List of German films of the 1980s

This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 1980s.

For an alphabetical list of articles on West German films see Category:West German films.

1980

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
As Far as the Eye Sees	Erwin Keusch	Bernd Tauber, Aurore Clément, Jürgen Prochnow, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Werner Kreindl	Thriller
Asphalt Night	Peter Fratzscher	Gerd Udo Heinemann, Thomas Davis	Music
Berlin Alexanderplatz	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Günter Lamprecht, Barbara Sukowa, Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Ivan Desny	Drama	TV miniseries
Berlin Chamissoplatz	Rudolf Thome	Hanns Zischler, Sabine Bach	Drama
Big and Little	Peter Stein	Edith Clever	Drama	a.k.a. Big and Small
The Boxer	Karl Fruchtmann	Norbert Kappen	Drama
The Candidate	Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege		Documentary	Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
Car-napping	Wigbert Wicker	Bernd Stephan, Anny Duperey, Ivan Desny, Adrian Hoven, Michel Galabru, Eddie Constantine, Adolfo Celi	Crime comedy
Céleste	Percy Adlon	Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt	Biography
Death Watch	Bertrand Tavernier	Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Max von Sydow, Vadim Glowna, Bernhard Wicki	Science fiction	French-West German co-production
The Dream House	Ulrich Schamoni	Horst Frank, Judy Winter, Leslie Malton, Jochen Schroeder	Comedy
Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung	Herbert Vesely	Mathieu Carrière, Jane Birkin, Christine Kaufmann	Biography	a.k.a. Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment. Austrian-French-West German co-production
Exit Sunset Boulevard	Bastian Clevé	Elke Sommer, Rüdiger Kuhlbrodt, Azizi Johari	Drama
Fabian	Wolf Gremm	Hans Peter Hallwachs, Ivan Desny, Hermann Lause, Brigitte Mira	Drama
Flitterwochen	Klaus Lemke	Cleo Kretschmer, Wolfgang Fierek	Comedy
From the Life of the Marionettes	Ingmar Bergman	Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Heinz Bennent	Drama	Swedish-West German co-production
Germany, Pale Mother	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi	Drama	Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
Gibbi Westgermany	Christel Buschmann	Jörg Pfennigwerth, Eva-Maria Hagen	Drama
Girls	Just Jaeckin	Anne Parillaud, Zoé Chauveau, Charlotte Walior	Drama	French-West German-Canadian co-production[1][2]
Grabbe's Last Summer	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Wilfried Grimpe	Biography
The Green Bird	István Szabó	Hannelore Elsner, Péter Andorai, Krystyna Janda	Drama
A Guru Comes	Rainer Erler	Wolfgang Reichmann, Eric P. Caspar, Jörg Pleva, Wolfgang Kieling	Comedy	a.k.a. Here Comes the Guru
Henry Angst	Ingo Kratisch	Klaus Hoffmann	Drama
The Hunger Years: In a Land of Plenty	Jutta Brückner	Sylvia Ulrich, Britta Pohland	Drama
The Ideas of Saint Clara	Vojtěch Jasný	Katharina Böhm	Comedy
Lightning Over Water	Wim Wenders	Nicholas Ray	Documentary	a.k.a. Nick's Film. West German-Swedish co-production
Luftwaffenhelfer	Volker Vogeler	Till Topf, Christoph Eichhorn, Alexander Radszun, Arthur Brauss	War
Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste	Péter Bacsó	Derek Jacobi, Judy Winter	Crime	a.k.a. The Man Who Went Up in Smoke. West German-Swedish-Hungarian co-production
Mosch	Tankred Dorst	Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Katharina Thalbach, Valter Taub, Herbert Grönemeyer	Drama
Order	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Heinz Lieven	Drama
Palermo or Wolfsburg	Werner Schroeter	Nicola Zarbo, Otto Sander, Ida Di Benedetto	Drama	West German-Swiss co-production. Won the Golden Bear at Berlin
Panic Time	Udo Lindenberg, Peter Fratzscher	Udo Lindenberg, Leata Galloway, Walter Kohut, Vera Tschechowa, Hark Bohm, Eddie Constantine	Musical comedy
Der Preis fürs Überleben	Hans Noever	Michel Piccoli	Political thriller	a.k.a. The Price of Survival. Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
Purity of Heart	Robert van Ackeren	Elisabeth Trissenaar, Matthias Habich, Heinrich Giskes	Drama
Put on Ice	Bernhard Sinkel	Helmut Griem, Martin Benrath, Ángela Molina	Political thriller	Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
Slow Attack	Reinhard Hauff	Burkhard Driest, Rolf Zacher, Katja Rupé	Drama
Star Without a Sky	Ottokar Runze	Uwe Drißler, Andreas Hameder, Hieronymus Blößer, Martin Fuchs	Drama
Sunday Children	Michael Verhoeven	Nora Barner, Erika Pluhar	Drama
Theo Against the Rest of the World	Peter F. Bringmann	Marius Müller-Westernhagen	Road movie, Action comedy
The Ungrateful	Franz Josef Wild	Dietlinde Turban, Walter Kohut	Drama
The Uprising	Peter Lilienthal	Augustin Pereira	Drama	West German-Costa Rican co-production
Why the UFOs Steal Our Lettuce	Hansjürgen Pohland	Tommi Piper, Ursela Monn, Curd Jürgens, Hildegard Knef, Raimund Harmstorf	Comedy
The Wonderful Years	Reiner Kunze	Gabi Marr, Martin May, Dietrich Mattausch, Christine Wodetzky	Drama
The World That Summer	Ilse Hofmann	Jan-Claudius Schwarzbauer, Katrin Schaake, Hermann Lause, Grete Wurm	Drama
Das Ziel	Hartmut Griesmayr	Peter Sattmann	Drama

