List of West German films of 1954. This was the fifth 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 separate East German film industry controlled by DEFA operated in East Berlin.

A–K

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
08/15Paul MayJoachim Fuchsberger, Hans Christian Blech, Emmerich SchrenkMilitary DramaReleased as trilogy in 1954/1955
The Abduction of the Sabine WomenKurt HoffmannGustav Knuth, Fita Benkhoff, Paul HörbigerMusical comedy
The Angel with the Flaming SwordGerhard LamprechtGertrud Kückelmann, Petra Peters, Martin BenrathDrama
Annie from TharauWolfgang SchleifIlse Werner, Heinz Engelmann, Helmuth SchneiderRomance
Ball of NationsKarl RitterZsa Zsa Gabor, Gustav Fröhlich, Claudine DupuisMusical
The Beautiful MillerWolfgang LiebeneinerWaltraut Haas, Gerhard Riedmann, Hertha FeilerRomance
The Beginning Was SinFranz CapRuth Niehaus, Viktor Staal, Hansi KnoteckDrama
The Big Star ParadePaul MartinAdrian Hoven, Renate Holm, Gunther PhilippMusical comedy
Bon VoyageThomas EngelPaul Hubschmid, Inge Egger, Paul KlingerMusical
CabaretWilli ForstPaul Henreid, Eva Kerbler, Fritz SchulzDrama
CanarisAlfred WeidenmannO.E. Hasse, Martin Held, Adrian HovenSpy drama
Captain WronskiUlrich ErfurthWilly Birgel, Antje Weisgerber, Elisabeth FlickenschildtSpy drama
Circus of LoveKurt NeumannEva Bartok, Curd Jürgens, Bernhard WickiDramaCo-production with the United States
CliviaKarl AntonClaude Farell, Peter Pasetti, Paul DahlkeMusical
Columbus Discovers KraehwinkelUlrich ErfurthEva Kerbler, Rudolf Platte, Sydney ChaplinComedy
Conchita and the EngineerFranz Eichhorn, Hans HinrichPaul Hartmann, Vanja Orico, Robert FreitagAdventureCo-production with Brazil
The Confession of Ina KahrG.W. PabstCurd Jürgens, Elisabeth Müller, Albert LievenDrama
Confession Under Four EyesAndré MichelHildegard Knef, Carl Raddatz, Ivan DesnyCrime
Consul StrotthoffErich EngelWilly Birgel, Inge Egger, Carl WeryDrama
The Country SchoolmasterHans DeppeBarbara Rütting, Claus Holm, Carola HöhnDrama
The Crazy ClinicAlwin EllingIngrid Andree, Maria Andergast, Claus BiederstaedtComedy
Dancing in the SunGéza von CziffraCécile Aubry, Ursula Justin, Rudolf PlatteMusical
DaybreakViktor TourjanskyHans Stüwe, Elisabeth Müller, Alexander KerstDrama
Dear Miss DoctorHans H. KönigEdith Mill, Hans Nielsen, Robert FreitagComedy
