List of German films of the 1990s

This is a list of the most notable films produced in Cinema of Germany in the 1990s.

For an alphabetical list of articles on German films see Category:1990s German films.

1990

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abraham's Gold	Jörg Graser	Hanna Schygulla, Günther Maria Halmer	Drama	Screened at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival
Affengeil	Rosa von Praunheim	Lotti Huber	Documentary	a.k.a. Life is Like a Cucumber
The African Woman	Margarethe von Trotta	Stefania Sandrelli, Barbara Sukowa, Sami Frey	Drama	a.k.a. Die Rückkehr. Italian-French-German co-production
Albert Einstein	Georg Schiemann	Tālivaldis Abolins	Biography
Der Bierkönig	Tom Toelle	Raf Vallone, Laure Marsac, Wera Frydtberg, Dieter Kirchlechner	Drama	a.k.a. Le Roi de la bière
Bismarck	Tom Toelle	Uwe Ochsenknecht	Biography
Bread and Butter	Gabriel Barylli	Gabriel Barylli, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Heinz Hoenig	Comedy	a.k.a. Butterbrot
Buster's Bedroom	Rebecca Horn	Amanda Ooms, Donald Sutherland, Geraldine Chaplin, Valentina Cortese	Comedy	German-Canadian-Portuguese co-production
Café Europa	Franz Xaver Bogner	Barbara Auer, Jacques Breuer, August Zirner, Mario Adorf, Raimund Harmstorf	Comedy
Carmen on Ice	Horant H. Hohlfeld	Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Brian Orser	Dance
The Complaint of an Empress	Pina Bausch	Mechthild Großmann, Dominique Mercy, Jan Minarik, Mark Sieczkarek	Dance	a.k.a. Die Klage der Kaiserin
A Crazy Couple	Sönke Wortmann	Barbara Auer, Thomas Heinze	Comedy	a.k.a. Eine Wahnsinnsehe
Dr. M	Claude Chabrol	Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Jan Niklas, Hanns Zischler, Wolfgang Preiss	Thriller	French-German-Italian co-production
Echoes from a Sombre Empire	Werner Herzog		Documentary
The Eighth Day	Reinhard Münster	Katharina Thalbach, Hans Christian Blech, Hannelore Elsner	Thriller
Europa Europa	Agnieszka Holland	Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy	World War II Drama	a.k.a. Hitlerjunge Salomon. German-French-Polish co-production. 1991 Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign Film; 1991 Academy Award Nominee for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Fire, Ice and Dynamite	Willy Bogner	Roger Moore, Shari Belafonte, Uwe Ochsenknecht	Action comedy
The Gamblers	Dominik Graf	Peter Lohmeyer, Anica Dobra, Hansa Czypionka, Anthony Dawson	Comedy
Das Geheimnis des gelben Geparden	Carlo Rola	Iris Berben, Pierre Malet, Susanne Lothar	Thriller	a.k.a. Spells of Evil
The German Chainsaw Massacre	Christoph Schlingensief	Karina Fallenstein, Udo Kier, Alfred Edel, Volker Spengler, Irm Hermann	Horror	a.k.a. Blackest Heart
Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)	Humphrey Burton	Leonard Bernstein, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra	Concert
Der Hammermörder	Bernd Schadewald	Christian Redl	Thriller
Das Haus am Watt	Sigi Rothemund	Gudrun Landgrebe, Hannes Jaenicke, Hanns Zischler	Thriller
The Handmaid's Tale	Volker Schlöndorff	Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern, Victoria Tennant, Robert Duvall	Dystopian	American-German co-production
Herzlich willkommen	Hark Bohm	Uwe Bohm, Barbara Auer	Drama	a.k.a. Welcome Indeed! a.k.a. Crossing Borders. Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
High Score	Gustav Ehmck	James Brolin, Hannes Jaenicke, Gudrun Landgrebe, Alexis Arquette, Anne Carlisle, Ralf Wolter	Science fiction
Kill Cruise	Peter Keglevic	Elizabeth Hurley, Patsy Kensit, Jürgen Prochnow	Thriller	a.k.a. Der Skipper
Die Kupferfalle	Detlef Rönfeldt	Leslie Malton, Peter Bongartz, Klaus J. Behrendt, Ivan Desny	Drama
Letzten Sommer in Kreuzberg	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Heike Faber, Dieter Landuris	Comedy
Little Herr Friedemann	Peter Vogel	Ulrich Mühe	Drama
Marleneken	Karin Brandauer	Hannelore Hoger, Karin Baal, Elisabeth Trissenaar	Drama
Martha and I	Jiří Weiss	Michel Piccoli, Marianne Sägebrecht	Drama	Czechoslovak-German co-production
The Master of the Day of Judgment	Michael Kehlmann	Helmuth Lohner, Michael Degen, Ernst Stankovski	Mystery	a.k.a. The Master of Doomsday. Austrian-German co-production
Moffengriet	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Annemarie Steen	Drama, War
Moon 44	Roland Emmerich	Michael Paré, Lisa Eichhorn, Malcolm McDowell	Science fiction
The Nasty Girl	Michael Verhoeven	Lena Stolze	Drama	a.k.a. Das schreckliche Mädchen. Verhoeven won the Silver Bear at Berlin; 1990 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Film
Der neue Mann	Konrad Sabrautzky	Maja Maranow, Edgar Selge, Dieter Kirchlechner, Billie Zöckler, Karin Baal	Comedy
Neuner	Werner Masten	Manfred Krug, Klaus Wennemann, Claudia Wedekind	Drama
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter	George T. Miller	Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, Alexandra Johnes	Fantasy	German-American co-production
Peter in Magicland	Wolfgang Urchs	—	Animated
Positive	Rosa von Praunheim		Documentary
Quiet Days in Clichy	Claude Chabrol	Andrew McCarthy, Nigel Havers, Barbara De Rossi, Mario Adorf, Stéphane Audran	Drama	French-German-Italian co-production
Rosamunde	Egon Günther	Anica Dobra, Jürgen Vogel, Richy Müller, Mario Adorf, Manfred Krug, Mathieu Carrière	Crime
Der Schnee der Anden	Frank Guthke	Constanze Engelbrecht, Gérard Blain, Jürgen Vogel, Dieter Pfaff	Thriller
The Second Life	Carlo Rola	Vadim Glowna, Iris Berben	Thriller
Silence = Death	Rosa von Praunheim		Documentary
Der Todesking	Jörg Buttgereit	Hermann Kopp, Heinrich Ebber, Eva-Maria Kurz	Horror, Anthology	a.k.a. The Death King
Tote leben nicht allein	Nina Grosse	Myriem Roussel, Peter Sattmann, Klaus J. Behrendt	Thriller	a.k.a. La Tenaille
The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake	Günter Rätz	—	Animated
Wer zu spät kommt – Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution	Jürgen Flimm	Hans Christian Blech, Dirk Dautzenberg, Christoph Bantzer, Rolf Illig, Hans Paetsch, Friedrich W. Bauschulte	Docudrama
Werner – Beinhart!	Michael Schaack, Gerhard Hahn	Rötger Feldmann, Meret Becker, Ludger Pistor	Animated/live-action, Comedy	a.k.a. Werner and the Wizard of Booze
Winckelmann's Travels	Jan Schütte	Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger, Susanne Lothar, Traugott Buhre, Udo Samel	Drama

1991

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Alone Among Women	Sönke Wortmann	Thomas Heinze, Jennifer Nitsch, Carin C. Tietze, Meret Becker	Comedy
Babylon	Ralf Huettner	Natja Brunckhorst, Dominic Raacke, Veronica Ferres	Horror
The Being from Earth	David Vostell	Teresa Hill, Bill Conroy	Science fiction
Berlin – Prenzlauer Berg	Petra Tschörtner		Documentary
Between Pankow and Zehlendorf	Horst Seemann	Corinna Harfouch, André Hennicke	Drama
The Break-In	Bettina Woernle	Aurore Clément, Laurent Le Doyen	Crime	a.k.a. The Accomplice
Bronstein's Children	Jerzy Kawalerowicz	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rolf Hoppe, Angela Winkler, Matthias Paul	Drama
Death Came As a Friend	Nico Hofmann	Martin Benrath, Werner Kreindl, Hannelore Elsner, Marianne Hoppe, Sebastian Koch, Heino Ferch	Thriller	a.k.a. Self's Punishment
A Demon in My View	Petra Haffter	Anthony Perkins, Uwe Bohm, Sophie Ward	Thriller	a.k.a. The Man Next Door
Europa	Lars von Trier	Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier, Eddie Constantine	Drama	Danish-Swedish-German-French-Swiss co-production
Ex & Hopp	Andy Bausch	Mario Adorf, Maja Maranow, Désirée Nosbusch, Manfred Zapatka, Rainer Hunold	Drama
Der Fall Ö.	Rainer Simon	Matthias Habich, Jan Josef Liefers	Drama
Forever Young	Vivian Naefe	Barbara Rudnik, Renan Demirkan, August Zirner, Helmut Berger	Comedy
Die Frosch-Intrige	Hartmut Griesmayr	Beate Jensen, Alexander May, Helmut Zierl, Rainer Hunold	Comedy
The Girl in the Lift	Herrmann Zschoche	Barbara Sommer, Rolf Lukoschek	Drama
Go Trabi Go	Peter Timm	Wolfgang Stumph	Comedy
Heart in the Hand	Uwe Janson	Barbara Becker, Michael Dick, Barbara Auer	Drama
Heldenfrühling	Michael Kehlmann	Oliver Korittke, Gottfried Neuner	War
I Was on Mars	Dani Levy	Maria Schrader, Dani Levy	Comedy
Jag Mandir	Werner Herzog		Documentary
The Kaltenbach Papers	Rainer Erler	Mario Adorf, Ulrich Tukur, Gudrun Landgrebe, Simona Cavallari	Thriller	a.k.a. A Fatal Assignment
Karniggels	Detlev Buck	Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks, Julia Jäger	Comedy
Keep on Running	Holm Dressler	Michelle Phillips, Timothy Peach, Holger Handtke, Oliver Korittke	Comedy
Killer	Gert Steinheimer	Karin Schröder, Ulrike Kriener, Michael Mendl, Dietmar Schönherr	Crime comedy
Kollege Otto – Die Coop-Affäre	Heinrich Breloer	Rainer Hunold, Gert Haucke, Hermann Lause, Hannelore Hoger	Docudrama
Lebewohl, Fremde	Tevfik Başer	Grażyna Szapołowska, Müşfik Kenter	Drama	a.k.a. Farewell, Stranger. Screened at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
Leo und Charlotte	Kaspar Heidelbach	Klaus J. Behrendt, Katja Flint, Rolf Becker, Karina Marmann, Dietmar Bär, Leonard Lansink, Jürgen Schornagel, Martina Gedeck, Christoph M. Ohrt	Drama
Malina	Werner Schroeter	Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Carrière	Drama	German-Austrian co-production. Entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
Manta – Der Film	Peter Timm	Sebastian Rudolph, Nadeshda Brennicke	Comedy
Manta, Manta	Wolfgang Büld	Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland	Action comedy
Murderous Decisions	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Nils Tavernier, Mapi Galán, Michael Byrne, Rolf Zacher, Brigitte Mira, Małgorzata Gebel, Paulus Manker, Nina Franoszek	Thriller
My Daughter Belongs to Me	Vivian Naefe	Barbara Auer, Georges Corraface, Nicole Heesters	Drama
Nekromantik 2	Jörg Buttgereit	Monika M., Mark Reeder	Horror
No Mention of Violence	Theodor Kotulla	Katja Riemann, Heiner Lauterbach, Peter Sattmann	Drama	a.k.a. Von Gewalt keine Rede
Ostermontag	Heiko Fipper	Nicole Dietrich, Stephan Fippe, Heiko Fipper	Horror
Ostkreuz	Michael Klier	Laura Tonke, Suzanne von Borsody, Mirosław Baka	Drama
Pappa Ante Portas	Loriot	Loriot, Evelyn Hamann	Comedy
Pizza Colonia	Klaus Emmerich	Mario Adorf, Ilaria Occhini, Willy Millowitsch, Riccardo Cucciolla	Comedy
Rama dama	Joseph Vilsmaier	Dana Vávrová, Werner Stocker	Drama
Rothenbaumchaussee	Dietrich Haugk	Jochen Horst, Marie-Charlott Schüler, Thomas Kretschmann, Christine Wodetzky, Rolf Becker, Wolfgang Völz, Klaus Höhne, Karl Lieffen	Drama
Saint Peter's Snow	Peter Patzak	Werner Stocker, Iris Berben, Günter Mack, Hartmut Becker	Mystery	German-Austrian co-production
Salmonberries	Percy Adlon	k.d. lang, Rosel Zech, Oscar Kawagley, Chuck Connors	Drama
Scream of Stone	Werner Herzog	Donald Sutherland, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Mathilda May, Brad Dourif	Drama	German-French-Canadian co-production
The Serbian Girl	Peter Sehr	Mirjana Joković, Ben Becker	Drama	German-Yugoslavian co-production
The Seventh Brother	Jenő Koltai, Tibor Hernádi	—	Animated fantasy-comedy-drama	Hungarian-German-American co-production
Silent Shadow	Sherry Hormann	Ann-Gisel Glass, Stefano Dionisi, Thomas Heinze	Drama	a.k.a. Leise Schatten
Stein	Egon Günther	Rolf Ludwig	Drama
Stein und Bein	Wolf Dietrich	Gustl Bayrhammer, Heinz Schubert	Comedy
Success	Franz Seitz	Bruno Ganz, Bernhard Wicki, Martin Benrath, Mathieu Carrière	Drama	Entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
Superstau	Manfred Stelzer	Ottfried Fischer, Ralf Richter, Jan Fedder	Comedy
Suspicion	Frank Beyer	Christiane Heinrich, Nikolaus Gröbe, Michael Gwisdek, Christine Schorn	Drama
The Tango Player	Roland Gräf	Michael Gwisdek, Corinna Harfouch	Drama	Entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
The Terrible Threesome	Hermine Huntgeburth	Barbara Auer, Karin Baal, Ruth Hellberg, Edgar Selge	Crime comedy	a.k.a. Im Kreise der Lieben
Top Prize: Mauritius	Vivian Naefe	August Zirner, Helen Schneider, Friedrich von Thun, Nicole Heesters	Crime comedy	a.k.a. Mauritius-Los
Trabbi Goes to Hollywood	Jon Turteltaub	Thomas Gottschalk, Billy Dee Williams, George Kennedy, Dom DeLuise	Comedy
Until the End of the World	Wim Wenders	Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Max von Sydow, Jeanne Moreau	Drama	German-French-Australian co-production
Voyager	Volker Schlöndorff	Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa	Drama	a.k.a. Homo Faber. German-French-Greece co-production
Walerjan Wrobel's Homesickness	Rolf Schübel	Artur Pontek	Drama	Entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival
Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue	Heiko Schier	Max Tidof, Stephanie Philipp, Heino Ferch	Comedy
Wildfire	Jo Baier	Anica Dobra	Biography

