List of West German films of 1952. This was the third 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.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
All Clues Lead to BerlinFranz CapKurt Meisel, Hans Nielsen, Barbara RüttingThriller
AlrauneArthur Maria RabenaltHildegard Knef, Erich von Stroheim, Karlheinz BöhmDrama
Ambassadors of MusicHermann StößHilde Körber, Werner Finck, Karla HöckerMusical documentary
At the Well in Front of the GateHans WolffSonja Ziemann, Hans Stüwe, Willy FritschRomance
Behind Monastery WallsHarald ReinlOlga Tschechowa, Philip Dorn, Dorothea WieckDrama
Big City SecretLeo de LaforgueIngrid Lutz, Fritz Wagner, Alfred SchieskeCrime
The Blue and White LionWerner JacobsWastl Witt, Elise Aulinger, Lore FrischComedy
Captive SoulHans WolffAdrian Hoven, Anne-Marie Blanc, Attila HörbigerDrama
Carnival in WhiteHans Albin, Harry R. SokalAdrian Hoven, Hannelore Bollmann, Lucie EnglischComedy
The Chaste LibertineCarl BoeseGeorg Thomalla, Grethe Weiser, Marianne KochComedy
The Colourful DreamGéza von CziffraVera Molnar, Josef Meinrad, Ursula GrableyMusical
The Crucifix Carver of AmmergauHarald ReinlErich Auer, Elise Aulinger, Ingeborg CorneliusDrama
Cuba CabanaFritz Peter BuchZarah Leander, O.W. Fischer, Paul HartmannDrama, Musical
Dancing StarsGéza von CziffraGermaine Damar, Georg Thomalla, Axel von AmbesserMusical
The Day Before the WeddingRolf ThielePaul Dahlke, Elisabeth Müller, Käthe HaackComedy
DesiresRolf HansenHeidemarie Hatheyer, O.W. Fischer, René DeltgenDrama
Don't Ask My HeartPaul MartinWilly Birgel, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Maria HolstDrama
The ExchangeKarl AntonViktor Staal, Carola Höhn, Gertrud KückelmannComedy
Father Needs a WifeHarald BraunDieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik, Bruni LöbelComedy
Fight of the TertiaErik OdeBrigitte Rau, Wolfgang Jansen, Hans StiebnerFamily
The Forester's DaughterArthur Maria RabenaltJohanna Matz, Karl Schönböck, Käthe von NagyMusical
Fritz and FriederikeGéza von BolváryLiselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven, Erika von ThellmannComedy
The Great TemptationRolf HansenDieter Borsche, Ruth Leuwerik, Renate Mannhardt Drama
Heimat BellsHermann KugelstadtHansi Knoteck, Armin Dahlen, Renate MannhardtDrama
Holiday From MyselfHans DeppeRudolf Prack, Marianne Hold, Willy FritschComedy
Homesick for YouRobert A. StemmleMargot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti, Josefin KipperMusical
House of LifeKarl HartlGustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers, Viktor StaalDrama
I Can't Marry Them AllHans WolffSonja Ziemann, Adrian Hoven, Hardy KrügerMusical
I Lost My Heart in HeidelbergErnst NeubachAdrian Hoven, Paul Hörbiger, Eva ProbstMusical
Illusion in a Minor KeyRudolf JugertHildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz, Hardy KrügerDrama
The Imaginary InvalidHans H. KönigJoe Stöckel, Inge Egger, Oskar SimaComedy
I'm Waiting for YouVolker von CollandeHanna Rucker, Joachim Brennecke, Anne-Marie BlancDrama
KlettermaxeKurt HoffmannLiselotte Pulver, Albert Lieven, Charlott DaudertCrime comedy
Knall and Fall as ImpostersUlrich Bettac, Hubert MarischkaHans Richter, Rudolf Carl, Curd JürgensComedyCo-production with Austria
The Land of SmilesHans Deppe, Erik OdeMártha Eggerth, Jan Kiepura, Paul HörbigerMusical
The Merry VineyardErich EngelGustav Knuth, Camilla Spira, Eva-Ingeborg ScholzComedy
Mikosch Comes InJohann Alexander Hübler-KahlaGeorg Thomalla, Willy Fritsch, Paul HörbigerComedy
