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List of films produced in Germany in 1953
List of West German films of 1953 . This was the fourth full year of film production since the
formal partition of Germany into
East and
West in 1949. Major production centres were gathered in
Hamburg ,
Munich and
West Berlin . A number of
co-productions were made between West Germany and Austria.
A–L
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Anna Louise and Anton
Thomas Engel
Paul Klinger ,
Hertha Feiler ,
Sabine Eggerth
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Arena of Death
Kurt Meisel
Richard Häussler ,
Katharina Mayberg ,
Friedl Hardt
Crime
Co-production with Austria
Arlette Conquers Paris
Viktor Tourjansky
Johanna Matz ,
Karlheinz Böhm ,
Karlheinz Böhm
Comedy
Co-production with France
As Long as You're Near Me
Harald Braun
Maria Schell ,
O.W. Fischer ,
Hardy Krüger
Drama
Entered into the
1954 Cannes Film Festival
Aunt Jutta from Calcutta
Karl Georg Külb
Viktor Staal ,
Ida Wüst ,
Ingrid Lutz
Comedy
Ave Maria
Alfred Braun
Zarah Leander ,
Marianne Hold ,
Marianne Hold
Drama
The Bachelor Trap
Fritz Böttger
Oskar Sima ,
Rudolf Platte ,
Maria Andergast
Comedy
Beloved Life
Rolf Thiele
Ruth Leuwerik ,
Carl Raddatz ,
Albert Lieven
Drama
The Bird Seller
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Ilse Werner ,
Wolf Albach-Retty ,
Eva Probst
Musical
The Blue Hour
Veit Harlan
Kristina Söderbaum ,
Hans Nielsen ,
Kurt Kreuger
Comedy
The Bogeyman
Carl Boese
Liselotte Pulver ,
Hans Reiser ,
Harald Paulsen
Comedy
Captain Bay-Bay
Helmut Käutner
Hans Albers ,
Lotte Koch ,
Renate Mannhardt
Musical comedy
The Chaplain of San Lorenzo
Gustav Ucicky
Willy Birgel ,
Dieter Borsche ,
Gertrud Kückelmann
Drama
The Charming Young Lady
Georg Thomalla
Georg Thomalla ,
Herta Staal ,
Gisela Fackeldey
Musical
Christina
Fritz Eichler
Barbara Rütting ,
Lutz Moik ,
Franziska Kinz
Drama
Come Back
Alfred Braun
Winnie Markus ,
Rudolf Prack ,
Hans Stüwe
Drama
The Cousin from Nowhere
Karl Anton
Vera Molnár ,
Gerhard Riedmann ,
Grethe Weiser
Musical
The Dancing Heart
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Gertrud Kückelmann ,
Gunnar Möller ,
Herta Staal
Musical comedy
Dark Clouds Over the Dachstein
Anton Kutter
Gisela Fackeldey ,
Marianne Koch ,
Eduard Köck
Drama
Co-production with Austria
The Daughter of the Regiment
Géza von Bolváry ,
Goffredo Alessandrini
Antonella Lualdi ,
Hannelore Schroth ,
Isa Barzizza
Comedy
Co-production with Italy
Diary of a Married Woman
Josef von Báky
Maria Schell ,
O.W. Fischer ,
Margarete Haagen
Comedy
The Divorcée
George Jacoby
Marika Rökk ,
Johannes Heesters ,
Hans Nielsen
Musical
Don't Forget Love
Paul Verhoeven
Luise Ullrich ,
Paul Dahlke ,
Will Quadflieg
Comedy
Dreaming Lips
Josef von Báky
Maria Schell ,
O.W. Fischer ,
Philip Dorn
Drama
Dutch Girl
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Sonja Ziemann ,
Gunnar Möller ,
Hans Moser
Musical comedy
Elephant Fury
Harry Piel
Harry Piel ,
Dorothea Wieck ,
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Thriller
The Empress of China
Steve Sekely
Grethe Weiser ,
Nadja Tiller ,
Ernst Waldow
Comedy
Everything for Father
Karl Hartl
Johanna Matz ,
Curd Jürgens ,
Olga Chekhova
Comedy
Fanfare of Marriage
Hans Grimm
Dieter Borsche ,
Georg Thomalla ,
Inge Egger
Comedy
Father Is Being Stupid
Johannes Haussler
Otto Gebühr ,
Camilla Horn ,
Herbert Hübner
Comedy
The Flower of Hawaii
Géza von Cziffra
Maria Litto ,
Rudolf Platte ,
Rudolf Platte
Musical
Have Sunshine in Your Heart
Erich Waschneck
Carl Wery ,
Liselotte Pulver ,
Otto Gebühr
Drama
Heartbroken on the Moselle
Kurt Hoffmann
Will Quadflieg ,
Elisabeth Müller ,
Renate Mannhardt
Romance
A Heart Plays False
Rudolf Jugert
O.W. Fischer ,
Ruth Leuwerik ,
Carl Wery
Drama
His Royal Highness
Harald Braun
Dieter Borsche ,
Ruth Leuwerik ,
Lil Dagover
Comedy
Hit Parade
Erik Ode
Germaine Damar ,
Nadja Tiller ,
Walter Giller
Musical
Hocuspocus
Kurt Hoffmann
Curt Goetz ,
Valerie von Martens ,
Hans Nielsen
Comedy
Hooray, It's a Boy!