1981

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ach du lieber Harry	Jean Girault	Dieter Hallervorden, Iris Berben	Comedy
After Midnight	Wolf Gremm	Désirée Nosbusch	Drama
Angels of Iron	Thomas Brasch	Hilmar Thate, Katharina Thalbach	Crime drama	Entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
Die Baronin	Lutz Büscher	Marianne Hoppe, Iris Berben	Biography
Berlin Tunnel 21	Richard Michaels	Richard Thomas, Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer	Drama	American-West German co-production
Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed	Laurent Heynemann	Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Lisa Kreuzer	Thriller	French-West German co-production
Blind Spot	Claudia von Alemann	Rebecca Pauly	Drama
Bloody Moon	Jesús Franco	Olivia Pascal	Horror
Das Boot	Wolfgang Petersen	Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer	War	Based on a novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Columbia Pictures
Burning Rubber	Norman Cohen	Bay City Rollers, Olivia Pascal, Sascha Hehn	Action
Charlotte	Frans Weisz	Birgit Doll, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Brigitte Horney, Derek Jacobi, Patricia Hodge	Biography, War	Dutch-West German co-production
Christiane F.	Uli Edel	Natja Brunckhorst	Drama
Circle of Deceit	Volker Schlöndorff	Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jerzy Skolimowski, Gila von Weitershausen	Drama	West German-French co-production
Collin	Peter Schulze-Rohr	Curd Jürgens, Hans Christian Blech, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Margot Werner, Thekla Carola Wied, Hannes Messemer	Drama
Confused Feelings	Étienne Périer	Michel Piccoli, Pierre Malet, Gila von Weitershausen	Drama	a.k.a. Confusion. French-West German co-production
Day of the Idiots	Werner Schroeter	Carole Bouquet, Ingrid Caven, Christine Kaufmann	Psycho-fantasy drama	Entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
Desperado City	Vadim Glowna	Siemen Rühaak, Beate Finckh, Vera Tschechowa, Karin Baal	Drama
Fantasma d'amore	Dino Risi	Marcello Mastroianni, Romy Schneider, Wolfgang Preiss, Eva Maria Meineke	Drama	Italian-French-West German co-production
Fear Not, Jacob!	Radu Gabrea	André Heller	Drama	a.k.a. Don't Be Afraid, Jacob
Fire and Sword	Veith von Fürstenberg	Christoph Waltz, Antonia Preser, Leigh Lawson, Peter Firth, Vladek Sheybal	Fantasy
Flächenbrand	Alexander von Eschwege	Horst Frank, Manfred Krug, Curt Bois	Drama
Frankfurt: The Face of a City	Roger Fritz	Michaela Karger, Dave Balko, Hanno Pöschl, Kurt Raab	Exploitation
Freak Orlando	Ulrike Ottinger	Delphine Seyrig, Magdalena Montezuma, Eddie Constantine	Drama
God's Angry Man	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Hot Bubblegum	Boaz Davidson	Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Sibylle Rauch	Comedy	Israeli-West German co-production
Huie's Sermon	Werner Herzog		Documentary
In the Land of Cockaigne	Fritz Umgelter	Arnfried Lerche, Bernhard Wicki, Barbara Rütting, Karl Michael Vogler, Otto Sander	Drama
The Inventor	Kurt Gloor	Bruno Ganz, Walo Lüönd	Comedy	Swiss-West German co-production
Jeans	Hartmut Griesmayr	Hans-Georg Panczak, Agnes Dünneisen, Dieter Kirchlechner	Drama
Jetzt und alles	Dieter Meier	Richy Müller, Jean-Pierre Kalfon	Drama
Der König und sein Narr	Frank Beyer	Götz George, Wolfgang Kieling	Biography	a.k.a. The King and His Fool a.k.a. The King and His Jester
Kudenow	Claus Peter Witt	Ulf Schweikhardt, Witta Pohl, Uwe Dallmeier	Drama
Lili Marleen	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer	Drama
Lola	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf	Drama	3rd part of BRD Trilogy
Looping	Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann	Shelley Winters, Hans Christian Blech, Sydne Rome, Ingrid Caven	Drama
A Lot of Bills to Pay	Adolf Winkelmann	Detlev Quandt, Hermann Lause	Comedy	a.k.a. A Lot of Coal
Malou	Jeanine Meerapfel	Ingrid Caven, Grischa Huber, Helmut Griem, Ivan Desny	Drama
The Man in Pyjamas	Hartmann Schmige, Christian Rateuke	Otto Sander, Elke Sommer, Peter Fitz	Comedy
Marianne and Juliane	Margarethe von Trotta	Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler	Drama	a.k.a. The German Sisters
Mephisto	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Rolf Hoppe, Krystyna Janda, Karin Boyd	Drama	Hungarian-West German-East German-Austrian co-production. Based on a story by Klaus Mann
Der Neger Erwin	Herbert Achternbusch	Herbert Achternbusch	Drama	Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival
Nightfall	Beate Klöckner	Barbara Rudnik, Gordon Mitchell	Thriller
No Mercy, No Future	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Elisabeth Stepanek	Drama
Possession	Andrzej Żuławski	Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Heinz Bennent, Margit Carstensen	Horror	French-West German co-production
Raid in Glasgow	Wolfgang Hantke	Götz George, Evelyn Opela, Ferdy Mayne, Dietlinde Turban, Günter Mack	Crime	a.k.a. Die for Big Betsy
Raindrops	Harry Raymon, Michael Hoffmann	Jack Geula, Elfriede Irrall, Walter Renneisen	Drama
Die Rumplhanni	Rainer Wolffhardt	Monika Baumgartner	Drama
The Second Skin	Frank Beyer	Angelica Domröse, Hilmar Thate, Jana Brejchová, Edith Heerdegen	Drama
Sting in the Flesh	Heidi Genée	Helmut Griem, Barbara Lass	Comedy	a.k.a. Thorn in the Flesh
Strike Back	Carl Schenkel	Dave Balko, Hanns Zischler, Otto Sander	Crime drama	a.k.a. Cold as Ice
The Subjective Factor	Helke Sander	Angelika Rommel	Drama
Taxi zum Klo	Frank Ripploh	Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup	Drama
The Temptation	Krzysztof Zanussi	Maja Komorowska, Helmut Griem, Mathieu Carrière	Drama
Trokadero	Klaus Emmerich	Ludwig Hirsch, Franz Xaver Kroetz	Comedy	Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival

1982

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Axe of Wandsbek	Heinrich Breloer, Horst Königstein	Roland Schäfer, Angelika Thomas, Joachim Dietmar Mues	Drama
Banana Joe	Steno	Bud Spencer, Gunther Philipp	Comedy	Italian-West German co-production
The Beastmaster	Don Coscarelli	Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn	Fantasy	American production with West German money
Captain Berlin	Jörg Buttgereit	Jörg Buttgereit, Bela B	Short
Comeback	Christel Buschmann	Eric Burdon, Julie Carmen	Drama
Crazy Jungle Adventure	Harald Reinl	James Mitchum, Werner Pochath, Thomas Ohrner, Klaus Havenstein	Comedy
Deadly Game	Károly Makk	Barbara Sukowa, Helmut Berger, Mel Ferrer	Thriller
Dear Mr. Wonderful	Peter Lilienthal	Joe Pesci	Drama	a.k.a. Ruby's Dream
Eine deutsche Revolution	Helmut Herbst	Franz Wittich, Gregor Hansen	Docudrama	a.k.a. A German Revolution. Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
Doctor Faustus	Franz Seitz	Jon Finch, André Heller, Hanns Zischler	Drama	Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival
Domino	Thomas Brasch	Katharina Thalbach, Bernhard Wicki, Hanns Zischler	Drama
Elective Affinities	Claude Chabrol	Stéphane Audran, Helmut Griem, Michael Degen	Drama	French-West German-Czechoslovak co-production
Der Fan	Eckhart Schmidt	Désirée Nosbusch	Horror	a.k.a. The Fan
Fitzcarraldo	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale	Adventure
Fleeting Acquaintances	Marianne Lüdcke	Günter Lamprecht, Angelica Domröse, Hannes Messemer	Drama
Frau Jenny Treibel	Franz Josef Wild	Maria Schell, Dietlinde Turban, Hannes Messemer, Ernst Jacobi	Drama
Fünf letzte Tage	Percy Adlon	Lena Stolze, Irm Hermann	Biography, War	a.k.a. Five Last Days a.k.a. Last Five Days
The Ghost	Herbert Achternbusch	Herbert Achternbusch	Drama	Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
High Society Limited	Ottokar Runze	Elisabeth Bergner, Lilli Palmer, Hardy Krüger	Comedy
Imperative	Krzysztof Zanussi	Robert Powell, Brigitte Fossey, Leslie Caron, Matthias Habich, Sigfrit Steiner	Drama
Kamikaze 1989	Wolf Gremm	Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Boy Gobert, Brigitte Mira, Franco Nero	Science Fiction
Kraftprobe	Heidi Genée	Hannelore Hoger, Kirstin Genée	Drama	a.k.a. Test of Strength. Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
The Last Revenge	Rainer Kirberg	Erwin Leder, Der Plan	Musical, Fantasy
Les Maîtres du temps	René Laloux, Tibor Hernádi (technical director)	—	Independent animated science fiction	French-Swiss-West German-British-Hungarian co-production
Liebeskonzil	Werner Schroeter	Antonio Salines, Magdalena Montezuma, Kurt Raab, Margit Carstensen	Drama	a.k.a. The Council of Love a.k.a. The Love Council
The Lite Trap	Niklaus Schilling	Armin Mueller-Stahl	Drama
The Logic of Emotion	Ingo Kratisch	Rüdiger Vogler	Drama
The Magic Mountain	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Christoph Eichhorn, Rod Steiger, Charles Aznavour, Marie-France Pisier, Hans Christian Blech	Drama	West German-French-Italian co-production
The Man on the Wall	Reinhard Hauff	Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Julie Carmen	Drama
Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl	Ulrich König	Hans Clarin (voice), Gustl Bayrhammer	Family
The Mysterious Stranger	Peter H. Hunt	Chris Makepeace, Bernhard Wicki, Fred Gwynne, Herbert Fux, Christoph Waltz	Fantasy	American-West German co-production
Neon City	Dominik Graf, Wolfgang Büld, Helmer von Lützelburg	Michaela May, Billie Zöckler, Christiane F., Lisa Kreuzer	Anthology film	a.k.a. The City of Neon
Night of the Wolves	Rüdiger Nüchtern	Daniela Obermeir, Ali Arkadas, Karl-Heinz von Liebezeit	Drama
Parsifal	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg	Edith Clever	Musical	West German-French co-production. Screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
The Passerby	Jacques Rouffio	Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Helmut Griem, Mathieu Carrière, Maria Schell	Drama	French-West German co-production[3][4]
Piratensender Powerplay	Sigi Rothemund	Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger	Comedy
Private Popsicle	Boaz Davidson	Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy	Comedy	Israeli-West German co-production
Querelle	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Brad Davis, Franco Nero, Jeanne Moreau	Drama	French-West German co-production
Red Love	Rosa von Praunheim	Sascha Hammer, Mark Eins, Helga Goetze, Eddie Constantine	Drama
Rendezvous in Paris	Gabi Kubach	Claude Jade, Harald Kuhlmann, Barry Stokes	Thriller	French-West German co-production
Room 666	Wim Wenders		Documentary	French-West German co-production
Second Sight	Dominik Graf	Greta Scacchi	Thriller	a.k.a. The Second Face
The State of Things	Wim Wenders	Patrick Bauchau, Allen Garfield, Rebecca Pauly	Drama	West German-American-Portuguese co-production
Tscherwonez	Gábor Altorjay	The Wirtschaftswunder, Péter Halász, Stephan Balint, Sheryl Sutton	Crime
Veronika Voss	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess	Drama	Second in the BRD Trilogy
The Visit	Max Peter Ammann	Maria Schell, Günter Lamprecht	Drama	West German-Swiss co-production.
War and Peace	Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Axel Engstfeld	Bruno Ganz, Jürgen Prochnow, Angela Winkler, Heinz Bennent, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Manfred Zapatka	Anthology film
We	Vojtěch Jasný	Dieter Laser, Sabine von Maydell	Science fiction
Die Weiße Rose	Michael Verhoeven	Lena Stolze, Wulf Kessler, Werner Stocker, Ulrich Tukur, Martin Benrath	Historical drama, War	a.k.a. The White Rose
Who's Crazy, Doc?	Stefan Lukschy, Christian Rateuke	Otto Sander, Sunnyi Melles, Peter Fitz, Hannelore Elsner, Richy Müller, Loriot	Comedy
Woman with the Red Hat	Tatsumi Kumashiro	Kristina van Eyck, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Shigeru Izumiya	Drama	Japanese-West German co-production