1992

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
5 Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom	Rolf Silber	Christoph Waltz, Anica Dobra	Comedy
Abgetrieben	Norbert Kückelmann	Hanns Zischler	Drama
The Absence	Peter Handke	Bruno Ganz, Jeanne Moreau	Drama	French-German-Spanish co-production
Andere Umstände	Bettina Woernle	Katja Riemann, Hannes Jaenicke, Rainer Grenkowitz, Alexander Hauff	Comedy
Andy	Ralph Bohn	Oliver Masucci, Anna Thalbach	Drama
Die Angst wird bleiben	Diethard Klante	Heinz Hoenig, Constanze Engelbrecht, Johanna Klante, Christoph Waltz	Drama
Apple Trees	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Johanna Schall, Thomas Büchel, Udo Kroschwald	Drama	Screened at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
Blame It on the Bossa Nova	Bernd Schadewald	Muriel Baumeister, Jürgen Vogel, Benno Fürmann	Drama
The Blue Hour	Marcel Gisler	Andreas Herder, Dina Leipzig	Gay drama
Border Frenzy	Niklaus Schilling	Tilo Prückner, Christiane Paul	Comedy	a.k.a. Deutschfieber
Child's Play	Wolfgang Becker	Jonas Kipp, Burghart Klaußner	Drama
Dornberger	Franz Peter Wirth	Peter Bongartz, Iris Berben, Volkert Kraeft	Drama
Gerichtstag	Eberhard Itzenplitz	Dieter Kirchlechner, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Donata Höffer	Drama
Das große Fest	Frank Beyer	Hans Christian Blech, Rolf Hoppe, Iris Berben, Michael Gwisdek	Drama
Gudrun	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Kerstin Gmelch	Drama	Won an Honourable Mention at Berlin
Guinevere	Ingemo Engström	Amanda Ooms	Drama
Hamburger Gift	Horst Königstein	Al Corley, Rita Tushingham, Josef Bierbichler, Christoph Bantzer	Docudrama
Happy Birthday, Turk!	Doris Dörrie	Hansa Czypionka, Özay Fecht, Meret Becker, Şiir Eloğlu	Crime
The Hill of Lies	Rainer Wolffhardt	Susanne Lüning, Martina Gedeck, Silvan-Pierre Leirich, Frank Schröder	Drama	a.k.a. Endstation Harembar a.k.a. Ein ernstes Leben
I Am My Own Woman	Rosa von Praunheim	Charlotte von Mahlsdorf	Documentary
Knight Moves	Carl Schenkel	Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane	Thriller	German-American co-production
La Paloma fliegt nicht mehr	Tom Toelle	Hans Christian Blech, Wolfgang Reichmann, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Hans Paetsch	Drama
Landschaft mit Dornen	Bernd Böhlich	Ben Becker, Sven Martinek, Anja Kling	Drama
The Last U-Boat	Frank Beyer	Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Matthias Habich, Kaoru Kobayashi, Goro Ohashi, Barry Bostwick	War
Lessons of Darkness	Werner Herzog		Documentary
The Little Punker	Michael Schaack	—	Animated	a.k.a. The Little Punk
Little Sharks	Sönke Wortmann	Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger, Meret Becker, Gedeon Burkhard, Armin Rohde	Comedy
The Magic Voyage	Michael Schoemann	—	Animated
Mau Mau	Uwe Schrader	Marlen Diekhoff, Catrin Striebeck, Myriam Mézières, Henryk Bista	Drama
The Mistake	Heiner Carow	Angelica Domröse, Gottfried John	Drama	a.k.a. Die Verfehlung
The Mystery of the Amber Room	Roland Gräf	Corinna Harfouch, Uwe Kockisch, Ulrich Tukur, Kurt Böwe, Michael Gwisdek	Thriller
New Year's Eve Concert 1992: Richard Strauss Gala	Barrie Gavin	Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic	Concert
Night on Fire	Markus Fischer	Bruno Ganz, Barbara Auer, Rolf Hoppe, Dietmar Schönherr, Maren Kroymann	Crime	a.k.a. Brandnacht. German-Swiss co-production
North Curve	Adolf Winkelmann	Renate Krößner, Jochen Nickel, Walter Kreye	Comedy	a.k.a. Saturday Action
The Parrot	Ralf Huettner	Harald Juhnke	Comedy
Ring of the Musketeers	John Paragon	David Hasselhoff, Thomas Gottschalk, Cheech Marin, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Corbin Bernsen	Action comedy
Die Ringe des Saturn	Michael Kehlmann	Franz Morak, Hans Christian Blech, Riccardo Cucciolla, Paul Hubschmid, Gabriele Ferzetti, Mathieu Carrière	Thriller
Rising to the Bait	Vadim Glowna	Elsa Grube-Deister, Rolf Zacher	Comedy	a.k.a. Der Brocken
Roses for Africa	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Silvan-Pierre Leirich	Drama
Salt on Our Skin	Andrew Birkin	Greta Scacchi, Vincent D'Onofrio	Drama	a.k.a. Desire. German-French-Canadian co-production
Schlafende Hunde	Max Färberböck	Sabine Postel, Peter Lohmeyer	Comedy
Schtonk!	Helmut Dietl	Götz George, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Harald Juhnke, Christiane Hörbiger, Veronica Ferres, Martin Benrath	Comedy	1992 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Film; Satire about the Hitler Diaries hoax
The Serpentine Dancer	Helmut Herbst	Karina Fallenstein, Ben Becker, Eva Mattes, Otto Sander, Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger	Drama	German-Hungarian co-production
Shadow Boxer	Lars Becker	Diego Wallraff, Christian Redl	Crime
Sie und Er	Frank Beyer	Senta Berger, Reimar Johannes Baur	Drama
Silent Country	Andreas Dresen	Thorsten Merten, Jeannette Arndt, Kurt Böwe	Drama
Tandem	Bernhard Stephan	Hannelore Hoger, Vadim Glowna, Winfried Glatzeder	Comedy
Terror 2000: Germany Out of Control	Christoph Schlingensief	Udo Kier, Margit Carstensen, Peter Kern, Alfred Edel	Drama
Terror Stalks the Class Reunion	Clive Donner	Kate Nelligan, Jennifer Beals, Geraint Wyn Davies, Werner Stocker, Madeleine Robinson	Thriller	Canadian-French-German co-production
The Terrorists!	Philip Gröning	Stephanie Philipp, Michael Schech, David Baalcke	Thriller
The Tigress	Karin Howard	Valentina Vargas, James Remar, George Peppard, Hannes Jaenicke, Ferdy Mayne	Drama
The True Story About Men and Women	Robert van Ackeren	Sonja Kirchberger, Andréa Ferréol, Thomas Heinze	Comedy
With Murder in Mind	Rainer Bär	Flavio Bucci, Peter Sattmann, Ute Willing, Dieter Kirchlechner, Dirk Dautzenberg, Elisabeth Wiedemann, Ursula Karven	Thriller	a.k.a. Einer stirbt bestimmt