Don't Worry About Your Mother-in-LawErich EngelsGrethe Weiser, Lonny Kellner, Claus BiederstaedtComedy
A Double LifeVictor VicasMichel Auclair, Simone Simon, Barbara RüttingDramaCo-production with France
Emil and the DetectivesRobert A. StemmleHeli Finkenzeller, Kurt Meisel, Wolfgang LukschyAdventure
The Eternal WaltzPaul VerhoevenBernhard Wicki, Hilde Krahl, Annemarie DüringerDrama
The Faithful HussarRudolf SchündlerPaul Hörbiger, Loni Heuser, Harald PaulsenComedy
FearRoberto RosselliniIngrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate MannhardtDramaCo-production with Italy
FireworksKurt HoffmannLilli Palmer, Romy Schneider, Karl SchönböckMusical comedy
The First KissErik OdeIsa Günther, Jutta Günther, Erich AuerComedyCo-production with Austria
The Flying ClassroomKurt HoffmannPaul Dahlke, Paul Klinger, Erich PontoComedy
The Forester of the Silver WoodAlfons StummerAnita Gutwell, Rudolf Lenz, Erik FreyDramaCo-production with Austria
A Girl from ParisFranz SeitzEtchika Choureau, Erich Schellow, Hans LeibeltComedy
Girl with a FutureThomas EngelHerta Staal, Peter Pasetti, Nadja TillerComedy
The Golden PlagueJohn BrahmIvan Desny, Karlheinz Böhm, Gertrud KückelmannDrama
The Great LolaHans DeppeHerta Staal, Wolf Albach-Retty, Grethe WeiserComedy
The Great TestRudolf JugertLuise Ullrich, Hans Söhnker, Karin DorDrama
Guitars of LoveWerner JacobsVico Torriani, Elma Karlowa, Harald JuhnkeMusical
The Gypsy BaronArthur Maria RabenaltPaul Hörbiger, Margit Saad, Gerhard RiedmannMusical
Hansel and GretelFritz GenschowRenée Stobrawa, Rita-Maria Nowotny, Werner StockFamily
Homesick for GermanyBernhard RadetzkiAlbert Lieven, Ingrid Lutz, Petra PetersAdventure
A House Full of LoveHans SchweikartGertrud Kückelmann, Michael Cramer, Wilfried SeyferthComedyCo-production with Austria
The House on the CoastBosko KosanovicRené Deltgen, Nadja Regin, Sybille SchmitzDramaCo-production with Yugoslavia
Hubertus CastleHelmut WeissFriedrich Domin, Marianne Koch, Lil DagoverDrama
Hungarian RhapsodyPeter Berneis, André HaguetColette Marchand, Paul Hubschmid, Willy FritschMusicalCo-production with France
The Hunter's CrossHermann KugelstadtJester Naefe, Armin Dahlen, Wera FrydtbergDrama
It Was Always So Nice With YouHans WolffHeinz Drache, Georg Thomalla, Zarah LeanderMusical comedy