1983

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Abduction of the Sabine Women	Rolf von Sydow	Gert Fröbe, Martin Held, Edda Seippel, Désirée Nosbusch	Comedy
Banks and Robbers	Rolf Silber	Christoph M. Ohrt	Comedy
Bella Donna	Peter Keglevic	Erland Josephson, Krystyna Janda	Drama	Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
Bolero	Rüdiger Nüchtern	Michael König, Katja Rupé, Paul Hubschmid	Drama
Burning Patience	Antonio Skármeta	Óscar Castro Ramírez, Roberto Parada, Marcela Osorio	Comedy	West German-Portuguese co-production
Cats' Play	István Szabó	Maria Becker, Helmut Qualtinger, Joana Maria Gorvin, Jane Tilden	Drama	a.k.a. Cat's Game a.k.a. Catsplay
Chained Heat	Paul Nicholas	Linda Blair, Sybil Danning, Stella Stevens	Exploitation	West German-American co-production
City of Lost Souls	Rosa von Praunheim	Jayne County, Angie Stardust, Joaquín La Habana	Musical
Class Enemy	Peter Stein	Udo Samel, Stefan Reck, Tayfun Bademsoy, Ernst Stötzner	Drama
Closed Circuit	Rudolf Thome	Bruno Ganz, Hanns Zischler, Dominique Laffin	Crime drama	a.k.a. System Without Shadow
Deep Water	Franz Peter Wirth	Constanze Engelbrecht, Peter Bongartz, Sky du Mont, Raimund Harmstorf, Robert Atzorn	Thriller
Dies rigorose Leben	Vadim Glowna	Ángela Molina, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Viveca Lindfors, Vera Tschechowa	Drama	a.k.a. Nothing Left to Lose. Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Dingo	Ilse Hofmann	Hilmar Thate, Katrin Schaake, Eric Oldfield, Desmond Tester	Drama
Due to an Act of God	Rainer Boldt	Karl-Heinz von Hassel, Gunnar Möller, Hermann Lause	Disaster	a.k.a. In the Sign of the Cross
Edith's Diary	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Angela Winkler, Vadim Glowna	Drama
Embers	Thomas Koerfer	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katharina Thalbach, Krystyna Janda, Matthias Habich, Sigfrit Steiner	Drama	Swiss-West German co-production
Eréndira	Ruy Guerra	Irene Papas, Cláudia Ohana, Michael Lonsdale	Drama	Mexican-French-West German co-production
Für'n Groschen Brause	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Bernd Benneck	Drama
Gib Gas – Ich will Spass	Wolfgang Büld	Nena, Markus, Karl Dall	Musical comedy	a.k.a. Hangin' Out
The Heartbreakers	Peter F. Bringmann	Maria Ketikidou, Sascha Disselkamp, Uwe Bohm	Musical
The Island of the Bloody Plantation	Kurt Raab	Udo Kier, Barbara Valentin, Karl-Otto Alberty	Exploitation	a.k.a. Escape from Blood Plantation a.k.a. Prison Camp Girls
Joseph's Daughter	Gustav Ehmck	Linda Manz, Marie-Christine Barrault, Ana Torrent	Drama	West German-Spanish co-production
Joyride	Manfred Stelzer	Rolf Zacher, Iris Berben	Comedy	a.k.a. Bootleg Driver a.k.a. Midnight Blues
Julie Darling	Paul Nicholas	Anthony Franciosa, Sybil Danning, Isabelle Mejias, Reinhard Kolldehoff	Thriller	a.k.a. Daughter of Death. West German-Canadian co-production
Kehraus	Hanns Christian Müller	Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Dieter Hildebrandt, Jochen Busse, Nikolaus Paryla	Comedy
Kiez	Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann	Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger, Katja Rupé	Drama
Kinder unseres Volkes	Stephan Rinser	Leslie Malton	Drama
Leuchtturm des Chaos	Wolf-Eckart Bühler, Manfred Blank	Sterling Hayden	Documentary	a.k.a. Pharos of Chaos
A Love in Germany	Andrzej Wajda	Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Łysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Daniel Olbrychski, Bernhard Wicki	Drama	West German-French co-production
The Oppermanns	Egon Monk	Wolfgang Kieling, Rosel Zech, Michael Degen	Drama	a.k.a. Oppermann Family
Pankow '95	Gábor Altorjay	Udo Kier, Christine Kaufmann, Magdalena Montezuma, Dieter Thomas Heck, Nina Hagen	Science fiction
Peppermint Peace	Marianne Rosenbaum	Peter Fonda, Cleo Kretschmer	Drama	a.k.a. Peppermint Freedom
The Power of Emotion	Alexander Kluge	Hannelore Hoger, Alexandra Kluge	Drama
The Roaring Fifties	Peter Zadek	Juraj Kukura, Boy Gobert, Peter Kern, Sunnyi Melles, Christine Kaufmann, Freddy Quinn, Eva Mattes, Willy Millowitsch, Ilja Richter, Ingrid Caven, Brigitte Mira, Ivan Desny	Comedy
The Sandman	Dagmar Damek	Christoph Waltz, Rudolf Schündler, Irina Wanka, Claus Eberth	Mystery
Satan ist auf Gottes Seite	Wolfgang Staudte	Hans Christian Blech, Hannelore Elsner, Wolfgang Kieling	Drama
Sheer Madness	Margarethe von Trotta	Hanna Schygulla, Angela Winkler	Drama	West German-French co-production. Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Die Spider Murphy Gang	Georg Kostya	Spider Murphy Gang	Musical
Spring Symphony	Peter Schamoni	Nastassja Kinski, Herbert Grönemeyer, Rolf Hoppe, Bernhard Wicki, André Heller	Biography
Straight Through the Heart	Doris Dörrie	Beate Jensen, Josef Bierbichler	Drama
Strange Fruits	Tankred Dorst	Gerhard Olschewski, Hannelore Hoger, Susanne Lothar, Hans-Michael Rehberg	Drama
Sunshine Reggae in Ibiza	Franz Marischka	Karl Dall	Comedy
Die Supernasen	Dieter Pröttel	Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger	Comedy
The Swing	Percy Adlon	Anja Jaenicke, Lena Stolze, Christine Kaufmann	Drama
Tage im Hotel	Ulrich Stein	Rolf Witt, Rebecca Pauly, Maja Maranow	Drama	a.k.a. Cold Skin
Utopia	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Manfred Zapatka	Drama	Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Variation	Michael Haneke	Hilmar Thate, Elfriede Irrall	Drama
White Star	Roland Klick	Dennis Hopper	Drama
White Trash	Uwe Schrader	Peter Franke, Brigitte Janner, Gerhard Olschewski	Drama
A Woman in Flames	Robert van Ackeren	Gudrun Landgrebe, Mathieu Carrière, Hanns Zischler	Drama