Ernst Marischka
Theo Lingen ,
Ingrid Lutz ,
Walter Müller
Comedy
I and You
Alfred Weidenmann
Hardy Krüger ,
Liselotte Pulver ,
Doris Kirchner
Comedy
The Immortal Vagabond
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Karlheinz Böhm ,
Hans Olden ,
Elise Aulinger
Comedy
Jonny Saves Nebrador
Rudolf Jugert
Hans Albers ,
Margot Hielscher ,
Trude Hesterberg
Adventure
Josef the Chaste
Carl Boese
Ludwig Schmitz ,
Waltraut Haas ,
Renate Mannhardt
Comedy
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
Otto Preminger
Hardy Krüger ,
Johannes Heesters ,
Johanna Matz
Comedy
American production
Knall and Fall as Detectives
Hans Heinrich
Hans Richter ,
Rudolf Carl ,
Ingrid Lutz
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Lady's Choice
E. W. Emo
Georg Thomalla ,
Grethe Weiser ,
Willy Fritsch
Comedy
The Last Waltz
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Eva Bartok ,
Curd Jürgens ,
Christl Mardayn
Musical
Lavender
Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Gretl Schörg ,
Karl Schönböck ,
Hans Holt
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
Life Begins at Seventeen
Paul Martin
Sonja Ziemann ,
Paul Hubschmid ,
Anne-Marie Blanc
Romance
Little Red Riding Hood
Fritz Genschow
Werner Stock ,
Rita-Maria Nowottnick
Family
Love's Awakening
Hans Heinrich
Winnie Markus ,
Ingrid Andree ,
Carl Esmond
Drama
M–Z
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Mailman Mueller
John Reinhardt
Heinz Rühmann ,
Heli Finkenzeller ,
Wolfgang Condrus
Comedy
Marriage for One Night
Viktor Tourjansky
Gustav Fröhlich ,
Hannelore Bollmann ,
Adrian Hoven
Comedy
Marriage Strike
Joe Stöckel
Erich Auer ,
Lore Frisch ,
Elise Aulinger
Comedy
Mask in Blue
Georg Jacoby
Marika Rökk ,
Paul Hubschmid ,
Wilfried Seyferth
Musical
The Mill in the Black Forest
Hermann Kugelstadt
Edith Mill ,
Helmuth Schneider ,
Fritz Rasp
Drama
The Monastery's Hunter
Harald Reinl
Marianne Koch ,
Paul Hartmann ,
Erich Auer
Historical drama
Music by Night
Kurt Hoffmann
Paul Hubschmid ,
Gertrud Kückelmann ,
Curd Jürgens
Comedy
A Musical War of Love
Karl Hartl
Marte Harell ,
Johannes Heesters ,
Paul Kemp
Comedy
Must We Get Divorced?
