List of West German films of 1956. Feature films produced and distributed in West Germany in 1956.

A–Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
As Long as the Roses BloomHans DeppeHertha Feiler, Willy Fritsch, Gerhard Riedmann Romance
BallerinaGeorg Wilhelm PabstWilly Birgel, Elisabeth Müller, Ivan DesnyDrama
The Bath in the BarnPaul MartinSonja Ziemann, Paul Klinger, Herta StaalComedyCo-production with Austria
The Beautiful MasterRudolf SchündlerHerta Staal, Walter Gross, Susi NicolettiComedy
Before SundownGottfried ReinhardtHans Albers, Martin Held, Hannelore SchrothDramaEntered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Beggar StudentWerner JacobsGerhard Riedmann, Waltraut Haas, Elma KarlowaMusical
Beloved CorinnaEduard von BorsodyElisabeth Müller, Hannelore Schroth, Hans SöhnkerDrama
Between Time and EternityArthur Maria RabenaltLilli Palmer, Willy Birgel, Carlos ThompsonDramaCo-production with Spain
Black Forest MelodyGéza von BolváryCarl Wery, Gardy Granass, Willy FritschComedy
Bonjour KathrinKarl AntonCaterina Valente, Peter Alexander, Dietmar SchönherrMusical
The Captain from KöpenickHelmut KäutnerHeinz Rühmann, Hannelore Schroth, Martin HeldComedy drama
Charley's AuntHans QuestHeinz Rühmann, Claus Biederstaedt, Walter GillerComedy
Devil in SilkRolf HansenLilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, Winnie MarkusDrama
The First Day of SpringHelmut WeissLuise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke, Ingeborg SchönerComedy
Forest LieselHerbert B. FredersdorfAnita Gutwell, Rudolf Lenz, Rudolf CarlComedy drama
Fruit in the Neighbour's GardenErich EngelsOskar Sima, Grethe Weiser, Ursula HerkingComedy
Fruit Without LoveUlrich ErfurthGertrud Kückelmann, Bernhard Wicki, Claus HolmDrama
The Girl from FlandersHelmut KäutnerMaximilian Schell, Nicole Berger, Gert FröbeWar drama
The Golden BridgePaul VerhoevenRuth Leuwerik, Curd Jürgens, Paul HubschmidDrama
A Heart Returns HomeEugen YorkMaximilian Schell, Maria Holst, Willy BirgelDrama
Holiday in TyrolWolfgang SchleifHans Söhnker, Edith Mill, Michael AndeDrama
The Hunter from RoteckHermann KugelstadtMichael Cramer, Doris Kirchner, Oskar SimaDrama
Ich suche DichO. W. FischerO.W. Fischer, Anouk Aimée, Nadja TillerDrama
I'll See You at Lake ConstanceHans AlbinGretl Schörg, Lonny Kellner, Carola HöhnMusical comedy
In Hamburg When the Nights Are LongMax MichelBarbara Rütting, Erwin Strahl, Dorit KreyslerCrime
Kitty and the Great Big WorldAlfred WeidenmannRomy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, O.E. HasseComedy
Liane, Jungle GoddessEduard von BorsodyMarion Michael, Hardy Krüger, Reggie NalderAdventure
Like Once Lili MarleenPaul VerhoevenAdrian Hoven, Marianne Hold, Claus HolmDrama
LoveHorst HächlerMaria Schell, Raf Vallone, Eva KotthausDramaCo-production with Italy
Love, Summer and MusicHubert MarischkaJoe Stöckel, Dorit Kreysler, Jutta GüntherComedyCo-production with Austria
Max and MoritzNorbert SchultzeHarry Wüstenhagen, Kristian SchultzeFamily
Melody of the HeathUlrich ErfurthCarsta Löck, Martin Benrath, Kurt VespermannRomance
Michel StrogoffCarmine GalloneCurd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Sylva KoscinaAdventureCo-production with France
The Model HusbandErik OdeHarald Juhnke, Inge Egger, Theo LingenComedy
My Aunt, Your AuntCarl BoeseTheo Lingen, Hans Moser, Georg ThomallaComedy
My Brother JoshuaHans DeppeWilly A. Kleinau, Ingrid Andree, Gunnar Möller Drama
My Father, the ActorRobert SiodmakO.W. Fischer, Hilde Krahl, Susanne von Almassy Drama
My Husband's Getting Married TodayKurt HoffmannLiselotte Pulver, Johannes Heesters, Paul HubschmidComedy
My Sixteen SonsHans DomnickLil Dagover, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Else RevalDrama
Night of DecisionFalk HarnackCarl Raddatz, Hilde Krahl, Albert LievenDrama
NinaRudolf JugertAnouk Aimée, Karlheinz Böhm, Peter CarstenDrama
The Old Forester HouseHarald PhilippPaul Klinger, Anita Gutwell, Trude HesterbergComedy drama
RegineHarald BraunJohanna Matz, Erik Schumann, Horst BuchholzDrama
San SalvatoreWerner JacobsDieter Borsche, Antje Weisgerber, Will QuadfliegDrama
Santa LuciaWerner JacobsVico Torriani, Eva Kerbler, Karin DorMusical, Comedy
Spy for GermanyWerner KlinglerMartin Held, Nadja Tiller, Viktor StaalThriller
The Stolen TrousersGéza von CziffraSusanne Cramer, Ruth Stephan, Peter WeckComedy
The Story of AnastasiaFalk HarnackLilli Palmer, Ivan Desny, Dorothea WieckDrama
Supreme ConfessionSergio CorbucciAnna Maria Ferrero, Massimo Serato, Sonja ZiemannDramaCo-production with Italy
Teenage WolfpackGeorg TresslerHorst Buchholz, Karin Baal, Christian DoermerCrime drama
A Thousand MelodiesHans DeppeBibi Johns, Gardy Granass, Martin BenrathMusical
Three Birch Trees on the HeathUlrich ErfurthMargit Saad, Sonja Sutter, Helmuth SchneiderDrama
Through the Forests and Through the TreesGeorg Wilhelm PabstEva Bartok, Peter Arens, Joe Stöckel Comedy
The Tour Guide of LisbonHans DeppeVico Torriani, Inge Egger, Gunnar MöllerComedy
The Trapp FamilyWolfgang LiebeneinerRuth Leuwerik, Hans Holt, Josef MeinradComedy drama
Two Bavarians in St. PauliHermann KugelstadtJoe Stöckel, Beppo Brem, Lucie EnglischComedy
Viele kamen vorbeiPeter PewasChristian Doermer, Harald Maresch, Frances MartinThriller
The Vulture WallyFrantišek ČápBarbara Rütting, Carl Möhner, Helga NeunerDrama
Where the Ancient Forests RustleAlfons StummerWilly Fritsch, Josefin Kipper, Carl MöhnerDrama
Without You All Is DarknessCurd JürgensEva Bartok, René Deltgen, Ursula GrableyDrama

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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