1984

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abwärts	Carl Schenkel	Götz George, Renée Soutendijk, Wolfgang Kieling, Hannes Jaenicke	Thriller	a.k.a. Out of Order
After Your Decrees	Jerzy Hoffman	Sharon Brauner, Anna Dymna, Günter Lamprecht, Mathieu Carrière	War	a.k.a. Ruth. Polish-West German co-production
Anna's Mother	Burkhard Driest	Gudrun Landgrebe	Drama
Das Autogramm	Peter Lilienthal	Juan José Mosalini	Drama	a.k.a. The Autograph. Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
Baby	Uwe Frießner	Udo Seidler, Volkmar Richter, Reinhard Seeger	Crime
Bali	István Szabó	Winfried Glatzeder	Drama
Ballad of the Little Soldier	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Beautiful Wilhelmine	Rolf von Sydow	Anja Kruse, Rainer Hunold	Biography
Bluebeard	Krzysztof Zanussi	Vadim Glowna, Karin Baal, Vera Tschechowa, Margarethe von Trotta, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Barbara Lass	Drama
Chinese Boxes	Chris Petit	Will Patton, Robbie Coltrane, Adelheid Arndt, Gottfried John, Beate Jensen	Thriller	British-West German co-production
Code Name: Wild Geese	Antonio Margheriti	Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Kinski, Mimsy Farmer	Action	Italian-West German co-production
Cold Fever	Josef Rusnak	Klaus Rohrmoser, Lisa Kreuzer, Hans-Michael Rehberg	Crime
Decoder	Muscha	F.M. Einheit, William "Bill" Rice, Christiane F., William S. Burroughs	Drama
The Devil's Lieutenant	John Goldschmidt	Helmut Griem, Ian Charleson, Barbara De Rossi, Claudine Auger	Drama	British-West German-Italian-French co-production
Dorado – One Way	Reinhard Münster	Uwe Schwalbe, Adriana Altaras, Dominik Bender, Uwe Büschken	Comedy
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press	Ulrike Ottinger	Veruschka von Lehndorff, Delphine Seyrig	Drama	a.k.a. The Image of Dorian Gray in the Yellow Press
Fear of Falling	Christian Rischert	Horst Buchholz	Drama
Fire for the Big Dragon	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Peter Sattmann, Ulrike Luderer, Erdal Merdan, Tayfun Bademsoy	Drama
Forbidden	Anthony Page	Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow	Drama	West German-British co-production
The Future of Emily	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Brigitte Fossey, Hildegard Knef	Drama	West German-French co-production
Heimat	Edgar Reitz	Marita Breuer	Drama	TV series
Horror Vacui	Rosa von Praunheim	Lotti Huber, Ingrid van Bergen	Drama
Jungle Warriors	Ernst R. von Theumer	Nina Van Pallandt, Sybil Danning, Woody Strode, Alex Cord, Paul L. Smith, John Vernon	Exploitation
Kerbel's Escape	Erwin Keusch	Peter Sattmann, Barbara Rudnik, Jan Niklas, Bernd Tauber	Drama
A Kind of Anger	Uli Edel	Rolf Zacher, Klaus Löwitsch, Hannelore Elsner, Bernhard Wicki	Thriller
Klassenverhältnisse	Straub-Huillet	Christian Heinisch, Mario Adorf, Laura Betti	Drama	a.k.a. Class Relations. West German-French co-production
Knock on the Wrong Door	Gabriela Zerhau	Claudia Demarmels, Rolf Zacher, August Zirner, Iris Berben	Comedy
Kolp	Roland Suso Richter	Frank Röth, Katja Flint, Ottfried Fischer, Heiner Lauterbach, Charles M. Huber	Crime
Lenin in Zürich	Rolf Busch	Wolf-Dietrich Berg, Hans Christian Blech	Biography
Love Is Not an Argument	Marianne Lüdcke	Günter Lamprecht, Erika Pluhar	Drama
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror	Helke Sander	Helke Sander, Lou Castel, Rebecca Pauly	Comedy
The Lufthansa Heist	Wolfgang Storch	Peter Bongartz, Christian Brückner, Günther Maria Halmer, Grażyna Dyląg	Crime
Mama Mia – Don't Panic	Dieter Pröttel	Uschi Glas, Thomas Gottschalk, Helmut Fischer	Romantic comedy
A Man Like E.V.A.	Radu Gabrea	Eva Mattes, Werner Stocker, Lisa Kreuzer, Charles Regnier, Charles M. Huber	Biography
Man Under Suspicion	Norbert Kückelmann	Maximilian Schell, Lena Stolze, Wolfgang Kieling	Drama	Won the Silver Bear at Berlin
Ein Mann namens Parvus	Rudolf Nussgruber	Günter Lamprecht, Constanze Engelbrecht, Wolfgang Preiss, Iris Berben, Wolf-Dietrich Berg	Biography
Marlene	Maximilian Schell		Documentary
Meeting Place at Infinity	Heinrich Breloer, Horst Königstein	Till Topf, Angelika Thomas, Vera Tschechowa	Biography	a.k.a. Meeting Point in Infinity a.k.a. Rendezvous in Infinity
Moving Targets	Volker Vogeler	Bernard Fresson, William Berger, Oliver Stritzel	Crime
The NeverEnding Story	Wolfgang Petersen	Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach	Fantasy	West German-American co-production
No One Cries Forever	Jans Rautenbach	Howard Carpendale, Zoli Marki, Elke Sommer, Siegfried Rauch	Romance	West German-South African co-production
No Time for Tears: The Bachmeier Case	Hark Bohm	Marie Colbin	Drama
No Time to Die	Helmut Ashley	John Phillip Law, Christopher Mitchum, Horst Janson, Grażyna Dyląg, Winfried Glatzeder	Adventure	a.k.a. Hijacked to Hell
The Noah's Ark Principle	Roland Emmerich	Richy Müller, Franz Buchrieser	Science fiction	Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
Non-Stop Trouble with My Double	Reinhard Schwabenitzky	Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
The Other Side of the Moon	Michael Lähn	Gudrun Landgrebe, Alexander Radszun	Crime
Overheard	Rolf von Sydow	Götz George, Peter Ustinov, Hansjörg Felmy, Heidelinde Weis	Comedy
Paris, Texas	Wim Wenders	Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Hunter Carson, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Bernhard Wicki	Drama	West German-French co-production. Won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
Peaceful Days	Richard Blank	Katharina Thalbach	Science fiction
Pogo 1104	Wigbert Wicker	Richy Müller, Ralf Richter, Anja Schüte, Erich Bar	Comedy
Rallye Paris – Dakar	Peter Welz	Hanno Pöschl, Iris Berben	Adventure
The Return of the Time Machine	Jürgen Karl Klauß	Klaus Schwarzkopf, Peter Pasetti, Siegfried Wischnewski	Science fiction
Das schöne Ende dieser Welt	Rainer Erler	Robert Atzorn, Claire Oberman, Judy Winter, Götz George, Werner Kreindl	Thriller
Silent Poison	Erwin Keusch	Peter Sattmann, Peter Bongartz, Günter Lamprecht, Sabine Bach	Drama	a.k.a. Slow Poison
Sleep of Reason	Ula Stöckl	Ida Di Benedetto	Drama
Der Snob	Wolfgang Staudte	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Heinz Bennent, Sigfrit Steiner	Comedy
The Sprinter	Christoph Böll	Wieland Samolak, Gerhard Olschewski, Dieter Eppler	Comedy
Super	Adolf Winkelmann	Udo Lindenberg, Renan Demirkan, Hannelore Hoger, Günter Lamprecht, Gottfried John, Inga Humpe	Science Fiction
Swann in Love	Volker Schlöndorff	Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon	Drama	French-West German co-production
Thousand Eyes	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Barbara Rudnik, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe, Karin Baal, Peter Kraus, Vera Tschechowa, Hannelore Hoger	Crime
Treffer	Dominik Graf	Dietmar Bär, Barbara Rudnik, Beate Finckh, Tayfun Bademsoy, Maximilian Wigger	Drama
The Wannsee Conference	Heinz Schirk	Dietrich Mattausch, Reinhard Glemnitz, Jochen Busse, Robert Atzorn	Docudrama
What's Up, Chancellor?	Gerhard Schmidt	Tommi Piper, Constanze Engelbrecht, Günter Lamprecht, Wolfgang Neuss, Dieter Hildebrandt, Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
What Shall Become of You	Horst Flick	Michael Karnowsky, Peter Seum, Anita Lochner	Drama
Where the Green Ants Dream	Werner Herzog	Bruce Spence	Drama	West German-Australian co-production. Entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
Who Was Edgar Allan?	Michael Haneke	Paulus Manker, Rolf Hoppe	Mystery	Austrian-West German co-production
The Willow Tree	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Josef A. Stehlík	Drama	West German-Czechoslovak co-production
Work and Leisure	Detlev Buck	Detlev Buck	Comedy	a.k.a. First the Work – And Then?
Wundkanal	Thomas Harlan	Alfred Filbert	Drama
Zwei Nasen tanken Super	Dieter Pröttel	Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger	Comedy