Hans Schweikart
Hardy Krüger ,
Ruth Leuwerik ,
Tilda Thamar
Comedy
The Night Without Morals
Ferdinand Dörfler
Claude Farell ,
Gustav Knuth ,
Lucie Englisch
Comedy
No Way Back
Victor Vicas
Ivan Desny ,
Ruth Niehaus ,
René Deltgen
Drama
Not Afraid of Big Animals
Ulrich Erfurth
Heinz Rühmann ,
Ingeborg Körner ,
Gustav Knuth
Comedy
Once I Will Return
Géza von Bolváry
Paul Dahlke ,
Helene Stanley ,
Adelheid Seeck
Comedy
Open Your Window
Anton Kutter
Peter Pasetti ,
Ilse Peternell ,
Hans Olden
Comedy
Co-production with Austria
The Poacher
Alfred Lehner
Renate Mannhardt ,
Wastl Witt ,
Marianne Schönauer
Drama
Co-production with Austria
The Postponed Wedding Night
Karl Georg Külb
Margot Hielscher ,
Theo Lingen ,
Viktor Staal
Comedy
The Private Secretary
Paul Martin
Sonja Ziemann ,
Rudolf Prack ,
Paul Hörbiger
Comedy
Prosecutor Corda
Karl Ritter
Paul Klinger ,
Eva Probst ,
Erika von Thellmann
Drama
Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine
Paul Martin
Gardy Granass ,
John van Dreelen ,
Lil Dagover
Drama
The Rose of Stamboul
Karl Anton
Inge Egger ,
Albert Lieven ,
Grethe Weiser
Musical
Salto Mortale
Viktor Tourjansky
Margot Hielscher ,
Philip Dorn ,
Karlheinz Böhm
Drama
Scandal at the Girls' School
Erich Kobler
Walter Giller ,
Marianne Koch ,
Günther Lüders
Comedy
Secretly Still and Quiet
Hans Deppe
Gretl Schörg ,
Hans Nielsen ,
Theo Lingen
Comedy
The Singing Hotel
Géza von Cziffra
Hans Söhnker ,
Rudolf Platte ,
Ursula Justin
Musical
Southern Nights
Robert A. Stemmle
Margit Saad ,
Erwin Strahl ,
Waltraut Haas
Musical
Stars Over Colombo
Veit Harlan
Kristina Söderbaum ,
Willy Birgel ,
Adrian Hoven
Adventure
Street Serenade
Werner Jacobs
Vico Torriani ,
Sybil Werden ,
Otto Gebühr
Musical comedy
The Stronger Woman
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Gertrud Kückelmann ,
Antje Weisgerber ,
Hans Söhnker
Drama
Such a Charade
Erik Ode
Josefin Kipper ,
Joachim Brennecke ,
Heli Finkenzeller
Comedy
They Call It Love
John Reinhardt
Winnie Markus ,
Curd Jürgens ,
Richard Häussler
Comedy
To Be Without Worries
Georg Marischka
Hans Moser ,
Nadja Tiller ,
Walter Müller
Historical comedy
Co-production with Austria
The Uncle from America
Carl Boese
Hans Moser ,
Georg Thomalla ,
Grethe Weiser
Comedy
Under the Stars of Capri
Otto Linnekogel
Hanna Rucker ,
Helmuth Schneider ,
Wera Frydtberg
Romantic comedy
The Village Under the Sky
Richard Häussler
Inge Egger ,
Robert Freitag ,
Renate Mannhardt
Drama
Wedding in Transit
Paul Verhoeven
Karlheinz Böhm ,
Gardy Granass ,
Gert Fröbe
Comedy
We'll Talk About Love Later
Karl Anton
Gustav Fröhlich ,
Maria Holst ,
Liselotte Pulver
Comedy
When the White Lilacs Bloom Again
Hans Deppe
Willy Fritsch ,
Magda Schneider ,
Romy Schneider
Drama
When The Village Music Plays on Sunday Nights
Rudolf Schündler
Rudolf Prack ,
Ingeborg Körner ,
Walter Müller
Romance
Young Heart Full of Love
Paul May
Hans Brenner ,
Lore Frisch ,
Heinrich Gretler
Drama
Your Heart Is My Homeland
Richard Häussler
Inge Egger ,
Erwin Strahl ,
Viktor Staal
Drama
Co-production with Austria
Bibliography
Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany . Berghahn Books, 2007.
Fehrenbach, Heide. Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler . University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
See also
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