1993

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
At the Edge of Paradise	Otto Retzer	George Hamilton, Morgan Fairchild, Brent Huff	Drama
Bells from the Deep	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Benefit of the Doubt	Jonathan Heap	Donald Sutherland, Amy Irving	Thriller	American-German co-production
Body of Evidence	Uli Edel	Madonna, Willem Dafoe	Thriller	German-American co-production
Böses Blut	Dagmar Damek	Désirée Nosbusch, Marion Kracht, Mathieu Carrière, Rainer Hunold, Nadja Tiller	Drama
Brigitta	Dagmar Knöpfel	Éva Igó, Tamás Jordán, Carl Achleitner, Zoltán Gera, Róbert Koltai	Drama	German-Hungarian co-production
Cliffs of the Death	Wolf Gremm	Hannelore Elsner, Heinz Hoenig, Michaela May, Harald Leipnitz	Thriller	a.k.a. The Spider-Orchid
Dance of Death	Vivian Naefe	Lena Stolze, Walter Kreye, Lavinia Wilson	Thriller	a.k.a. Todesreigen
Dann eben mit Gewalt	Rainer Kaufmann	Jürgen Vogel, Thomas Heinze, Jasmin Tabatabai, Regula Grauwiller	Drama	a.k.a. Violence: The Last Resort
Deadly Maria	Tom Tykwer	Nina Petri, Joachim Król, Josef Bierbichler	Thriller
Durst	Martin Weinhart	Jürgen Vogel, Nicolette Krebitz, André Eisermann	Drama
Faraway, So Close!	Wim Wenders	Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Nastassja Kinski, Horst Buchholz, Heinz Rühmann, Peter Falk	Fantasy drama	1993 Golden Globe Nominee for Best Foreign Film; 1993 Grand Prix Winner at Cannes
Gefährliche Verbindung	Uwe Janson	Heino Ferch, Jennifer Nitsch, Günter Lamprecht	Drama
Hochwürden erbt das Paradies	Otto Retzer	Hans Clarin, Jochen Busse, Julia Biedermann, Dagmar Koller	Comedy
The House of the Spirits	Bille August	Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jan Niklas, Maria Conchita Alonso	Drama	German-Danish-Portuguese co-production
Hunt for the Blue Diamond	Otto Retzer	Barry Newman, Ernest Borgnine, Laura Johnson, Pierre Brice, Sonja Kirchberger, Brent Huff, Harald Leipnitz	Adventure
The Innocent	John Schlesinger	Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, Campbell Scott	Drama	American-German co-production
Just a Matter of Duty	Thomas Mitscherlich	Katharina Thalbach	Drama	a.k.a. The Denunciation. Entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Justice	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Maximilian Schell, Thomas Heinze	Drama	a.k.a. The Execution of Justice. German-Swiss co-production
Kahlschlag	Hanno Brühl	Björn Jung	Drama
Kaspar Hauser	Peter Sehr	André Eisermann, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Katharina Thalbach	Drama
Kein Pardon	Hape Kerkeling, Angelo Colagrossi	Hape Kerkeling, Heinz Schenk, Kurt Weinzierl, Elisabeth Volkmann, Dirk Dautzenberg, Maren Kroymann	Comedy
A King for Burning	Tom Toelle	Christoph Waltz, Mario Adorf	Drama	a.k.a. König der letzten Tage
Krücke	Jörg Grünler	Heinz Hoenig, Martina Gedeck, Götz Behrendt	Drama
The Long Silence	Margarethe von Trotta	Carla Gravina, Jacques Perrin, Alida Valli	Drama	Italian-French-German co-production
The Lucona Affair	Jack Gold	David Suchet, Jürgen Prochnow, Franco Nero, Dominique Sanda	Thriller	German-Austrian co-production
Magic Müller	Thomas Bohn	Ingo Naujoks, Maria Schrader	Comedy, Science fiction
Making Up!	Katja von Garnier	Katja Riemann, Nina Kronjäger, Max Tidof, Gedeon Burkhard	Comedy	a.k.a. Abgeschminkt!
A Man for My Wife	Hartmut Griesmayr	Robert Atzorn, Iris Berben, Jennifer Nitsch	Comedy
Maus und Katz	Hajo Gies	Mario Adorf, Ulrich Tukur, Jale Arıkan, Dieter Mann	Drama
Me and Christine	Peter Stripp	Götz George, Christiane Paul	Drama
The Movie Teller	Bernhard Sinkel	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Martin Benrath, Eva Mattes, Otto Sander, Udo Samel, Tina Engel	Drama	a.k.a. The Film Narrator a.k.a. The Film Explainer
Mr. Bluesman	Sönke Wortmann	Thomas Heinze, Deborah Falconer, Lloyd Bridges	Comedy
Night Train to Venice	Carlo U. Quinterio	Hugh Grant, Malcolm McDowell, Tahnee Welch, Kristina Söderbaum	Thriller
No More Mr. Nice Guy	Detlev Buck	Joachim Król, Horst Krause, Sophie Rois	Comedy	a.k.a. Wir können auch anders. Entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Novalis: The Blue Flower	Herwig Kipping	Christoph Schiller, Gottfried John, Eva-Maria Hagen	Biography
The Olympic Summer	Gordian Maugg	Jost Gerstein, Verena Plangger	Drama
Pauline In Between	Peter Timm	Katja Riemann, Henry Hübchen, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Gudrun Landgrebe	Comedy	a.k.a. Ein Mann für jede Tonart
Polski Crash	Kaspar Heidelbach	Klaus J. Behrendt, Jürgen Vogel, Clotilde Courau	Crime	German-Polish co-production
Rosenemil	Radu Gabrea	Werner Stocker, Dana Vávrová, Dominique Sanda, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Serge Reggiani	Drama	German-French-Romanian co-production
Rotlicht	Michael Lähn	Helmut Zierl, Barbara Rudnik, Hanns Zischler	Crime
Schramm	Jörg Buttgereit	Florian Koerner von Gustorf	Horror
Soccer Love	Bernd Schadewald	Nicolette Krebitz, Niels Bruno Schmidt, Jürgen Vogel	Drama	a.k.a. Schicksalsspiel
Stalingrad	Joseph Vilsmaier	Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Horwitz, Martin Benrath	War drama	Entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival
Texas – Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem	Helge Schneider, Ralf Huettner	Helge Schneider	Comedy
Two Small Bodies	Beth B	Suzy Amis, Fred Ward	Thriller
Verkauftes Land	Horst Königstein	Rudolf Kowalski	Docudrama
Veterinarian Christine	Otto Retzer	Uschi Glas, Ernest Borgnine, Horst Janson, Brent Huff	Drama
Wehner – die unerzählte Geschichte	Heinrich Breloer	Ulrich Tukur, Lena Stolze, Heinz Baumann, Hans Peter Hallwachs	Biography
Die Wildnis	Werner Masten	Jürgen Prochnow	Thriller
Younger and Younger	Percy Adlon	Donald Sutherland, Brendan Fraser, Lolita Davidovich	Comedy	American-German co-production
Zürich – Transit	Hilde Bechert	Dieter Kirchlechner	Drama	German-Swiss-Austrian co-production

1994

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter	Helge Schneider	Helge Schneider	Comedy
Amok	Peter Schulze-Rohr	Helmut Zierl, Loni von Friedl, Nicolette Krebitz	Thriller
Amoklauf	Uwe Boll	Michael Rasmussen, Birgit Stein, Christian Kahrmann	Horror	a.k.a. Run Amok
Angst	Bernd Schadewald	Christian Redl, Renate Krößner, Antje Westermann	Drama
Asterix Conquers America	Gerhard Hahn	—	Animated	German-French co-production
Ausgerechnet Zoé	Markus Imboden	Nicolette Krebitz	Drama
Back to Square One	Reinhard Münster	Udo Samel, Katharina Thalbach, Christiane Hörbiger, Harald Juhnke, Detlev Buck	Comedy	a.k.a. Alles auf Anfang. Entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
Backbeat	Iain Softley	Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Ian Hart, Kai Wiesinger	Biography	British-German co-production
Der bewegte Mann	Sönke Wortmann	Til Schweiger, Katja Riemann, Joachim Król	Comedy	a.k.a. Maybe ... Maybe Not a.k.a. The Most Desired Man
The Blue One	Lienhard Wawrzyn	Manfred Krug	Drama	Entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
Bosom Friends	Heiko Schier	Meret Becker, Nina Kronjäger, Sebastian Koch, Heino Ferch	Drama	a.k.a. Freundinnen
Burning Life	Peter Welz	Maria Schrader, Anna Thalbach	Crime
Bye Bye America	Jan Schütte	Otto Tausig, Yaakov Bodo, Zofia Merle	Drama	German-Polish co-production
Captive Love	Dagmar Damek	Senta Berger, Götz Behrendt	Drama
Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen	Joseph Vilsmaier	Floriane Eichhorn, Fritzi Eichhorn, Corinna Harfouch, Heiner Lauterbach	Family
Dangerous Games	Adolf Winkelmann	Nathaniel Parker, Gudrun Landgrebe	Thriller
Deadly Obsession	Peter Patzak	Nicole Heesters, Thomas Kretschmann, Eberhard Feik	Drama
Death in Miami	Carlo Rola	Iris Berben, Rüdiger Vogler, Suzanne von Borsody, Peter Sattmann	Drama
Farewell to Agnes	Michael Gwisdek	Michael Gwisdek, Sylvester Groth	Drama
Felidae	Michael Schaack	—	Animated, Mystery
Geschäfte	Michael Schottenberg	Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe	Thriller	Austrian-German co-production
Das gläserne Haus	Rainer Bär	Katja Riemann, Hansa Czypionka, Vadim Glowna	Drama
Hate in the Head	Uwe Frießner	Markus Johannsen, Gerhard Olschewski	Drama	a.k.a. Hatred in the Head
Heaven and Hell	Hans-Christian Schmid	Aline Metzner, Katja Riemann, Hannelore Hoger	Drama
The High Crusade	Klaus Knoesel, Holger Neuhäuser	John Rhys-Davies, Rick Overton, Michael Des Barres, Ray Cokes	Comedy, Science fiction
Ich klage an	Frank Guthke	Thekla Carola Wied, Peter Sattmann, Heinz Hoenig	Drama
The Invincibles	Dominik Graf	Herbert Knaup, Katja Flint, Heinz Hoenig, Hannes Jaenicke, Meret Becker	Action thriller	a.k.a. Die Sieger
Judgment Day	Peter Keglevic	Christoph Waltz	Drama
Karakum	Arend Agthe, Uzmaan Saparov	Max Kullmann, Murad Orazov	Adventure	German-Turkmenistan co-production
The Last Cosmonaut	Nico Hofmann	Dominique Horwitz, Barbara Auer, Günter Lamprecht	Comedy
Lauras Entscheidung	Uwe Janson	Suzanne von Borsody, Matthias Habich, Peter Sattmann, Heino Ferch	Thriller
Lemgo	Jörg Grünler	Til Schweiger, Heinz Hoenig, Jasmin Tabatabai	Thriller
Leni	Leo Hiemer	Hannes Thanheiser, Christa Berndl, Johanna Thanheiser, Natalia Wörner	Drama, War
Lisbon Story	Wim Wenders	Rüdiger Vogler	Drama	Screened at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
The Little Innocent	Rainer Kaufmann	Christian Näthe, Jürgen Vogel, Nicolette Krebitz, Richy Müller, Herbert Knaup, Moritz Bleibtreu	Thriller	a.k.a. Unschuldsengel
Living Buddha	Clemens Kuby		Documentary
Man in Search of Woman	Vivian Naefe	Christoph Waltz, Maja Maranow, Bettina Kupfer	Comedy
The Man in the Black Coat	Horst Königstein	Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger	Biography
Der Mann mit der Maske	Peter Schulze-Rohr	Sebastian Koch, Jürgen Hentsch, Nicolette Krebitz	Thriller
Marie's Song	Niko von Glasow	Sylvie Testud, Bastian Trost, Martin Feifel	Drama
Mario and the Magician	Klaus Maria Brandauer	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Julian Sands	Drama	Entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
Mesmer	Roger Spottiswoode	Alan Rickman	Biography	Austrian-Canadian-British-German co-production
Natalie – Teenage Hooker	Herrmann Zschoche	Anne-Sophie Briest	Drama	a.k.a. Natalie – Endstation Babystrich
Nobody Loves Me	Doris Dörrie	Maria Schrader, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Michael von Au	Comedy
Nostradamus	Roger Christian	Tchéky Karyo, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Rutger Hauer, F. Murray Abraham	Biography	British-German-French-Romanian co-production
Das Phantom – Die Jagd nach Dagobert	Roland Suso Richter	Dieter Pfaff	Comedy
Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter	Horst Schier, Alfred Deutsch	Gustl Bayrhammer, Towje Kleiner, Wolfgang Völz	Live-action/animated, Family
La Reine Margot	Patrice Chéreau	Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Virna Lisi	Historic drama	a.k.a. Queen Margot. French-German-Italian co-production
Rotwang Must Go!	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Udo Kier, Sybill Norvak, Heikko Deutschmann, Beate Finckh, Klaus Bueb, Horst Tomayer	Black comedy	a.k.a. To Hell with Rotwang!
Shameless	Horst Johann Sczerba	Meret Becker, Jürgen Vogel, Adolph Spalinger	Drama	a.k.a. Die Schamlosen
Simply Love	Peter Timm	Benno Fürmann, Regula Grauwiller, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Steffen Wink, Moritz Bleibtreu	Drama
Sommerliebe	Iris Gusner	Iris Berben, Gedeon Burkhard	Drama
Turn Down the Music	Thomas Arslan	Andreas Böhmer, Marco Germund, Andy Lehmann, Laura Tonke	Drama
Voll normaaal	Ralf Huettner	Tom Gerhardt	Comedy
Women Are Simply Wonderful	Sherry Hormann	Barbara Auer, Thomas Heinze, Kai Wiesinger, Anica Dobra	Comedy