1985

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ain't Nothin' Without You	Pia Frankenberg	Pia Frankenberg	Comedy	a.k.a. Noisy Martha
Alpha City	Eckhart Schmidt	Al Corley, Claude-Oliver Rudolph	Thriller
Andre Handles Them All	Peter Fratzscher	Franco Nero, Ingrid Steeger, Willeke van Ammelrooy	Comedy
Angry Harvest	Agnieszka Holland	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak	Drama
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time	Alexander Kluge	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jutta Hoffmann, Rosel Zech, Alfred Edel	Drama
Beethoven's Nephew	Paul Morrissey	Wolfgang Reichmann, Dietmar Prinz, Jane Birkin, Nathalie Baye, Mathieu Carrière	Drama	French-West German co-production
The Berlin Affair	Liliana Cavani	Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally, Mio Takaki	Drama	West German-Italian co-production
Close-Up	Peter Schulze-Rohr	Armin Mueller-Stahl	Thriller
Colonel Redl	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe, Hans Christian Blech	Drama	West German-Hungarian co-production
Commando Leopard	Antonio Margheriti	Lewis Collins, Klaus Kinski	Action	Italian-West German co-production
The Cop and the Girl	Peter Keglevic	Jürgen Prochnow	Action, Drama
Crooks in Paradise	Thomas Fantl	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jutta Speidel, Walo Lüönd, Ruth Maria Kubitschek	Crime comedy
Daheim sterben die Leut’	Klaus Gietinger, Leo Hiemer	Walter Nuber, Heribert Weber, Norbert Hauber, Anni Rapps	Comedy
The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Day Thieves	Marcel Gisler	Dina Leipzig, Rudolf Nadler, Lutz Deisinger	Drama
The Death of the White Stallion	Christian Ziewer	Thomas Anzenhofer, Dietmar Schönherr	Drama	Entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
The Father of a Murderer	Carlheinz Caspari	Hans Korte	Drama
Feel the Motion	Wolfgang Büld	Ingolf Lück, Limahl, Falco, Pia Zadora, Die Toten Hosen	Music
Forget Mozart	Miloslav Luther	Max Tidof, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Winfried Glatzeder, Wolfgang Preiss	Biography
Girl in a Boot	Herbert Ballmann	Ursela Monn, Christian Kohlund	Comedy	a.k.a. A Berlin Love Story
Grünstein's Clever Move	Bernhard Wicki	Fred Düren, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Jörg Gudzuhn, Rolf Hoppe	Drama	West German-East German co-production
Hans: A Young Man in Germany	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Martin Pasko	Drama	a.k.a. Hans: A Boy in Germany
In the Belly of the Whale	Doris Dörrie	Janna Marangosoff, Eisi Gulp	Drama
Joey	Roland Emmerich	Joshua Morrell, Tammy Shields, Eva Kryll	Horror	a.k.a. Making Contact. West German-American co-production
Kaminsky	Michael Lähn	Klaus Löwitsch, Hannelore Elsner, Beate Finckh, Alexander Radszun	Drama
Mary Ward	Angelika Weber	Hannelore Elsner, Mario Adorf, Bernhard Wicki, Mathieu Carrière	Biography
Men...	Doris Dörrie	Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Ulrike Kriener	Comedy
Morenga	Egon Günther	Jacques Breuer, Ken Gampu	Drama	Entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
Die Nacht	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg	Edith Clever	Drama
Non-Stop Trouble with the Family	Dieter Hallervorden, Christian Rateuke	Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
November Moon	Alexandra von Grote	Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet, Danièle Delorme	Drama	West German-French co-production
On the Killer's Track	Hajo Gies	Götz George, Renan Demirkan, Charles Brauer, Rufus, Eberhard Feik	Action, Drama	a.k.a. A Tooth for a Tooth. Film with TV hero Schimanski (Tatort)
Otto – Der Film	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Otto Waalkes	Comedy	a.k.a. Otto: The Movie
Red Heat	Robert Collector	Linda Blair, Sylvia Kristel, Elisabeth Volkmann	Exploitation	West German-American co-production
Richy Guitar	Michael Laux	Die Ärzte	Coming of Age, Music
Seduction: The Cruel Woman	Elfi Mikesch, Monika Treut	Mechthild Großmann, Udo Kier	Drama
The Snowman	Peter F. Bringmann	Marius Müller-Westernhagen	Action thriller
Sugarbaby	Percy Adlon	Marianne Sägebrecht	Comedy
Tokyo-Ga	Wim Wenders		Documentary
Westler	Wieland Speck	Rainer Strecker, Detlev Kügow	Drama
Wodzeck	Oliver Herbrich	Detlev Kügow	Drama	Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival

1986

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
40 Quadratmeter Deutschland	Tevfik Başer	Özay Fecht, Yaman Okay, Demir Gökgöl	Drama	a.k.a. 40 qm Deutschland
Auf den Tag genau	Michael Lähn	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Günther Maria Halmer, Werner Kreindl, Ivan Desny	Thriller
Boundaries of Time: Caspar David Friedrich	Peter Schamoni	Helmut Griem, Sabine Sinjen, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Otto Sander, Rolf Hoppe	Biography
Didi Drives Me Crazy	Wigbert Wicker	Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
Der Drücker	Uwe Frießner	Andreas Buttler, Heinz Hoenig	Drama
Du mich auch	Anja Franke, Helmut Berger, Dani Levy	Anja Franke, Dani Levy	Comedy	a.k.a. Same to You
Egomania: Island Without Hope	Christoph Schlingensief	Tilda Swinton, Udo Kier	Drama
Fatal Love	Wolf Gremm	Dietlinde Turban, Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Brigitte Mira	Thriller	a.k.a. Possession
Fatherland	Ken Loach	Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Cristine Rose	Drama	British-West German-French co-production
Fire and Ice	Willy Bogner	Suzy Chaffee, John Eaves	Sport, Romantic comedy
Flight North	Ingemo Engström	Katharina Thalbach, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Lena Olin	Drama	Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
Franza	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gabriel Barylli, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sky du Mont, Gottfried John	Drama
Fraulein	Michael Haneke	Angelica Domröse, Lou Castel	Drama
Die Fräulein von damals	Dietrich Haugk	Horst Buchholz, Karin Baal, Johanna von Koczian, Doris Kunstmann, Judy Winter, Klaus Schwarzkopf	Drama
Das Go! Projekt	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Diego Wallraff, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Hark Bohm	Science fiction
Herschel und die Musik der Sterne	Percy Adlon	Josef Meinrad, Rolf Illig	Drama	a.k.a. Herschel and the Music of the Stars
Johnny Flash	Werner Nekes	Helge Schneider	Comedy
The Journey	Markus Imhoof	Markus Boysen, Corinna Kirchhoff, Will Quadflieg, Claude-Oliver Rudolph	Drama	West German-Swiss co-production
Killing Cars	Michael Verhoeven	Jürgen Prochnow, Senta Berger, William Conrad, Agnès Soral, Bernhard Wicki, Daniel Gélin	Action thriller
Laputa	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Sami Frey, Krystyna Janda	Drama	Screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
Mademoiselle Fifi	Karl Fruchtmann	Christoph Eichhorn, Desirée Meiser, Rüdiger Vogler	Drama
Meier	Peter Timm	Rainer Grenkowitz, Nadja Engelbrecht	Comedy
Momo	Johannes Schaaf	John Huston, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Radost Bokel	Fantasy	West German-Italian co-production
The Name of the Rose	Jean-Jacques Annaud	Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Ron Perlman, Helmut Qualtinger, Michael Lonsdale	Mystery	West German-Italian-French co-production[5][6][7]
Now or Never	Christel Buschmann	Eva Mattes, Werner Stocker	Drama
Nuclear Conspiracy	Rainer Erler	Birgit Doll, Albert Fortell	Thriller
Operation Dead End	Nikolai Müllerschön	Uwe Ochsenknecht, Hannes Jaenicke, Hannelore Elsner	Thriller
Paradise	Doris Dörrie	Katharina Thalbach, Heiner Lauterbach, Sunnyi Melles, Hanne Wieder	Drama
Please, Let the Flowers Live	Duccio Tessari	Klausjürgen Wussow, Birgit Doll, Hannelore Elsner, Hans Christian Blech, Radost Bokel	Drama
Rosa Luxemburg	Margarethe von Trotta	Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander	Biography	Sukowa won Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
The Rose King	Werner Schroeter	Magdalena Montezuma, Mostéfa Djadjam, Antonio Orlando	Drama	French-West German-Portuguese-Dutch co-production
Rückfahrt in den Tod	Hans-Jürgen Tögel	Peter Bongartz, Iris Berben, Dominique Pinon	Thriller	a.k.a. Terminus
Runaway Horse	Peter Beauvais	Vadim Glowna, Rosel Zech	Drama
Stammheim	Reinhard Hauff	Ulrich Tukur, Therese Affolter, Ulrich Pleitgen	Drama	Won the Golden Bear at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
Die Stunde des Léon Bisquet	Lutz Büscher	Klaus Schwarzkopf	Drama
The Summer of the Samurai	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Cornelia Froboess, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Wojciech Pszoniak, Nadja Tiller	Crime
Tarot	Rudolf Thome	Hanns Zischler, Rüdiger Vogler, Katharina Böhm, Vera Tschechowa	Drama	Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival
The Two Faces of January	Wolfgang Storch	Charles Brauer, Yolande Gilot, Thomas Schücke	Thriller
Va banque	Diethard Küster	Winfried Glatzeder, Grażyna Dyląg, Achim Reichel	Crime
A Virus Knows No Morals	Rosa von Praunheim	Rosa von Praunheim, Hella von Sinnen	Comedy
Wahnfried	Peter Patzak	Otto Sander, Christoph Waltz	Biography	Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Wilhelm Busch	Hartmut Griesmayr	Peter Ehrlich, Christiane Hörbiger, Rosemarie Fendel, Tobias Moretti	Biography	a.k.a. Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, weil keiner da, der ihm was tut
Zischke	Martin Theo Krieger	David Strempel	Drama
Zoning	Ulrich Krenkler	Hubertus Gertzen, Norbert Lamla, Dieter Meier	Crime
Zweikampf	Gert Steinheimer	Joachim Wichmann, Adolf Laimböck	Crime

1987

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Aggression	Theodor Kotulla	Pascale Petit, Michael König	Drama
Anita: Dances of Vice	Rosa von Praunheim	Ina Blum	Biography
Bagdad Café	Percy Adlon	Marianne Sägebrecht, C. C. H. Pounder, Jack Palance	Comedy	a.k.a. Out of Rosenheim
Cobra Verde	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski	Drama
The Colony	Orlando Lübbert	Michael Degen, Grischa Huber	Drama
The Cry of the Owl	Tom Toelle	Matthias Habich, Birgit Doll, Jacques Breuer, Hans Christian Blech, Doris Kunstmann	Thriller
Days to Remember	Jeanine Meerapfel	Barbara Sukowa, Horst-Günter Marx	Drama	Entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
The Death of Empedocles	Straub–Huillet	Andreas von Rauch	Drama
Death Stone	Franz Josef Gottlieb	Heather Thomas, Elke Sommer, Brad Harris, Tony Kendall, Siegfried Rauch	Action, Drama
Devil's Paradise	Vadim Glowna	Jürgen Prochnow, Sam Waterston, Suzanna Hamilton, Mario Adorf, Dominique Pinon, Ingrid Caven	Drama
The Distant Land	Luc Bondy	Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier	Drama	West German-French-Austrian co-production
Dolly, Lotte and Maria	Rosa von Praunheim	Dolly Haas, Lotte Goslar, Maria Ley-Piscator	Documentary
Dragon Chow	Jan Schütte	Bhasker Patel, Ric Young	Drama
Francesca	Vérénice Rudolph		Mockumentary
Gambit	Peter F. Bringmann	Despina Pajanou, Rolf Zacher, Dominic Raacke, Max Tidof, Heinz Bennent, Werner Kreindl	Thriller
The Girl with the Lighters	Ralf Huettner	Rupert J. Seidel, Stefan Wood, Enrico Boetcher, Arnold Frühwald	Comedy	a.k.a. Cripples Go Christmas
The Glass Sky	Nina Grosse	Helmut Berger, Sylvie Orcier	Drama
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long	Mika Kaurismäki	Kari Väänänen, Roberta Manfredi, Eddie Constantine, Samuel Fuller	Comedy thriller	Finnish-West German-Swiss co-production
Hollywood-Monster	Roland Emmerich	Jason Lively, Paul Gleason, Chuck Mitchell	Comedy	a.k.a. Ghost Chase. West German-American co-production
The Hothouse	Peter Goedel	Christian Doermer, Jörg Hube, Hanns Zischler	Drama
Kunyonga: Murder in Africa	Hubert Frank	Ron Williams, Werner Kreindl, Christoph Eichhorn	Action
Lethal Obsession	Peter Patzak	Peter Maffay, Michael York, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Gould, Tahnee Welch	Action, Drama
The Little Prosecutor	Hark Bohm	Hark Bohm, Martin Lüttge	Drama
Losers	Bernd Schadewald	Ralf Richter, Campino	Drama
The Madonna Man	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Renée Soutendijk, Michael Lonsdale, Peter Kraus	Thriller	a.k.a. Operation Madonna
Otto – Der neue Film	Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes	Otto Waalkes	Comedy	a.k.a. Otto: The New Movie. Most popular film of the year with 6.4 million admissions[8]
Our Man in the Jungle	Rudolf Steiner, Peter Stripp	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katja Rupé	Adventure	a.k.a. Amazonas Mission
Sierra Leone	Uwe Schrader	Christian Redl, Ann-Gisel Glass, Constanze Engelbrecht	Drama
Taxi nach Kairo	Frank Ripploh	Frank Ripploh, Christine Neubauer	Comedy	a.k.a. Taxi to Cairo
Three Crazy Jerks	Franz Josef Gottlieb	Thomas Gottschalk, Michael Winslow, Helmut Fischer, Dey Young	Comedy	a.k.a. Lovable Zanies
Der Unsichtbare	Ulf Miehe	Klaus Wennemann, Barbara Rudnik, Nena	Comedy	a.k.a. The Invisible Man
Wings of Desire	Wim Wenders	Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Peter Falk	Drama	Won the Best Director Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
The Winner Takes All	Marianne Lüdcke	Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Bernhard Wicki	Drama	a.k.a. Pattberg's Legacy