The Mistress of TrevesArthur Maria RabenaltRossano Brazzi, Anne Vernon, Enzo FiermonteHistoricalCo-production with Italy
Monks, Girls and Hungarian SoldiersFerdinand DörflerJoe Stöckel, Paul Hartmann, Petra PetersHistorical comedy
My Name is NikiRudolf JugertPaul Hörbiger, Aglaja Schmid, Hardy KrügerComedy drama
My Wife Is Being StupidGéza von BolváryInge Egger, Hans Holt, Marina RiedComedy
Nights on the RoadRudolf JugertHans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Lucie MannheimCrime
No Greater LoveHarald BraunHilde Krahl, Dieter Borsche, Werner HinzDrama
Oh, You Dear FridolinPeter HamelHans Reiser, Ingrid Andree, Otto GebührComedy
Once on the RhineHelmut WeissMaria Paudler, Paul Henckels, Albert FlorathComedy
Palace HotelEmil Berna, Leonard SteckelPaul Hubschmid, Claude Farell, Anne-Marie BlancDramaCo-production with Switzerland
Pension SchöllerGeorg JacobyCamilla Spira, Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Joachim BrenneckeComedy
Poison in the ZooHans Müller, Wolfgang StaudteIrene von Meyendorff, Carl Raddatz, Petra PetersThriller
The Prince of PappenheimHans DeppeViktor de Kowa, Hannelore Schroth, Georg ThomallaComedy
Queen of the ArenaRolf MeyerMaria Litto, Hans Söhnker, Grethe WeiserMusical drama
Rose of the MountainHubert MarischkaMarte Harell, Grethe Weiser, Waltraut HaasMusical comedy
Roses Bloom on the MoorlandHans H. KönigRuth Niehaus, Hermann Schomberg, Gisela von CollandeDrama
The Secret of the Mountain LakeJean DrévilleLil Dagover, Marcelle Géniat, Michel BarbeyDramaCo-production with Switzerland
The Sergeant's DaughterGeorge HurdalekJohanna Matz, Jan Hendriks, Paul HartmannDrama
Shooting StarsHans MüllerRudolf Prack, Ilse Steppat, Paul DahlkeDrama
That Can Happen to AnyonePaul VerhoevenHeinz Rühmann, Ingrid Lutz, Gustav KnuthComedy
The Thief of BagdadKarel LamačSonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack, Theo Lingen, Paul KempComedy
A Thousand Red Roses BloomAlfred BraunRudolf Prack, Winnie Markus, Maria HolstDrama
Three Days of FearErich WaschneckRudolf Platte, Camilla Spira, Cornelia FroboessComedy
Towers of SilenceHans BertramPhilip Dorn, Gisela Uhlen, Carl RaddatzAdventure
ToxiRobert A. StemmlePaul Bildt, Johanna Hofer, Elfie FiegertDrama
Turtledove General DeliveryGerhard T. BuchholzHorst Niendorf, Barbara Rütting, Wolfgang JansenComedy
Two PeoplePaul MayEdith Mill, Helmuth Schneider, Gustav WaldauHistorical drama
Under the Thousand LanternsErich EngelMichel Auclair, Hanna Rucker, René DeltgenCrime dramaWest German-French co-production.
Entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival
Until We Meet AgainGustav UcickyMaria Schell, O.W. Fischer, Karl Ludwig DiehlDrama
A Very Big ChildPaul VerhoevenGeorg Thomalla, Angelika Hauff, Gardy GranassComedy
Weekend in ParadiseKurt HoffmannPaul Dahlke, Carola Höhn, Carsta LöckComedy
We're Dancing on the RainbowCarmine Gallone, Arthur Maria RabenaltInge Egger, Isa Barzizza, Karl SchönböckMusicalCo-production with Italy
When the Heath Dreams at NightPaul MartinRudolf Prack, Viktor Staal, Fita BenkhoffDrama
The White AdventureArthur Maria RabenaltJoe Stöckel, Lucie Englisch, Adrian HovenComedy
The White Horse InnWilli ForstJohanna Matz, Johannes Heesters, Rudolf ForsterMusical
You Only Live OnceErnst NeubachTheo Lingen, Marina Ried, Rudolf PlatteComedy

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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