1995

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten	Peter Keglevic	Anica Dobra, Hannes Jaenicke, Corinna Harfouch	Thriller
Abgefahren	Uwe Frießner	Susanne Bormann	Crime
After Five in the Forest Primeval	Hans-Christian Schmid	Franka Potente	Romantic comedy	a.k.a. It's a Jungle Out There. 2 Bavarian Film Awards
Angst hat eine kalte Hand	Matti Geschonneck	Katja Riemann, Cornelia Froboess, Udo Samel	Thriller
The Black Curse	Otto Retzer	James Brolin, Deborah Shelton, Brent Huff	Drama
Blind Witness	Mario Azzopardi	Nina Kronjäger, Heio von Stetten	Thriller	a.k.a. Die einzige Zeugin
Blutige Spur	Carlo Rola	Jan Niklas, Hannelore Elsner, Sebastian Koch	Thriller
Brother of Sleep	Joseph Vilsmaier	André Eisermann, Dana Vávrová, Ben Becker	Drama	Official Submission for the Academy Awards in 1995
Bunte Hunde	Lars Becker	Til Schweiger, Peter Lohmeyer, Christian Redl	Crime	a.k.a. The Break a.k.a. Mad Dogs
Catherine the Great	Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith	Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif	Biography	American-German-Austrian co-production
The City of Lost Children	Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Geneviève Brunet, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mossé, Serge Merlin, François Hadji-Lazaro, Rufus, Ticky Holgado, Jean-Louis Trintignant	Science fantasy	French-German-Spanish-Belgian-British co-production
Club Las Piranjas	Ulli Baumann	Hape Kerkeling, Angelika Milster, Judy Winter, Horst Krause	Comedy
Deathmaker	Romuald Karmakar	Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch	Drama	Official Submission for the Academy Awards in 1996; Based on the interrogation of murderer Fritz Haarmann
Dicke Freunde	Horst Königstein	Josef Bierbichler, Horst Krause	Biography, Comedy
A Dream, What Else?	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg	Edith Clever	Drama
The Drinker	Tom Toelle	Harald Juhnke	Drama	a.k.a. The Drunkard
Die Eroberung der Mitte	Robert Bramkamp	Peter Lohmeyer, Karina Fallenstein	Drama
Ex	Mark Schlichter	Robert Viktor Minich, Christiane Paul, Florian Lukas, Heinz Hoenig	Crime
Family of Lies	Detlef Rönfeldt	Michel Piccoli, Marthe Keller, Christian Kohlund, Peter Simonischek, Friedrich von Thun, Suzanne von Borsody	Drama	a.k.a. Tödliches Geld – Das Gesetz der Belmonts
Forgiveness	Andreas Höntsch	Lena Stolze, Sylvester Groth	Drama
Gentleman	Oskar Roehler	Kurt Leiner	Thriller
Der große Abgang	Nico Hofmann	Barbara Auer, Jörg Schüttauf, Birgit Doll	Thriller
Hades	Herbert Achternbusch	Herbert Achternbusch	Drama	Entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival
Heaven or Bust	Peter F. Bringmann	Götz George, Ingo Naujoks, Anja Kling	Science fiction, Comedy	a.k.a. Die Sturzflieger
Heimliche Zeugen	Oley Sassone	Constanze Engelbrecht, Rufus Beck, Vadim Glowna	Thriller	a.k.a. Heimliche Zeugin
Ein Herz für Laura	Hartmut Griesmayr	Robert Atzorn, Gerit Kling	Drama
Hölleisengretl	Jo Baier	Martina Gedeck	Drama
I Love My Daughter's Husband	Vivian Naefe	Gudrun Landgrebe, Thomas Kretschmann, Muriel Baumeister, Friedrich von Thun	Drama
Institute Benjamenta	Brothers Quay	Mark Rylance, Alice Krige, Gottfried John	Drama	a.k.a. Jakob von Gunten. British-German-Japanese co-production
In the Flesh	Nikolai Müllerschön	Nicolette Krebitz, Matt McCoy, Marita Geraghty, Marco Leonardi, Paul Winfield, Carroll Baker	Thriller	a.k.a. Desperate Measures a.k.a. Nanny's Nightmare
Is Mausi Coming Out?	Angelina Maccarone	Julia Richter	Drama
Der Leihmann	Claus-Michael Rohne	Kai Wiesinger, Chantal de Freitas, Ulrike Folkerts	Comedy
Looosers!	Christopher Roth	Bernd Michael Lade, Oliver Korittke	Comedy
Luise and the Jackpot	Menahem Golan	Marianne Sägebrecht, Oliver Reed, David Warner	Comedy
Magic Girl	Vivian Naefe	Herbert Knaup, Sandra Speichert	Drama
Der Mann auf der Bettkante	Christoph Eichhorn	Götz George, Constanze Engelbrecht, Michael Gwisdek	Comedy
The Meds	Matthias Glasner	Jürgen Vogel, Jasmin Tabatabai, Dani Levy	Comedy	a.k.a. Die Mediocren
Moondance	Dagmar Hirtz	Rúaidhrí Conroy, Ian Shaw, Julia Brendler, Marianne Faithfull	Drama	Irish-German co-production
Der Mörder des Babysitters	Kaspar Heidelbach	Nicolette Krebitz, Jürgen Vogel, Armin Rohde, Suzanne von Borsody	Thriller	a.k.a. Babyfon – Mörder im Kinderzimmer
Eine mörderische Liebe	Friedemann Fromm	Hannes Jaenicke, Stefania Orsola Garello, Ralf Richter	Thriller
Mörderische Zwillinge	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Claudia Michelsen	Thriller
The Morning After	Gabriela Zerhau	Jürgen Vogel, Julia Stemberger	Drama	a.k.a. Magnus
My Mother's Courage	Michael Verhoeven	Pauline Collins, Ulrich Tukur	World War II drama	German-Austrian-British co-production
My Sister's Good Fortune	Angela Schanelec	Wolfgang Michael, Angela Schanelec, Anna Bolk	Drama
… nächste Woche ist Frieden	Peter Schulze-Rohr	Ulrich Mühe	War, Drama
Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity	Rosa von Praunheim	Désirée Nick, Rosa von Praunheim, Evelyn Künneke, Lotti Huber	Comedy
Nikolaikirche	Frank Beyer	Barbara Auer, Ulrich Matthes, Ulrich Mühe, Ulrich Tukur, Otto Sander	Drama	a.k.a. Nikolai Church
One More Kiss and He's Dead!	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Peter Fitz	Biography	a.k.a. Beim nächsten Kuß knall’ ich ihn nieder
One of My Oldest Friends	Rainer Kaufmann	Richy Müller, Maria Schrader, Peter Lohmeyer	Comedy
Operation Medusa	Thorsten Näter	Franziska Petri, Uwe Kockisch	Thriller
Over My Dead Body	Rainer Matsutani	Katja Riemann, Christoph M. Ohrt, Ulrike Folkerts, Udo Kier	Comedy
Pilots	Christian Petzold	Eleonore Weisgerber, Nadeshda Brennicke	Drama	a.k.a. Pilotinnen
Prinz zu entsorgen	Dietmar Klein	Christoph Waltz, Maren Schumacher	Comedy
The Promise	Margarethe von Trotta	Corinna Harfouch, Meret Becker, August Zirner, Anian Zollner	Drama	Official Submission for the Academy Awards in 1994; Romantic Drama beginning during the rise and ending with the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Real Shlemiel	Albert Hanan Kaminski	—	Animated	Israeli-German-Hungarian-French co-production
Rohe Ostern	Michael Gutmann	Oliver Korittke, Anian Zollner, Julia Jäger, Axel Milberg, Karl Lieffen	Comedy
Rudy, the Racing Pig	Peter Timm	Ulrich Mühe, Iris Berben, Karl Lieffen	Family	a.k.a. Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel
Russian Roulette: Moscow 95	Menahem Golan	Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, Jan-Michael Vincent	Thriller
The Sandman	Nico Hofmann	Götz George, Karoline Eichhorn, Barbara Rudnik	Thriller
Satan's Children	Bernd Schadewald	Nicolette Krebitz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Redl	Thriller
Schrecklicher Verdacht	Jeannot Szwarc	Sebastian Koch, Susanne Schäfer	Thriller	a.k.a. Crossfire
Silent Night	Dani Levy	Maria Schrader, Jürgen Vogel, Ingrid Caven	Drama	German-Swiss co-production
Spur eines Zweifels	Hartmut Griesmayr	Uwe Ochsenknecht, Jennifer Nitsch	Thriller
Talk of the Town	Rainer Kaufmann	Katja Riemann, August Zirner, Kai Wiesinger, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu	Comedy
Three Days in April	Oliver Storz	Karoline Eichhorn	Drama
Till Death Do Us Part	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Jürgen Prochnow, Katharina Böhm, Cornelia Froboess	Thriller	a.k.a. Fesseln
Tödliches Erbe	Sigi Rothemund	Hildegard Knef, Horst Buchholz, Ulrich Wildgruber	Thriller
Transatlantis	Christian Wagner	Daniel Olbrychski	Drama	Entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival
A Trick of Light	Wim Wenders	Udo Kier	Biography	a.k.a. Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky
Under the Milky Way	Matthias X. Oberg	Fabian Busch, Sophie Rois, Christiane Paul, Detlev Buck	Comedy
Verbotene Zone	Markus Fischer	Barbara Auer	Thriller
Wer Kollegen hat, braucht keine Feinde	Martin Enlen	Heino Ferch, Martina Gedeck, Hans Werner Meyer	Drama
While All Germans Sleep	Frank Beyer	Benjamin Kaatz, Ilja Smoljanski, Robin Timptner	Drama, War
A Woman at the Top	Bodo Fürneisen	Thekla Carola Wied, Peter Sattmann, Anja Kling	Drama	a.k.a. Eine Frau will nach oben
Zu treuen Händen	Konrad Sabrautzky	Sophie von Kessel, Rolf Hoppe	Comedy