1988

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A.D.A.M.	Herbert Ballmann	Désirée Nosbusch, Helmut Berger	Comedy
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	Terry Gilliam	John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Robin Williams	Fantasy adventure	British-American-West German co-production
Anna	Frank Strecker	Silvia Seidel, Patrick Bach, Anton Diffring	Musical	Sequel of the TV miniseries Anna
Autumn Milk	Joseph Vilsmaier	Dana Vávrová, Werner Stocker	Drama
Bei Thea	Dominik Graf	Hannes Jaenicke, Marianne Hoppe, Ida Ehre	Drama
Beule	Ralf Gregan	Diether Krebs, Peter Bongartz, Dirk Dautzenberg, Towje Kleiner, Ursula Karven, Oliver Stritzel	Comedy
The Bomb	Christian Görlitz	Michael Degen, Rolf Becker, Matthias Fuchs, Rosel Zech	Thriller, Disaster
The Boss from the West	Vivian Naefe	Barbara Auer, Alexander Radszun	Comedy
Burning Beds	Pia Frankenberg	Ian Dury, Pia Frankenberg	Comedy
Burning Secret	Andrew Birkin	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Faye Dunaway	Drama	West German-British co-production
The Case of Mr. Spalt	René Perraudin	Otto Sander, Katharina Thalbach, Rolf Zacher	Comedy
The Cat	Dominik Graf	Götz George, Gudrun Landgrebe, Heinz Hoenig, Ralf Richter	Crime thriller
The Commander	Antonio Margheriti	Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence	Action	Italian-West German co-production
The Curse	Ralf Huettner	Dominic Raacke, Barbara May	Horror
Cycling the Frame	Cynthia Beatt	Tilda Swinton	Short
A Father's Revenge	John Herzfeld	Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver, Joanna Cassidy, Christoph M. Ohrt	Thriller	American-West German co-production
Faust	Dieter Dorn	Helmut Griem, Romuald Pekny, Sunnyi Melles, Cornelia Froboess	Drama
Felix	Margarethe von Trotta, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Helke Sander, Christel Buschmann	Ulrich Tukur	Comedy
Fifty-Fifty	Peter Timm	Heinz Hoenig, Dominique Horwitz, Suzanne von Borsody	Comedy
The French as Seen by...	Werner Herzog		Short film
Hanussen	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson	Drama	West German-Hungarian co-production
Hell Hunters	Ernst R. von Theumer	Maud Adams, Stewart Granger, George Lazenby	Exploitation	a.k.a. Rage to Kill. West German-American co-production
Incident at Twilight	August Everding	Mario Adorf, Horst Bollmann	Crime	a.k.a. One Autumn Evening
Judgment in Berlin	Leo Penn	Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Jutta Speidel, Heinz Hoenig	Drama	American-West German co-production
The Kiss of the Tiger	Petra Haffter	Beate Jensen, Stéphane Ferrara	Thriller	West German-French co-production
Linie 1	Reinhard Hauff	Inka Groetschel, Rainer Strecker	Musical
Der Lockspitzel	Michael Lähn	Tilo Prückner, Vadim Glowna	Crime
Love and Fear	Margarethe von Trotta	Fanny Ardant, Greta Scacchi, Valeria Golino	Drama	French-Italian-West German co-production. Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Man spricht deutsh	Hanns Christian Müller	Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Dieter Hildebrandt, Werner Schneyder, Pamela Prati, Enzo Cannavale	Comedy
Me and Him	Doris Dörrie	Griffin Dunne, Ellen Greene	Comedy	West German-American co-production
Midnight Cop	Peter Patzak	Morgan Fairchild, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Michael York, Frank Stallone	Thriller
Mother's Mask	Christoph Schlingensief	Karl Friedrich Mews, Helge Schneider, Udo Kier	Drama
Nekromantik	Jörg Buttgereit	Daktari Lorenz, Beatrice Manowski	Horror
Ödipussi	Loriot	Loriot, Evelyn Hamann	Comedy
An Odd Couple	Peter Keglevic	Judy Winter, Diego Wallraff, Karl Michael Vogler	Drama
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany	Thomas Brasch	Tony Curtis, Katharina Thalbach, Matthias Habich	Drama	Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Pizza Express	Vivian Naefe	Bettina Kupfer, August Zirner, Hannelore Elsner	Crime comedy
Plaza Real	Herbert Vesely	Mia Nygren, Jon Finch	Drama
The Post Office Girl	Édouard Molinaro	Évelyne Bouix, Mario Adorf, Niels Arestrup, Vera Tschechowa	Drama	French-West German co-production
Red Roses for a Call Girl	Bobby A. Suarez	Maria Isabel Lopez, Robert Marius, Werner Pochath, Julia Kent, Manfred Seipold	Drama	a.k.a. Rose Tattoo a.k.a. Manila Tattoo. Philippine-West German co-production
Schmetterlinge	Wolfgang Becker	Bertram von Boxberg	Drama	a.k.a. Butterflies
Schön war die Zeit	Klaus Gietinger, Leo Hiemer	Gottfried John, Edgar Selge, Ewa Błaszczyk	Drama
Singles	Eckehard Ziedrich	Helmut Zierl, Claudia Demarmels	Comedy
Sleepless Nights	Marcel Gisler	Rudolf Nadler	Drama
Starke Zeiten	Otto Retzer, Rolf Olsen, Sigi Rothemund	Dey Young, David Hasselhoff, Michael Winslow, Rudi Carrell, Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff, Karl Dall	Comedy, Anthology film	a.k.a. Strong Times
Stowaways on the Ark	Wolfgang Urchs	—	Animated
Three D	Sönke Wortmann	Michael Schreiner, Katharina Müller-Elmau	Comedy
The Venus Trap	Robert van Ackeren	Sonja Kirchberger, Hanns Zischler, Myriem Roussel, Horst-Günter Marx	Comedy
Virgin Machine	Monika Treut	Ina Blum	Drama
The Vulture Wally	Walter Bockmayer	Samy Orfgen, Elisabeth Volkmann, Ralph Morgenstern, Joy Fleming	Comedy
Why Is There Salt in the Sea?	Peter Beauvais	Nicolin Kunz, Siemen Rühaak	Drama
Das Winterhaus	Hilde Lermann	Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Vogler, Werner Kreindl, Elfriede Rückert	Drama
Wohin?	Herbert Achternbusch	Gabi Geist, Josef Bierbichler, Kurt Raab	Drama
Yasemin	Hark Bohm	Ayse Romey, Uwe Bohm	Drama
Year of the Turtle	Ute Wieland	Heinz Bennent, Karina Fallenstein	Drama

