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The Bridge
1959· 1h 43m· Drama, History, War· de
7.6202
Best German Movies of the 1950s
This collection ranks 1,000 movies from Germany released in the 1950s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits The Bridge.
1,000 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Zurich Engagement
1957· 1h 46m· Comedy, Romance· de
6.317 - 3
Lola Montès
1955· 1h 56m· Drama, Romance· fr
6.9153 - 4
It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958· 1h 40m· Crime, Thriller· de
7.4145 - 5
Conchita and the Engineer
1954· Adventure· de
—0 - 6
Canaris
1954· 1h 52m· War, Drama· de
6.28 - 7
Decision Before Dawn
1951· 1h 59m· War, Action, Thriller· en
6.850 - 8
Annaluise & Anton
1953· 1h 31m· Family, Drama, Comedy· de
7.86 - 9
The Captain from Kopenick
1956· 1h 33m· Comedy, Drama· de
7.354 - 10
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955· 1h 32m· Romance, Comedy· de
7.022 - 11
The Devil Strikes at Night
1957· 1h 40m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· de
7.134 - 12
Unternehmen Schlafsack
1955· 1h 39m· Comedy, Drama· de
—0 - 13
Special Delivery
1955· 1h 26m· Comedy· de
—0 - 14
My Name is Niki
1952· 1h 41m· Drama, Family· de
—0 - 15
No Way Back
1954· 1h 35m· Drama· de
6.95 - 16
She Walks by Night
1959· 1h 41m· Drama, Crime· de
4.25 - 17
Behind Monastery Walls
1952· 1h 39m· Drama· de
6.52 - 18
The Girl from Flanders
1956· 1h 45m· Drama, Romance· de
8.84 - 19
Taiga
1958· 1h 40m· Drama· de
—0 - 20
Die Prinzessin von St. Wolfgang
1957· 1h 30m· Drama, Romance· de
6.01 - 21
Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau
1952· Drama· de
7.01 - 22
Frauenarzt Dr. Prätorius
1950· 1h 32m· Comedy, Drama· de
7.18 - 23
The Flying Classroom
1954· 1h 32m· Family, Comedy, Drama· de
7.717 - 24
The Big Lift
1950· 2h 0m· War, Drama, Romance· en
6.927 - 25
Without Trumpet or Drum
1959· 1h 30m· Comedy, War· de
—0 - 26
Ein Fremder kam ins Haus
1957· Crime· de
6.52 - 27
Vater sein dagegen sehr
1957· 1h 35m· Drama· de
6.96 - 28
Zwei Bayern im Harem
1957· 1h 22m· Comedy· de
4.01 - 29
Hotel Adlon
1955· 1h 40m· Drama· de
7.01 - 30
Die Privatsekretärin
1953· Comedy· de
4.01 - 31
King Thrushbeard
1954· Family· de
9.22 - 32
Eine Frau genügt nicht?
1955· 1h 33m· Drama· de
7.01 - 33
IIA in Berlin
1956· Comedy· de
—0 - 34
Ohne Mutter geht es nicht
1958· Comedy· de
4.52 - 35
Die Caine war ihr Schicksal
1959· Drama· de
—0 - 36
Die Christel von der Post
1956· 1h 43m· Comedy, Romance· de
4.03 - 37
Adolf Hitler - Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer: Dokumente der Zeitgeschichte
1953· 1h 9m· Documentary, War· de
4.33 - 38
Der Wilderer vom Silberwald
1957· 1h 33m· Romance, Drama, Crime· de
4.03 - 39
Charley's Aunt
1956· 1h 30m· Comedy· de
5.38 - 40
The Girl and the Legend
1957· 1h 30m· Drama· de
5.68 - 41
Emil and the Detectives
1954· 1h 34m· Family, Comedy, Crime· de
7.513 - 42
Chased by the Devil
1950· 1h 40m· Crime, Drama· de
6.02 - 43
The Perjured Farmer
1956· 1h 44m· Crime, Drama· de
5.73 - 44
Many Passed By
1956· 1h 20m· Crime· de
5.84 - 45
The Indian Tomb
1959· 1h 37m· Adventure, Drama, Romance· de
6.1120 - 46
Jacqueline
1959· Drama· de
—0 - 47
The Goose Girl
1957· 1h 9m· Family, Fantasy, TV Movie· de
4.03 - 48
Fear
1954· 1h 23m· Drama· it
6.369 - 49
The Century Is Fifty
1950· 1h 26m· Documentary· fr
—0 - 50
Geliebtes Leben
1953· Drama· de
—0
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Frequently asked questions
How many german movies were made in the 1950s?
1,000 Germany productions from the 1950s have real rating data.
How are these german films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the best german movie of the 1950s?
The Bridge currently holds the #1 position.