1996

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abbuzze! Der Badesalz-Film	Roland Willaert	Badesalz	Comedy
Adrenalin	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Til Schweiger	Action
The Adventures of Pinocchio	Steve Barron	Martin Landau, Udo Kier, Rob Schneider, Geneviève Bujold	Fantasy	American-Czech-German-British-French co-production
Die Aktion	Thomas Bohn	Désirée Nosbusch, Hannes Jaenicke, Ingo Naujoks	Comedy
And Nobody Weeps for Me	Joseph Vilsmaier	Peter Ketnath, Nina Hoss	Drama	a.k.a. Und keiner weint mir nach
Beyond Silence	Caroline Link	Sylvie Testud, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit	Drama	1997 Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Film
Black Jack	Ulli Baumann	Martin Semmelrogge, Oliver Böttcher, Katharina Schubert	Comedy
Brennendes Herz	Peter Patzak	Helmut Griem, Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Sanda, Claudia Michelsen, Dieter Laser, John Phillip Law	Biography	a.k.a. The Owl of Minerva a.k.a. Das Ohr des Malchus. German-Austrian co-production
Brothers on Life and Death	Friedemann Fromm	Gottfried John, Ralph Herforth, Felix Eitner	Crime
Charley's Aunt	Sönke Wortmann	Thomas Heinze, Horst Krause	Comedy
The Cleaning Ladies Island	Peter Timm	Jasmin Tabatabai	Comedy	a.k.a. The Clean-Up
Conversation with the Beast	Armin Mueller-Stahl	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Bob Balaban, Katharina Böhm, Harald Juhnke, Dieter Laser, Hark Bohm, Otto Sander	Drama
Crash Kids	Petra Haffter	Isabell Gerschke, Marek Harloff, Barbara Rudnik	Crime
Cuba Libre	Christian Petzold	Richy Müller, Catherine Flemming	Comedy
Dangerous Dowry	Dennis Satin	Katja Riemann, Hannes Jaenicke, Heinz Hoenig	Crime	a.k.a. Nur aus Liebe
Deadly Silence	Bernd Böhlich	Bruno Ganz, Ulrich Mühe	Drama
Deathline	Ralf Huettner	Gruschenka Stevens, Sophie Rois, Dominic Raacke	Thriller	a.k.a. Der kalte Finger
Ehebruch – Eine teuflische Falle	Sigi Rothemund	Leslie Malton, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Judy Winter, Hanns Zischler	Thriller
Eine fast perfekte Liebe	Lutz Konermann	Inga Busch, Andreas Herder, Natja Brunckhorst	Comedy
Father's Day	Sherry Hormann	Corinna Harfouch, Herbert Knaup	Comedy	a.k.a. Irren ist männlich
The First Time	Connie Walther	Lavinia Wilson, Benno Fürmann, Hannes Jaenicke	Comedy
Gates of Fire	Kaspar Heidelbach	Götz George, Klaus J. Behrendt, Corinna Harfouch	Thriller
Gefährliche Freundin	Hermine Huntgeburth	Katharina Thalbach, Corinna Harfouch	Drama
A Girl Called Rosemary	Bernd Eichinger	Nina Hoss, Heiner Lauterbach, Mathieu Carrière, Horst Krause, Hannelore Elsner, Katja Flint, Til Schweiger	Drama	a.k.a. The Girl Rosemarie
Greenhorn	Rainer Kaufmann	Nicolette Krebitz, Kai Wiesinger	Comedy
Honigmond	Gabriel Barylli	Veronica Ferres, Anica Dobra, Julia Stemberger, Kai Wiesinger, Uwe Ochsenknecht	Comedy
The Ice Princess	Danny Huston	Katarina Witt	Musical
Im Rausch der Liebe	Markus Fischer	Nina Bagusat, Philipp Stengele, Rolf Hoppe	Road movie, Drama
Jackpot	Hartmut Griesmayr	Claudia Michelsen, Dieter Landuris, Bernd Michael Lade, Moritz Bleibtreu	Crime comedy
Jailbirds	Detlev Buck	Til Schweiger, Heike Makatsch, Marie Bäumer, Detlev Buck	Comedy	a.k.a. Männerpension
Killer Condom	Martin Walz	Udo Samel, Peter Lohmeyer, Iris Berben	Horror comedy	a.k.a. Kondom des Grauens
The Killer's Mother	Volker Einrauch	Dieter Landuris, Peter Lohmeyer	Comedy	a.k.a. Die Mutter des Killers
Kinder der Nacht	Nina Grosse	Natalia Wörner, Herbert Knaup, Matthias Paul	Drama
Kinder ohne Gnade	Claudia Prietzel	Fabian Busch, Marek Harloff	Drama
Kreis der Angst	Thomas Jauch	Katja Flint, Sandra Speichert	Thriller
The Last Courier	Adolf Winkelmann	Sergei Garmash, Sissi Perlinger, Hanns Zischler	Thriller
Life Is a Bluff	Peter Zingler	Mario Adorf, Ben Becker, Elke Sommer, Heinz Hoenig, Martin Semmelrogge	Crime comedy	a.k.a. Alles nur Tarnung
Little Angel	Helke Misselwitz	Susanne Lothar, Cezary Pazura	Drama
Loose Ends	Sandra Nettelbeck	Regula Grauwiller, Jasmin Tabatabai, Natascha Bub	Comedy	a.k.a. Unbeständig und kühl
Maja	Volker Maria Arend	Annett Renneberg, Steffen Wink	Drama
Nach uns die Sintflut	Sigi Rothemund	Leslie Malton, Nina Petri, Hanns Zischler, Robert Stadlober	Disaster
The Ogre	Volker Schlöndorff	John Malkovich, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gottfried John, Marianne Sägebrecht	Drama	French-German-British co-production
Peanuts – The Bank Pays Everything	Carlo Rola	Ulrich Mühe, Iris Berben	Comedy
Reise nach Weimar	Dominik Graf	Barbara Auer, Sylvester Groth, Rosemarie Fendel	Comedy
Regular Guys	Rolf Silber	Christoph M. Ohrt, Carin C. Tietze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski	Comedy	a.k.a. Echte Kerle
September	Colin Bucksey	Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, Edward Fox, Jenny Agutter, Mariel Hemingway	Drama	British-American-German co-production
Seven Servants	Daryush Shokof	Anthony Quinn	Drama	German-American co-production
Sexy Sadie	Matthias Glasner	Jürgen Vogel, Corinna Harfouch	Crime
Sünde einer Nacht	Michael Keusch	Claudia Michelsen, Johannes Brandrup, Désirée Nosbusch, Francis Fulton-Smith	Thriller
Superbrain	Menahem Golan	Oliver Reed, Tina Ruland, Hanns Zischler	Crime	a.k.a. Die Tunnelgangster von Berlin
The Superwife	Sönke Wortmann	Veronica Ferres, Joachim Król, Thomas Heinze, Til Schweiger	Comedy
Teenage Wolfpack	Urs Egger	Til Schweiger, Sandra Speichert, Roman Knižka, Frank Giering	Crime	a.k.a. Die Halbstarken
Ein tödliches Vergehen	Tony Randel	Marijam Agischewa, Jan Niklas, Birgit Doll, Diana Körner	Thriller
Tote sterben niemals aus	Jürgen Goslar	Götz George	Comedy
The Tourist	Urs Egger	Christoph Waltz, Dominic Raacke, Leslie Malton	Thriller
The Venus Killer	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Katja Flint, Hannes Jaenicke	Thriller
Walking and Talking	Nicole Holofcener	Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Todd Field, Liev Schreiber, Kevin Corrigan, Vincent Pastore, Randall Batinkoff, Joseph Siravo, Allison Janney	Comedy	French-German-British-American co-production
Werner: Eat My Dust!!!	Gerhard Hahn	—	Animated	a.k.a. Werner – Das muß kesseln!!! Most popular German film of the year (and second overall) with 4.9 million admissions
Willi und die Windzors	Hape Kerkeling	Hape Kerkeling, Brigitte Mira, Irm Hermann, Ludger Pistor	Comedy
Workaholic	Sharon von Wietersheim	Christiane Paul, Tobias Moretti, Ralf Bauer	Comedy
You Are Not Alone: The Roy Black Story	Peter Keglevic	Christoph Waltz	Biography