1989

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
100 Years of Adolf Hitler: The Last Hour in the Führerbunker	Christoph Schlingensief	Udo Kier, Margit Carstensen, Alfred Edel, Volker Spengler	Drama
Affäre Nachtfrost	Sigi Rothemund	Gudrun Landgrebe, Hansjörg Felmy	Thriller
Bangkok Story	Rolf von Sydow	Heiner Lauterbach, Günther Maria Halmer, Rolf Hoppe	Thriller	a.k.a. Killing Drugs
Black Sin	Straub-Huillet	Andreas von Rauch, Vladimir Baratta, Howard Vernon	Short	Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
Blue Eyed	Reinhard Hauff	Götz George, Miguel Ángel Solá	Drama	West German-Argentine co-production
Boomerang Boomerang	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Jürgen Vogel, Katja Studt, Lambert Hamel, Jan Plewka	Crime
The Break	Frank Beyer	Götz George, Rolf Hoppe, Otto Sander	Crime
CASH: A Political Fairy Tale*	Norbert Kückelmann	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rolf Zacher	Comedy
Coming Out	Heiner Carow	Matthias Freihof, Dirk Kummer, Dagmar Manzel	Drama	East German DEFA film studio production; Premiered November 1989. Silver Bear and Teddy Award at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival in 1990.
The Dancing Girl	Masahiro Shinoda	Hiromi Go, Lisa Wolf, Rolf Hoppe, Brigitte Grothum, Haruko Kato, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Christoph Eichhorn	Drama	a.k.a. The Dancer a.k.a. Maihime. Japanese-West German co-production
Farewell to False Paradise	Tevfik Başer	Zuhal Olcay	Drama
Follow Me	Maria Knilli	Pavel Landovský, Marina Vlady, Katharina Thalbach	Drama	Entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival
Fool's Mate	Mathieu Carrière	Michael Marwitz, Victoria Tennant	Drama	Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
Francesco	Liliana Cavani	Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Mario Adorf, Hanns Zischler	Biography	Italian-West German co-production
Frei zum Abschuss	Manfred Grunert	William Mang, Hilmar Thate, Vera Tschechowa	Thriller
The Grass Is Greener Everywhere Else	Michael Klier	Mirosław Baka, Marta Klubowicz	Drama
Gummibärchen küßt man nicht	Walter Bannert	Christopher Mitchum, Angela Alvarado, Draco Rosa, Ernest Borgnine, John Hillerman, Art Metrano	Comedy	a.k.a. Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Hard Days, Hard Nights	Horst Königstein	Wigald Boning, Rita Tushingham, Al Corley	Comedy
Herdsmen of the Sun	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Himmelsheim	Manfred Stelzer	Elke Sommer, Sigi Zimmerschied, Hanns Zischler	Comedy
Joan of Arc of Mongolia	Ulrike Ottinger	Delphine Seyrig, Gillian Scalici, Irm Hermann, Peter Kern	Drama	Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival
Karambolage	Franz Peter Wirth	Iris Berben, Constanze Engelbrecht, Peter Sattmann, Volkert Kraeft	Comedy
Laser Mission	BJ Davis	Brandon Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Werner Pochath	Action	American-West German co-production
Last Exit to Brooklyn	Uli Edel	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stephen Lang, Burt Young	Drama	West German-British co-production
Laurin	Robert Sigl	Dóra Szinetár	Mystery	West German-Hungarian co-production
Der Leibwächter	Adolf Winkelmann	Franz Xaver Kroetz, Raymond Pellegrin, Hanns Zischler, Heinz Hoenig	Thriller
Money	Doris Dörrie	Billie Zöckler, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Sunnyi Melles, August Zirner	Comedy
Otto: The Alien from East Frisia	Otto Waalkes, Marijan David Vajda	Otto Waalkes	Comedy
The Philosopher	Rudolf Thome	Johannes Herrschmann, Adriana Altaras	Comedy
The Play with Billions	Peter Keglevic	Ulrich Tukur, Barbara Auer, Friedrich von Thun, Hans Christian Blech, Vadim Glowna	Drama
Reunion	Jerry Schatzberg	Jason Robards, Françoise Fabian, Samuel West, Christien Anholt	Drama	British-French-West German co-production
RobbyKallePaul	Dani Levy	Dani Levy, Frank Beilicke, Josef Hofmann, Maria Schrader, Anja Franke	Comedy	West German-Swiss co-production
Rosalie Goes Shopping	Percy Adlon	Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis, Judge Reinhold	Comedy	Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
The Rose Garden	Fons Rademakers	Liv Ullmann, Maximilian Schell, Peter Fonda	Drama	American-West German-Austrian co-production
Schulz & Schulz	Ilse Hofmann	Götz George, Martina Gedeck, Klaus J. Behrendt	Comedy
Seven Minutes	Klaus Maria Brandauer	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brian Dennehy	Drama
Seven Women	Rudolf Thome	Johannes Herrschmann, Adriana Altaras	Comedy
Silence Like Glass	Carl Schenkel	Jami Gertz, Martha Plimpton, George Peppard	Drama	West German-American co-production
Spider's Web	Bernhard Wicki	Ulrich Mühe, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl	Drama	Entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
The State Chancellery	Heinrich Breloer	Roland Schäfer, Hermann Lause, Dietrich Mattausch, Grischa Huber	Docudrama
Sukkubus	Georg Tressler	Pamela Prati, Peter Simonischek, Giovanni Früh	Horror
Tiger, Lion, Panther	Dominik Graf	Natja Brunckhorst, Martina Gedeck, Sabine Kaack, Peter Lohmeyer	Comedy
Eine unheimliche Karriere	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Helmut Zierl	Comedy
Verfolgte Wege	Uwe Janson	Barbara Auer, Peter Cieslinski	Drama
The Voice	Gustavo Graef Marino	Jon Finch, Ian Dury, Suzanna Hamilton, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Heinz Hoenig, Richy Müller, Claude-Oliver Rudolph	Thriller
Waller's Last Trip	Christian Wagner	Herbert Knaup	Drama
Wedding	Heiko Schier	Harald Kempe, Roger Hübner, Angela Schmid-Burgk, Heino Ferch	Drama
With the Next Man Everything Will Be Different	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Antje Schmidt, Dominic Raacke, Volkert Kraeft	Comedy

References

"Girls - Die kleinen Aufreisserinnen". Filmportal.de. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
"Item Display". Collections Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
"Die Spaziergängerin von Sans Souci". Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
"La PASSANTE DU SANS SOUCI". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
"Le Nom de la rose" (in French). Bifi.fr. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
Tobey, Matthew. "The Name of the Rose". AllMovie. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
"Der Name der Rose" (in French). filmportal.de. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
"Top 10 Films 1987". Screen International. 1988. p. 40.

External links

German film at the Internet Movie Database (maintains separate lists for West Germany and East Germany)

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[filmportal-1] "Girls - Die kleinen Aufreisserinnen". Filmportal.de. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[cc-2] "Item Display". Collections Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

[3] "Die Spaziergängerin von Sans Souci". Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[4] "La PASSANTE DU SANS SOUCI". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

[5] "Le Nom de la rose" (in French). Bifi.fr. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[6] Tobey, Matthew. "The Name of the Rose". AllMovie. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[7] "Der Name der Rose" (in French). filmportal.de. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[8] "Top 10 Films 1987". Screen International. 1988. p. 40.

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