEB > J. Vilsmaier Filmography - IMDb
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (USA/D, 2001) Director: J. David Riva. Dietrich documentary (DVD USA)
Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (USA/D, 1996) Director: Chris Hunt. Riva family
Marquise von O, Die (D/F, 1976, The Marquise of O) Director: Eric Rohmer (DVD USA)
Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979, Die Ehe der Maria Braun) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Maybe...Maybe Not (1994, Der bewegte Mann) Director: Sönke Wortmann (DVD PAL) - WEB > S. Wortmann Filmography - IMDb
Mein liebster Feind (D, 1999, My Best Fiend) Director: Werner Herzog (DVD) - WEB > W. Herzog Filmography - IMDb
Men (1985, Männer) Director: Doris Dörrie
Mephisto (D/A/H, 1981) Director: István Szabó
Merry Christmas (F/D/UK 2005, Joyeux Noël) Director: Christian Carion. More...
Miracle of Bern, The (D, 2003, Das Wunder von Bern) Director: Sönke Wortmann
Mörder sind unter uns, Die (D, 1946, The Murderers Are Among Us) Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Mostly Martha (D, 2001, Bella Martha or Fünf Sterne) Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (D, 1975, Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder (DVD)
müde Tod, Der (D, 1921, Destiny, silent) Director: Fritz Lang
Münchausen (D, 1943, Baron Münchausen) Director: Josef von Baky (DVD USA)
Murderers Are Among Us, The (1946, Die Mörder sind unter uns) Director: Wolfgang Staudte
My Best Fiend (D, 1999, Mein liebster Feind) Director: Werner Herzog (DVD) - WEB > W. Herzog Filmography - IMDb
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N
Nackt (D, 2002, Naked) Director: Doris Dörrie
Naked (D, 2002, Nackt) Director: Doris Dörrie
Nasty Girl, The (D, 1990, Das schreckliche Mädchen) Director: Michael Verhoeven
Never Mind the Wall (D, 2001, Wie Feuer und Flamme) Director: Connie Walther
Nibelungen, Die (D, 1924, silent) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD)
Nibelungen, Die - Der Fluch des Drachen (D, 2004, Ring of the Nibelungs) Director: Uli Edel. More... (DVD PAL)
Nirgendwo in Afrika (D, 2001, Nowhere in Africa) Director: Caroline Link
Nowhere in Africa (D, 2001, Nirgendwo in Afrika) Director: Caroline Link
Nosferatu - eine Symphonie des Grauens (D, 1922) Director: F.W. Murnau
Nosferatu the Vampyre (D, 1979) Director: Werner Herzog
Also see > Best German Films for German-Learners
O
Olympia (D, 1936-38) Director: Leni Riefenstahl
P
Pandora's Box (D, 1929, Die Büchse der Pandora) Director: G.W. Pabst
Princess and the Warrior, The (D, 1999, Der Krieger und die Kaiserin) Director: Tom Tykwer (DVD)
Promise, The (D, 1995, Das Versprechen) Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Q
Querelle (D, 1982) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder (DVD)
R
Ring of the Nibelungs (D, 2004, Die Nibelungen - Der Fluch des Drachen) Director: Uli Edel. More... (DVD PAL)
Rosa Luxemburg (D, 1986) Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Run Lola Run (D, 1998, Lola rennt) Director: Tom Tykwer (DVD)
S
Schlafes Bruder (D, 1995, Brother of Sleep) Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
WEB > J. Vilsmaier Filmography - IMDb
Schuh des Manitu, Der (D, 2001) Director: Michael Herbig (DVD PAL)
schreckliche Mädchen, Das (D, 1990, The Nasty Girl) Director: Michael Verhoeven
Schultze Gets the Blues (D, 2003) Director: Michael Schorr (DVD)
Schussangst (D, 2003, Gun-Shy) Director: Dito Tsintsadze
Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, Die (D, 1982, Veronika Voss) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder (DVD)
Siegfried (D, 1924, silent) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD)
Sonnenallee (D, 1999, Sun Alley) Director: Leander Haussmann (DVD)
Sonnensucher, Die (DDR, 1958/1972, Sun Seekers) Director: Konrad Wolf - WEB > DEFA Films
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (D, 2005) Director: Marc Rothemund (DVD PAL)
Spione (D, 1929, Spies, silent) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD USA) - WEB > F. Lang Filmography - IMDb
Stalingrad (D, 1992) Director: Joseph Vilsmaier (DVD)
Stille nach dem Schuss, Die (D, 2000, The Legend of Rita) Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Sun Alley (D, 1999, Sonnenallee) Director: Leander Haussmann (DVD)
Sun Seekers (DDR, 1958/1972, Die Sonnensucher) Director: Konrad Wolf - WEB > DEFA Films
WEB > See the German-Hollywood DVD Store for DVDs of these films.
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T
Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse, Die (D, 1960, The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD USA) - WEB > F. Lang Filmography - IMDb
Testament of Dr. Mabuse, The (D, 1933, Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) Director: Fritz Lang (DVD USA) - WEB > F. Lang Filmography - IMDb
Thief Lord (D, 2006, Herr der Diebe) Director: Richard Claus. Based on the best-selling novel by German author Cornelia Funke.
Threepenny Opera, The (D, 1931, Die Dreigroschenoper) Director: G.W. Pabst
Tiefland (D, 1954, Lowlands) Director: Leni Riefenstahl - WEB > Riefenstahl German-Hollywood
Tin Drum, The (D, 1979, Die Blechtrommel) Director: Volker Schlöndorff (DVD)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise (D, 2004) German 'StarTrek' spoof (DVD PAL)
Triumph des Willen (D, 1934, Triumph of the Will) Director: Leni Riefenstahl - WEB > Riefenstahl German-Hollywood
Tunnel, Der (D, 2001, The Tunnel) Director: Roland S. Richter (DVD)
Tunnel, Der (D, 1933, The Tunnel) Director: Curtis Bernhardt, Sci-fi
U
Unnatural (D, 1952, Ger. title: Alraune) Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt. See Alraune for more. (DVD)
V
Vaya con Dios (D, 2002) Director: Zoltan Spirendelli
Veronika Voss (D, 1982) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Versprechen, Das (D, 1995, The Promise) Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Also see > Best German Films for German-Learners
W
Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? (D, 1970, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?) Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken (D, 2004, Love in Thoughts) Director: Achim von Borries
Weiße Rose, Die (D, 1982, The White Rose) Director: Michael Verhoeven (DVD PAL, VHS USA)
What To Do in Case of Fire (D, 2002, Was tun, wenn's brennt) Director: Gregor Schnitzler
White Roar, The (D, 2002, Das weiße Rauschen) Director: Hans Weingartner
Wie Feuer und Flamme (D, 2001, Never Mind the Wall) Director: Connie Walther
Winterschläfer (D, 1997, Winter Sleepers) Director: Tom Tykwer
Wings of Desire (D, 1987, Der Himmel über Berlin) Director: Wim Wenders (DVD) - WEB > Wenders German-Hollywood
Woman in the Moon (D, 1931, Frau im Mond, silent) Director: Fritz Lang - WEB > F. Lang Filmography - IMDb
Wunder von Bern, Das (D, 2003, The Miracle of Bern) Director: Sönke Wortmann (DVD PAL) - WEB > S. Wortmann Filmography - IMDb
WEB > See the German-Hollywood DVD Store for DVDs of these films.
Z
Zur Sache, Schätzchen (D, 1967) Director: May Spils
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