1997

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
14 Days to Life	Roland Suso Richter	Kai Wiesinger, Michael Mendl	Thriller	a.k.a. 14 Tage lebenslänglich
The 120 Days of Bottrop	Christoph Schlingensief	Helmut Berger, Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Udo Kier, Volker Spengler	Comedy
Appartement für einen Selbstmörder	Kaspar Heidelbach	Christoph M. Ohrt, Katja Flint	Thriller
Der Ausbruch	Mark Schlichter	Corinna Harfouch, Peter Lohmeyer, Ulrich Noethen, Heinz Hoenig, Burkhard Driest	Crime
Bandits	Katja von Garnier	Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz	Action
Ballermann 6	Tom Gerhardt, Gernot Roll	Tom Gerhardt, Hilmi Sözer	Comedy
Berlin – Moskau	Wolfgang F. Henschel	Muriel Baumeister, Michael Roll, Günter Lamprecht, Hilmar Thate, Uwe Kockisch	Thriller
Broken Peace	Jörg Grünler	Uwe Bohm, Felix Eitner, Herbert Knaup	Thriller, War	a.k.a. Die Friedensmission – 10 Stunden Angst
Brothers and Sisters	Thomas Arslan	Tamer Yiğit, Kool Savas, Serpil Turhan	Drama	a.k.a. Kardeşler a.k.a. Geschwister
Buddies	Roland Suso Richter	Jürgen Vogel, Gregor Törzs, Pierre Besson	Crime
Bus 152	Richard Huber	Hannes Jaenicke, Stefan Jürgens, Doris Kunstmann	Disaster	a.k.a. The Death Bus
Busenfreunde	Thomas Berger	Jan Josef Liefers, Ulrich Noethen, Stefan Reck, Jennifer Nitsch, Hans Werner Meyer	Comedy
Calculated Risk	Michael Kennedy	Hannes Jaenicke, Karoline Eichhorn	Thriller
Champagne and Chamomile Tea	Marijan David Vajda	Andrea Sawatzki, Nadja Tiller, Herbert Herrmann, Oliver Stritzel, Claudine Wilde	Comedy	a.k.a. Champagner und Kamillentee
Changing Skins	Andreas Dresen	Susanne Bormann, Fabian Busch, Otto Mellies	Drama	a.k.a. Raus aus der Haut
Code Red	Carlo Rola	Hannes Jaenicke, Iris Berben, Blixa Bargeld, Ben Becker, Michael Mendl	Thriller	a.k.a. Die sieben Feuer des Todes
Cologne's Finest	Ralf Huettner	Jürgen Tarrach, Oliver Korittke	Comedy	a.k.a. Die Musterknaben
Comedian Harmonists	Joseph Vilsmaier	Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Kai Wiesinger, Ben Becker	Biography	a.k.a. The Harmonists
The Cry of Love	Matti Geschonneck	Jürgen Prochnow, Matthias Schloo	Drama
Daily Chicken	Lilly Grote	Ida von Recklinghausen, Luise von Recklinghausen, Angela Schanelec	Drama
Davids Rache	Hartmut Griesmayr	Matthias Habich, Wolf Roth	Drama
Death Game	Heinrich Breloer	Hans Brenner, Manfred Zapatka, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Matthes	Docudrama	a.k.a. Dead Pool
The Deep End	Sigi Rothemund	Claudia Michelsen, Miroslav Nemec, Gruschenka Stevens	Thriller	a.k.a. A Murderous Summer
Dei Mudder sei Gesicht	Simon Mora, Hardy Strohn	Simon Mora, Jörg Öchsle, Tiho Slišković, Hardy Strohn	Crime comedy
Diamanten küßt man nicht	Ulrich Stark	Meret Becker	Crime comedy
The Fearless Four	Eberhard Junkersdorf, Jürgen Richter, Michael Coldewey	—	Animated	a.k.a. The Town Musicians of Bremen
Gegen den Strom	Thorsten Näter	Ben Becker	Crime
Geisterstunde – Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits	Rainer Matsutani, Sebastian Niemann	Horst Buchholz, Corinna Harfouch, Rolf Hoppe, Jan Niklas, Thomas Heinze, Christoph M. Ohrt, Anica Dobra, Eva Habermann	Horror, Anthology
Gone Wrong	Peter Timm	Christiane Paul, Bernd Michael Lade	Comedy	a.k.a. Dumm gelaufen
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick	Frank Beyer	Harald Juhnke	Comedy	a.k.a. The Captain of Köpenick a.k.a. The Captain from Köpenick
Herz über Kopf	Hans-Jürgen Tögel	Carin C. Tietze, Miroslav Nemec, Rita Russek, Maria Furtwängler	Comedy
The Hours before Dawn	Wolf Gremm	Gudrun Landgrebe, Susanne Lothar	Thriller
In the Name of Innocence	Andreas Kleinert	Barbara Sukowa, Matthias Habich, Udo Samel	Drama
It Happened in Broad Daylight	Nico Hofmann	Joachim Król, Axel Milberg	Thriller	a.k.a. The Pledge
John Sinclair: Brides of the Devil	Klaus Knoesel	Florian Fitz	Horror
Kalte Küsse	Carl Schenkel	Marie Bäumer, Jochen Nickel, Thomas Heinze, Karoline Eichhorn, Natja Brunckhorst, Angelica Domröse	Crime
Kleines Arschloch	Michael Schaack, Veit Vollmer	—	Animated
Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Thomas Jahn	Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Moritz Bleibtreu	Action comedy	Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival
Die Konkurrentin	Dagmar Hirtz	Charlotte Schwab, Ann-Kathrin Kramer	Drama
Lamorte	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Senta Berger, Christiane Hörbiger, Nicole Heesters	Drama	German-Austrian co-production
Lea	Ivan Fíla	Lenka Vlasakova, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Udo Kier	Drama	Czech-German-French co-production
Life Is All You Get	Wolfgang Becker	Jürgen Vogel, Christiane Paul	Drama	a.k.a. Life Is a Construction Site. Entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
Life Penalty	Sigi Rothemund	Jennifer Nitsch, Walter Sittler	Thriller	a.k.a. Life Imprisonment Is Not Enough
Little Dieter Needs to Fly	Werner Herzog		Documentary	German-British-French co-production
Living in Fear	Dagmar Damek	Ulrich Pleitgen, Eleonore Weisgerber, Hans Peter Hallwachs	Drama
The Lost Daughter	Roger Cardinal	Richard Chamberlain, Helmut Griem, Susanna Simon, Michael Mendl, Suzanne von Borsody, Charles Edwin Powell, C. David Johnson, Patricia Drake, Julika Jenkins, Christiane Krüger, Sarah Lind	Thriller	Canadian-German-Swiss co-production
Mein ist die Rache	Thomas Jauch	Nadja Uhl, Ulrich Noethen, Lambert Hamel	Drama
My Heart Is Mine Alone	Helma Sanders-Brahms	Lena Stolze	Biography
Nackt im Cabrio	Sven Severin	Anica Dobra, Benjamin Sadler, Anna Thalbach, Detlev Buck, Oliver Korittke, Nadeshda Brennicke	Comedy
Napoleon Fritz	Thorsten Näter	Klaus Löwitsch, Michael Gwisdek	Crime
The Nephew	Gabriela Zerhau	Martina Gedeck	Comedy
Nights, Gambled Away	Angeliki Antoniou	Jasmin Tabatabai, Vicky Volioti	Drama
Obsession	Peter Sehr	Daniel Craig, Heike Makatsch, Charles Berling	Drama	French-German co-production
The Pharmacist	Rainer Kaufmann	Katja Riemann, Jürgen Vogel	Drama
Prince Valiant	Anthony Hickox	Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Thomas Kretschmann, Edward Fox, Udo Kier, Joanna Lumley, Ron Perlman	Adventure	Irish-British-German co-production
Quiet Days in Hollywood	Josef Rusnak	Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, Jake Busey, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Daryl Mitchell, Meta Golding	Drama	German-American co-production
The Rat	Martin Buchhorn	Matthias Habich, Sunnyi Melles, Dieter Laser	Drama	a.k.a. Die Rättin
Das Recht auf meiner Seite	Hartmut Griesmayr	Friedrich von Thun, Simone Thomalla, Ursela Monn	Drama
Refuge	Christoph Schrewe	Thomas Kretschmann, Peter Lohmeyer, Bojana Golenac	Thriller	a.k.a. Unter die Haut
Rossini	Helmut Dietl	Götz George, Mario Adorf, Heiner Lauterbach, Veronica Ferres, Gudrun Landgrebe	Comedy
Der rote Schakal	Hajo Gies	August Zirner	Drama
Schlank bis in den Tod	Peter Wekwerth	Nina Kronjäger, Thomas Heinze	Drama
Ein Schloß für Rita	Susanne Zanke	Jörg Schüttauf, Nina Kronjäger, Silvan-Pierre Leirich, Esther Schweins	Comedy
The Scorpion	Dominik Graf	Heiner Lauterbach, Marek Harloff, Ulrich Noethen	Crime
Die Sexfalle	Michael Keusch	Jennifer Nitsch, Ina Weisse, Jochen Horst, Ralph Herforth, Sylvia Kristel	Thriller	a.k.a. Die Lüge in deinen Augen
Shanghai 1937	Peter Patzak	Annie Girardot, Agnieszka Wagner, Nicholas Clay, Elliott Gould, Nigel Davenport	Drama	a.k.a. Hotel Shanghai a.k.a. Nanking Road. German-Austrian-Chinese co-production
Silent Night	Franz Xaver Bogner	Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten, Jörg Hube	Biography	a.k.a. Das ewige Lied. German-Austrian co-production
Silvester Countdown	Oskar Roehler	Marie Zielcke, RP Kahl	Drama
Single Bells	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Martina Gedeck, Johanna von Koczian	Comedy	German-Austrian co-production
Sisters from Hell	Leon Boden	Esther Schweins, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Judy Winter	Horror	a.k.a. Rosenkavalier
Smilla's Sense of Snow	Bille August	Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Mario Adorf, Jürgen Vogel	Thriller	Danish-Swedish-German co-production
Spiel um dein Leben	Friedemann Fromm	Ben Becker, Natalia Wörner, Heino Ferch	Thriller
Tiny Heroes	József Gémes, Jenő Koltai	—	Animated comedy drama	German-Hungarian-American co-production
Trickser	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Dominique Horwitz, Jochen Nickel	Crime
Das Urteil	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Klaus Löwitsch, Matthias Habich	Drama
Virus X	Lutz Konermann	Leslie Malton, Peter Sattmann	Thriller
Der Wald	Hartmut Griesmayr	August Zirner	Crime
Winter Sleepers	Tom Tykwer	Ulrich Matthes, Heino Ferch, Floriane Daniel, Marie-Lou Sellem, Josef Bierbichler	Drama