L–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Last SummerHarald BraunHardy Krüger, Liselotte Pulver, Brigitte HorneyDrama
A Life for DoGustav UcickyHans Söhnker, Paola Loew, Gisela TroweDrama
The Life of Surgeon SauerbruchRolf HansenEwald Balser, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Hilde KörberBiography
The Little CzarArthur Maria RabenaltLuis Mariano, Sonja Ziemann, Iván PetrovichHistorical
The Little Town Will Go to SleepHans H. KönigGustav Fröhlich, Jester Naefe, Helen VitaComedy
Love and TrumpetsHelmut WeissHans Holt, Nadja Tiller, Marianne KochMusical comedy
Love is ForeverWolfgang LiebeneinerKarlheinz Böhm, Ulla Jacobsson, Ingrid AndreeDrama
A Love StoryRudolf JugertHildegard Knef, O.W. Fischer, Viktor de KowaHistorical
LowlandsLeni RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl, Bernhard Minetti, Aribert WäscherDrama
The Man of My LifeErich EngelMarianne Hoppe, René Deltgen, Otto GebührDrama
Meines Vaters PferdeGerhard LamprechtCurd Jürgens, Eva Bartok, Reinhold SchünzelDrama
Men at a Dangerous AgeCarl-Heinz SchrothHans Söhnker, Liselotte Pulver, Annie RosarComedy
The Missing MiniatureCarl-Heinz SchrothRalph Lothar, Paola Loew, Paul WestermeierComedy
Money from the AirGéza von CziffraJosef Meinrad, Lonny Kellner, Grethe WeiserMusical comedy
The MosquitoWalter ReischHilde Krahl, Margot Hielscher, Gustav KnuthSpy dramaEntered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
Mother HollyFritz GenschowRenée Stobrawa, Rita-Maria Nowotny, Werner StockFamily
My Sister and IPaul MartinSonja Ziemann, Adrian Hoven, Herta StaalMusical
On the Reeperbahn at Half Past MidnightWolfgang LiebeneinerHans Albers, Heinz Rühmann, Fita BenkhoffComedy, Drama
Operation EdelweissHeinz PaulAlbert Hehn, Walter Ladengast, Gustl GstettenbaurWar
Orient ExpressCarlo Ludovico BragagliaSilvana Pampanini, Eva Bartok, Curd JürgensDramaCo-production with Italy
A Parisian in RomeErich KoblerBarbara Laage, Alberto Sordi, Paul HörbigerComedyCo-production with Italy
The Perfect CoupleRobert A. StemmleIngeborg Körner, Hans Reiser, Lucie MannheimComedy
The Phantom of the Big TentPaul MayRené Deltgen, Angelika Hauff, Ilse SteppatThriller
Portrait of an Unknown WomanHelmut KäutnerRuth Leuwerik, O.W. Fischer, Irene von MeyendorffComedy
Prisoners of LoveRudolf JugertCurd Jürgens, Annemarie Düringer, Mady RahlDrama
The Prisoner of the MaharajaVeit HarlanKristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel, Adrian HovenAdventure
The Red PrinceFranz AntelInge Egger, Peter Pasetti, Richard HäusslerHistoricalCo-production with Austria
Regina AmstettenKurt NeumannLuise Ullrich, Carl Raddatz, Carl EsmondDrama
Rose-Girl ResliHarald ReinlChristine Kaufmann, Josefin Kipper, Katharina MaybergDrama
Roses from the SouthFranz AntelMaria Holst, Gustav Fröhlich, Susi NicolettiComedy
Sacred LieWolfgang LiebeneinerUlla Jacobsson, Karlheinz Böhm, Erwin StrahlDrama
School for MarriageAnton SchelkopfWolf Albach-Retty, Cornell Borchers, Liselotte PulverComedy
SchützenlieselRudolf SchündlerHerta Staal, Helmuth Schneider, Joe StöckelMusical
The Seven Dresses of KatrinHans DeppeSonja Ziemann, Wolf Albach-Retty, Georg ThomallaRomantic comedy
SheRolf ThieleMarina Vlady, Walter Giller, Nadja TillerComedy
The Silent AngelHarald ReinlJosefin Kipper, Robert Freitag, Gustav WaldauDrama
The Sinful VillageFerdinand DörflerJoe Stöckel, Günther Lüders, Renate MannhardtComedy
Son Without a HomeHans DeppeWerner Krauss, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Eva ProbstDrama
Spring SongHans AlbinAnne-Marie Blanc, René Deltgen, Albert LievenDramaCo-production with Italy
The Sun of St. MoritzArthur Maria RabenaltWinnie Markus, Karlheinz Böhm, Signe HassoDrama
Sun Over the AdriaticKarl Georg KülbJoachim Brennecke, Anneliese Kaplan, Carola HöhnMusical
The Sweetest FruitsFranz AntelMaria Holst, Wolf Albach-Retty, Katharina MaybergComedy
The Telephone OperatorCarl-Heinz SchrothRenate Holm, Georg Thomalla, Fita BenkhoffMusical
Ten on Every FingerErik OdeGermaine Damar, Erich Auer, Loni HeuserMusical
They Were So YoungKurt NeumannJohanna Matz, Scott Brady, Raymond BurrCrime dramaCo-production with the United States
Three from VarietyKurt NeumannIngrid Andree, Peter Pasetti, Paul DahlkeDrama
Victoria and Her HussarRudolf SchündlerEva Bartok, Grethe Weiser, Rudolf ForsterMusical
Wedding BellsGeorg WildhagenMarianne Hold, Renate Mannhardt, Jan HendriksDrama
The WitchGustav UcickyAnita Björk, Karlheinz Böhm, Attila HörbigerDrama
A Woman of TodayPaul VerhoevenLuise Ullrich, Curd Jürgens, Carsta LöckDrama

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.

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