1998

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
36 Hours	Jörg Grünler	Johannes Brandrup, Uwe Bohm, Ulrich Mühe	Crime	a.k.a. 36 Stunden Angst
Abgehauen	Frank Beyer	Peter Lohmeyer, Karoline Eichhorn	Biography
Am I Beautiful?	Doris Dörrie	Franka Potente, Senta Berger, Heike Makatsch, Iris Berben	Comedy
Andrea und Marie	Martin Enlen	Iris Berben, Hannelore Elsner, Michael Mendl	Drama
Angel Express	RP Kahl	Eva Habermann, Laura Tonke, Arno Frisch	Drama
April Children	Yüksel Yavuz	Erdal Yıldız, Şerif Sezer	Drama	a.k.a. Children of April
Assignment Berlin	Tony Randel	Sammi Davis, Cliff Robertson, Paul Winfield, Dominic Raacke, Jan Niklas	Thriller	American-German co-production
Bertolt Brecht – Liebe, Revolution und andere gefährliche Sachen	Jutta Brückner	Peter Buchholz	Biography
The Big Mambo	Michael Gwisdek	Corinna Harfouch, Michael Gwisdek, Jürgen Vogel	Comedy	a.k.a. Das Mambospiel. Entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival
Black Ice	Michael Gutmann	Günter Lamprecht, Gottfried John	Crime	a.k.a. Glatteis
Blutiger Ernst	Bernd Böhlich	Daniel Brühl, Nadja Uhl, Ken Duken, Walter Kreye, Joachim Kemmer	Crime
Break Even	Eoin Moore	Andreas Schmidt, Tamara Simunovic, Kathleen Gallego Zapata	Drama	a.k.a. Plus Minus Null
The Bubi Scholz Story	Roland Suso Richter	Götz George, Benno Fürmann, Nicolette Krebitz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Angela Winkler, Elisabeth Trissenaar	Biography
Caipiranha	Felix Dünnemann	Christine Kaufmann, Rainer Basedow, Katharina Thalbach, Thierry Van Werveke, Jasmin Gerat	Comedy
Der Campus	Sönke Wortmann	Heiner Lauterbach, Sandra Speichert, Martin Benrath	Comedy
Candy	Christopher Roth	Nicolette Krebitz, Benno Fürmann, Marek Harloff, Roman Knižka, Vadim Glowna	Crime
Cascadeur: The Amber Chamber	Hardy Martins	Hardy Martins, Regula Grauwiller, Heiner Lauterbach, Charles Régnier	Action
Die Cellistin	Sherry Hormann	Jeanette Hain, Richy Müller, Martin Feifel	Drama
China Dream	Otto Alexander Jahrreiss	Jürgen Prochnow, Sarah Lam, Burt Kwouk	Drama	a.k.a. From China with Love
Clarissa	Jacques Deray	Maruschka Detmers, Tobias Moretti, Stéphane Freiss, Claude Rich	Drama	French-German co-production
Daybreak	Oliver Storz	Karoline Eichhorn, Stefan Kurt, Bruno Ganz	Drama	a.k.a. Gegen Ende der Nacht. German-Austrian-Swiss co-production
Die Healthy	Gert Steinheimer	Ulrich Mühe, Rolf Hoppe	Black comedy	a.k.a. Sterben ist gesünder
Dunckel	Lars Kraume	Oliver Korittke, Sebastian Blomberg, Florian Lukas, Horst Buchholz	Crime
Everything Will Be Fine	Angelina Maccarone	Kati Luzie Stüdemann, Chantal de Freitas	Comedy
Fat World	Jan Schütte	Jürgen Vogel	Drama
The Final Game	Sigi Rothemund	Francis Fulton-Smith, Christoph Waltz	Action	a.k.a. Das Finale
Four for Venice	Vivian Naefe	Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Heino Ferch, Gedeon Burkhard	Comedy	a.k.a. Two Women, Two Men
Frankfurt Millennium	Romuald Karmakar	Michael Degen, Manfred Zapatka, Jochen Nickel	Drama	a.k.a. Das Frankfurter Kreuz
Frau zu sein bedarf es wenig	Sigi Rothemund	Anica Dobra, Dieter Landuris, Jophi Ries	Comedy
Gehetzt – Der Tod im Sucher	Joe Coppoletta	Hannes Jaenicke, Minh-Khai Phan-Thi, Francis Fulton-Smith	Thriller	a.k.a. Live Shot
Gigolo – Bei Anruf Liebe	Michael Rowitz	Johannes Brandrup, Sonja Kirchberger, Katharina Böhm	Thriller
Der Handymörder	Hans Werner	Natalia Wörner, Jochen Horst, Rolf Hoppe, Hanns Zischler	Thriller
Hard Rain	Mikael Salomon	Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Ed Asner	Action	International co-production
Heroes and Other Cowards	Dennis Satin	Carin C. Tietze, Ralf Bauer, Andreas Wisniewski	Comedy
Ich liebe eine Hure	Ernst Josef Lauscher	Alexandra Kamp, Uwe Bohm	Drama
Ich schneide schneller	René Pollesch	Thomas Heinze, Nina Kronjäger	Drama
Kai Rabe vs. the Vatican Killers	Thomas Jahn	Steffen Wink, Sandra Speichert, Klaus J. Behrendt	Comedy
Der kleine Unterschied	Thomas Bohn	Horst Buchholz, Floriane Daniel, Gila von Weitershausen	Drama
Der Kuss des Killers	Michael Rowitz	Sandra Speichert, Oliver Korittke, Henry Hübchen	Crime
The Little Girl Who Fell from the Tree	Michael Bartlett	Dominique Horwitz, Floriane Daniel, Julia Jäger	Thriller	a.k.a. Ein tödliches Verhältnis
Lonny, der Aufsteiger	Tom Toelle	Roman Knižka, Anna Thalbach	Comedy
Love Your Neighbour!	Detlev Buck	Moritz Bleibtreu, Heike Makatsch, Lea Mornar	Comedy	a.k.a. Love Your Female Neighbor!
Mammamia	Sandra Nettelbeck	Senta Berger, Christiane Paul, Peter Lohmeyer, Michael Mendl	Comedy
Me Boss, You Sneakers!	Hussi Kutlucan	Hussi Kutlucan, Özay Fecht	Comedy
Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit	Marc Rothemund	Cosma Shiva Hagen, Christoph Waltz, Gudrun Landgrebe, Michaela May	Comedy	a.k.a. Love Scenes from Planet Earth a.k.a. Strange Behavior of Sexually Mature Urbanites at Mating Season
Meschugge	Dani Levy	Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, David Strathairn, Lynn Cohen, Nicole Heesters, Lukas Ammann	Thriller	a.k.a. The Giraffe. German-Swiss-American co-production
Mortal Friends	Oliver Hirschbiegel	Heino Ferch, Tobias Moretti	Crime	a.k.a. Todfeinde
Mrs. Rettich, Czerni and I	Markus Imboden	Iris Berben, Martina Gedeck, Jeanette Hain, Olli Dittrich, Thomas Heinze, Dirk Bach	Comedy	a.k.a. Mrs. Rettich, Czerni and Me
Ms. Diamond	Michael Karen	Sandra Speichert, Thomas Kretschmann, Michael Mendl, Udo Kier	Crime	a.k.a. Die Diebin
Murderous Legacy	Peter Patzak	Christoph Waltz, Nadja Uhl, Rolf Hoppe, Ulrich Wildgruber	Crime
Night Time	Peter Fratzscher	Jan Josef Liefers, Marie Bäumer, Ulrich Mühe, Christoph Waltz, Peter Lohmeyer, Horst Krause	Thriller	a.k.a. Sieben Monde a.k.a. 7 Monde
One Step Too Far	Udo Witte	Gudrun Landgrebe, Heiner Lauterbach, Rolf Hoppe	Thriller	a.k.a. Eine Sünde zuviel
Operation Noah	Achim Bornhak	Stephanie Philipp, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Hanns Zischler	Thriller
Opernball	Urs Egger	Heiner Lauterbach, Franka Potente, Gudrun Landgrebe, Désirée Nosbusch, Richard Bohringer, Frank Giering, Caroline Goodall	Thriller	a.k.a. Opera Ball. Austrian-German co-production
Palmetto	Volker Schlöndorff	Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon	Crime	German-American co-production
Places in Cities	Angela Schanelec	Sophie Aigner	Drama	Screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
The Polar Bear	Til Schweiger	Til Schweiger, Karina Krawczyk, Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Heiner Lauterbach	Crime
Rache für mein totes Kind	Vivian Naefe	Susanna Simon, Hansa Czypionka, Christoph Waltz	Thriller
Red as Blood	Markus Fischer	André Eisermann, Stefanie Stappenbeck, Rolf Hoppe, Ivan Desny	Crime
Rhapsody in Blood	Uwe Janson	Katja Flint, Steffen Wink, Franziska Petri, Pinkas Braun, Manfred Zapatka	Thriller	a.k.a. Annas Fluch – Tödliche Gedanken
Rider of the Flames	Nina Grosse	Martin Feifel, Marianne Denicourt, Ulrich Matthes	Biography	a.k.a. Fire Rider
Der Rosenmörder	Matti Geschonneck	Natalia Wörner, Sebastian Koch, Christian Redl	Thriller
Run Lola Run	Tom Tykwer	Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Joachim Król, Heino Ferch	Thriller	Official Submission for the 1998 Academy Awards; 1998 BAFTA Nominee; 1999 Independent Spirit Award Winner
Scent of Seduction	Bodo Fürneisen	Gedeon Burkhard, Nadja Uhl, Denise Virieux	Thriller	a.k.a. Gefährliche Lust – Ein Mann in Versuchung
The Sex Thief	Christian Petzold	Constanze Engelbrecht	Crime	a.k.a. Die Beischlafdiebin
Short Sharp Shock	Fatih Akin	Mehmet Kurtuluş, Regula Grauwiller	Crime	a.k.a. Kurz und schmerzlos
Solo for Clarinet	Nico Hofmann	Götz George, Corinna Harfouch, Barbara Auer, Barbara Rudnik, Katharina Thalbach	Thriller
Something to Believe In	John Hough	William McNamara, Tom Conti, Maria Pitillo	Drama	British-German co-production
Sommergewitter	Dagmar Damek	Maruschka Detmers, Michael von Au	Drama
Sugar for the Beast	Markus Fischer	Matthias Habich, Christiane Paul, Rolf Hoppe, Gudrun Landgrebe	Thriller
Supersingle	Sharon von Wietersheim	Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Regula Grauwiller, Heio von Stetten	Comedy
Tarzan and the Lost City	Carl Schenkel	Casper Van Dien, Jane March	Adventure	German-American-Australian co-production
Terror in the Mall	Norberto Barba	Rob Estes, David Soul, Kai Wiesinger	Thriller	American-German co-production
Tödliche Diamanten	Celino Bleiweiß	Heiner Lauterbach, Jan Niklas, Miroslav Nemec, Erwin Steinhauer	Crime	German-Austrian co-production
Tödliches Alibi	Hartmut Griesmayr	Uwe Ochsenknecht, Leslie Malton, Alexander Radszun	Thriller
Trains'n'Roses	Peter Lichtefeld	Joachim Król, Peter Lohmeyer, Outi Mäenpää	Comedy	a.k.a. Train Birds. German-Finnish co-production
Trial by Fire	Janek Rieke	Lisa Martinek, Janek Rieke	Comedy	a.k.a. The Hardship Test
The Trio	Hermine Huntgeburth	Götz George, Christian Redl, Jeanette Hain, Felix Eitner	Crime
Trouville Beach	Michael Hofmann	Boris Aljinovic, Antje Westermann	Comedy
Ultimate Trespass	Martin Enlen	Iris Berben, Katja Studt, Antje Schmidt	Drama
Eine ungehorsame Frau	Vivian Naefe	Veronica Ferres, Michael Degen, Katharina Müller-Elmau	Drama
Die Unschuld der Krähen	Horst Johann Sczerba	Joachim Król	Thriller	a.k.a. Murder Always Gathers Momentum
Vicky's Nightmare	Peter Keglevic	Katja Flint, Christoph Waltz, Nina Kronjäger	Thriller
Visioner	Elodie Keene	Jeffrey Meek, Nina Franoszek, Matthias Habich, Patricia Millardet	Science Fiction	a.k.a. Babyraub – Kinder fremder Mächte. American-German co-production
Vital Signs	Dieter Kehler	Maria Furtwängler, Carol Campbell, Ursula Buschhorn	Drama	a.k.a. Herzflimmern
Widows	Sherry Hormann	Ornella Muti, Katja Flint, Eva Mattes, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Martin Benrath, Heino Ferch	Comedy
Wie eine Spinne im Netz	Heidi Kranz	Simone Thomalla, Dieter Kirchlechner, Mathieu Carrière, Udo Wachtveitl	Drama
Wings of Hope	Werner Herzog		Documentary
Women Don't Lie	Michael Juncker	Jennifer Nitsch, Martina Gedeck, Dominique Horwitz, Peter Sattmann	Comedy	a.k.a. Good Girls Don't Lie
The Wound	Yılmaz Arslan	Yelda Reynaud	Drama	a.k.a. Yara a.k.a. Seelenschmerz. German-Turkish-Swiss-Austrian co-production
Wrongfully Accused	Pat Proft	Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly Le Brock, Michael York	Comedy	American-German co-production

1999

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
23	Hans-Christian Schmid	August Diehl	Drama
Absolute Giganten	Sebastian Schipper	Frank Giering, Florian Lukas, Antoine Monot, Jr., Julia Hummer	Comedy	a.k.a. Gigantic
After the Truth	Roland Suso Richter	Kai Wiesinger, Götz George	Drama	a.k.a. Nichts als die Wahrheit
Aimée & Jaguar	Max Färberböck	Maria Schrader, Juliane Köhler	Romantic drama	1999 Golden Globe Nominee; Official Submission for the Academy Awards in 1999; Lesbian love story set in World War II
Alles Bob!	Otto Alexander Jahrreiss	Martina Gedeck, Gregor Törzs, Miriam Lahnstein, Christiane Krüger	Comedy	a.k.a. It's All Bob a.k.a. All About Bob
Am Anfang war der Seitensprung	Hartmut Griesmayr	Simone Thomalla, Heidelinde Weis, Stephan Schwartz	Comedy
Angels' Sin	Wolf Gremm	Gudrun Landgrebe, Jens Eulenberger	Thriller	a.k.a. The Sin of the Angels
Annaluise & Anton	Caroline Link	Elea Geissler, Max Felder, Meret Becker, Juliane Köhler, August Zirner, Sylvie Testud, Benno Fürmann	Family	a.k.a. Pünktchen und Anton
Anthropophagous 2000	Andreas Schnaas	Andreas Schnaas	Horror
Apokalypso	Martin Walz	Armin Rohde, Andrea Sawatzki	Thriller
At Fifty Men Kiss Differently	Margarethe von Trotta	Senta Berger, Ulrich Pleitgen, Hans Peter Hallwachs, Konstantin Wecker, Martin Feifel	Comedy
Die Bademeister	Martin Walz	Michael "Bully" Herbig, Hilmi Sözer	Comedy
Bang Boom Bang	Peter Thorwarth	Oliver Korittke, Markus Knüfken, Ralf Richter, Diether Krebs, Martin Semmelrogge	Comedy
The Beast in the Lake	Richard Huber	Barbara Rudnik	Horror	a.k.a. Das Biest im Bodensee
A Big Job	Bernd Schadewald	Jürgen Vogel, Richy Müller, Katja Flint	Crime	a.k.a. Ein großes Ding
Biikenbrennen – Der Fluch des Meeres	Sebastian Niemann	Christoph M. Ohrt, Anja Kling	Horror
Bill Diamond	Wolfgang Panzer	Kati Tastet, Marek Kondrat, Ettore Cella	Drama	Swiss-German-French co-production
The Blond Baboon	Thomas Jauch	Jürgen Prochnow, Karoline Eichhorn, Michael Mendl, Götz Otto	Crime
Bombs Under Berlin	Joe Coppoletta	Christiane Paul, Tim Bergmann, Christian Oliver, Rüdiger Vogler, Reiner Schöne	Thriller	a.k.a. Götterdämmerung – Morgen stirbt Berlin
Die Braut	Egon Günther	Veronica Ferres, Herbert Knaup, Christoph Waltz	Biography	a.k.a. The Mask of Desire
Buena Vista Social Club	Wim Wenders		Documentary, Musical	Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary
The Call Girl	Peter Keglevic	Floriane Daniel, André Hennicke	Thriller
Captive in Yemen	Peter Patzak	Peter Maffay, Roman Knižka, Claudine Wilde	Drama
Castor	Jörg Lühdorff	Jörg Schüttauf, Claudia Michelsen	Thriller	a.k.a. Der Todeszug
Chain of Evidence	Michael Rowitz	Klaus Löwitsch, Jennifer Nitsch	Thriller	a.k.a. Ein Mann wie eine Waffe
Countdown at Sea	Mark von Seydlitz	Ralf Bauer	Thriller	a.k.a. Die Todesfahrt der MS SeaStar
Cross-Eyed	Rudolf Steiner	Scott Cohen, Kristen Wilson	Drama, Thriller	American-German co-production
The Cry of the Butterfly	Frank Strecker	Tito Larriva, Marek Harloff, Marie Zielcke, Hannelore Elsner, Dietmar Schönherr, Ralf Richter	Drama
Curiosity & the Cat	Christian Alvart	Konstantin Graudus, Nadeshda Brennicke	Thriller
Days of Darkness	Margarethe von Trotta	Suzanne von Borsody, Stefanie Stappenbeck	Drama	a.k.a. Dark Days
Dealer	Thomas Arslan	Tamer Yiğit, İdil Üner	Drama
Death Run	Curt Faudon	Thomas Heinze, Rupert Frazer, Carin C. Tietze, Heio von Stetten	Thriller	a.k.a. Mörderische Abfahrt – Skitour in den Tod
The Devil and Ms. D	Bernd Eichinger	Til Schweiger, Corinna Harfouch, Thomas Heinze, Christine Neubauer	Drama	a.k.a. The Great Bagarozy
Dragonland	Florian Gärtner	Marek Harloff	Drama
Einfach raus	Peter Vogel	Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Fabian Busch, Inga Busch	Drama
The Einstein of Sex	Rosa von Praunheim	Kai Schumann, Friedel von Wangenheim, Ben Becker, Otto Sander, Wolfgang Völz, Meret Becker	Biography
Else: A Passionate Woman	Egon Günther	Katja Riemann	Drama	a.k.a. Else: Story of a Passionate Woman a.k.a. You Are Not Like Other Mothers
Die Entführung	Peter Patzak	Götz George, Muriel Baumeister, Birgit Doll	Thriller
Fake – Die Fälschung	Jörg Schlasius	Heribert Czerniak, Martin Umbach, Christian Pätzold, Herbert Feuerstein	Crime
Fatal Online Affair	Michael Karen	Katja Woywood, Peter Sattmann, Katja Riemann	Thriller	a.k.a. Verführt – Eine gefährliche Affäre
Fight Club	David Fincher	Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto	Drama	American-German co-production
Flames of Death	Curt Faudon	Heino Ferch, Natalia Wörner, Axel Milberg	Thriller	a.k.a. Der Feuerteufel. Austrian-German co-production
Frische Ware	Paul Harather	Christine Neubauer, Christine Buchegger, Max von Thun, Heio von Stetten	Drama
From the Depths to the Heights	Matti Geschonneck	Marianne Sägebrecht	Drama	a.k.a. Ganz unten, ganz oben
Gangster	Volker Einrauch	Frank Giering, Laura Tonke, Christian Redl, Stefan Kurt	Crime
Gefährliche Wahrheit	Bodo Fürneisen	Barbara Rudnik, Michael Mendl, Hans Werner Meyer	Crime
Das Gelbe vom Ei	Lars Becker	Moritz Bleibtreu, Meret Becker, Heike Makatsch	Comedy
Gierig	Oskar Roehler	Jasmin Tabatabai, Richy Müller, Gregor Törzs	Drama	a.k.a. Lust for Life a.k.a. Greedy
Gloomy Sunday	Rolf Schübel	Joachim Król, Erika Marozsán, Stefano Dionisi, Ben Becker	World War II drama	a.k.a. Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod. German-Hungarian co-production
Hans Warns: My 20th Century	Gordian Maugg	Shenja Lacher	Adventure
The Harpist	Hansjörg Thurn	Geraldine O'Rawe, Christien Anholt, Stephen McGann, Colin Baker	Drama	a.k.a. Die Harfenspielerin. British-German co-production
Heroes Like Us	Sebastian Peterson	Daniel Borgwardt, Gojko Mitić, Achim Mentzel	Comedy
Der Hochstapler	Martin Buchhorn	Jan Fedder, Ulrike Folkerts, Gerd Baltus	Comedy
Holstein Lovers	Uwe Janson	Nadja Tiller, Günther Schramm	Comedy
In Heaven	Michael Bindlechner	Sylvie Testud, Xaver Hutter, Merab Ninidze	Drama	German-Austrian co-production
Jew-boy Levi	Didi Danquart	Bruno Cathomas, Caroline Ebner, Ulrich Noethen, Martina Gedeck	Drama	a.k.a. Viehjud Levi. German-Swiss-Austrian co-production
Kein Mann für eine Nacht	Thomas Bohn	Floriane Daniel, Max Tidof, Sky du Mont, Ingolf Lück	Comedy
Das komabrutale Duell	Heiko Fipper	Heiko Fipper, Mike Hoffman, Stefan Hoft	Horror
The Last Bomb	Hans Horn	Jens Neuhaus, Regula Grauwiller, Horst Janson, Hans Korte	Thriller	a.k.a. Der Bunker – Eine todsichere Falle
Late Show	Helmut Dietl	Thomas Gottschalk, Harald Schmidt, Veronica Ferres, Jasmin Tabatabai	Comedy
Latin Lover	Oskar Roehler	Marie Bäumer, Thomas Heinze, Leon Boden	Drama
Die letzte Chance	Erwin Keusch	Michael Mendl, Jennifer Nitsch, Karl Michael Vogler	Drama
Lieber böser Weihnachtsmann	Ben Verbong	Rufus Beck, Miroslav Nemec, Jennifer Nitsch	Thriller
Lola and Billy the Kid	Kutluğ Ataman	Gandi Mukli, Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız	Drama	a.k.a. Lola und Bilidikid
Long Hello and Short Goodbye	Rainer Kaufmann	Nicolette Krebitz, Marc Hosemann, Katja Riemann	Crime
Majestät brauchen Sonne	Peter Schamoni		Documentary
Ein Mann steht auf	Michael Lähn	Robert Atzorn, Tina Ruland, Michael Mendl, Tilo Prückner, Michael von Au, Roman Knižka	Thriller
Men and Other Catastrophes	Ulli Baumann	Heike Makatsch, Dominic Raacke, Ulrike Folkerts, Irm Hermann, Steffen Wink, Walter Kreye	Comedy
Men Are Like Chocolate	Uwe Wilhelm	Jennifer Nitsch, Max Tidof, Otto Sander	Comedy
The Millennium Disaster: Computer Crash 2000	Anders Engström	Jürgen Prochnow, Steffen Wink, Gudrun Landgrebe, Götz Otto, Desmond Llewelyn	Thriller	German-Australian co-production
Millennium Love	Peter Timm	Floriane Daniel, Roman Knižka	Drama
Move On Up	Alex Ross	Neil Edmond, Regine Zimmermann	Comedy
My Best Fiend	Werner Herzog		Documentary	a.k.a. Mein liebster Feind. Documentary film about Klaus Kinski
My Wife Loves Two	Michael Keusch	Christoph M. Ohrt, Tina Ruland, Ingolf Lück, Gesche Tebbenhoff	Comedy	a.k.a. Zärtliche Begierde
Nancherrow	Simon Langton	Joanna Lumley, Patrick Macnee, Senta Berger	Drama	British-German co-production
Nightfall	Fred Kelemen	Verena Jasch, Wolfgang Michael	Drama	a.k.a. Abendland. German-Portuguese co-production
Nightshapes	Andreas Dresen	Michael Gwisdek	Drama	a.k.a. Nachtgestalten. Entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival
Only a Dead Man Is a Good Man	Wolf Gremm	Thekla Carola Wied	Black comedy
Operation Pandora	Diethard Küster	Mark Keller, Isabella Parkinson, Marie-Lou Sellem	Thriller	a.k.a. Ein Vater im Alleingang
Oskar and Leni	Petra Katharina Wagner	Christian Redl, Anna Thalbach	Drama
Otomo	Frieder Schlaich	Isaach de Bankolé	Drama
Our Island in the South Pacific	Thomas Bahmann	Herbert Knaup, Andrea Sawatzki, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ben Becker	Comedy	a.k.a. Südsee, eigene Insel
Paradise Mall	Friedemann Fromm	Franka Potente, Heiner Lauterbach, Daniel Brühl, Roman Knižka, Ken Duken, Tom Schilling	Thriller	a.k.a. Schlaraffenland
Paths in the Night	Andreas Kleinert	Hilmar Thate	Drama
Prototype	Nikolai Müllerschön	Tim Bergmann, Edgar Selge	Thriller	a.k.a. Der Erlkönig
Requiem for a Romantic Woman	Dagmar Knöpfel	Janina Sachau, Sylvester Groth, Jeanette Hain	Biography
Sara Amerika	Roland Suso Richter	Dennenesch Zoudé, Thomas Heinze, Oliver Korittke, Gregor Törzs	Drama
School's Out	Robert Sigl	Katharina Wackernagel	Horror	a.k.a. Schrei – denn ich werde dich töten!
Seven Days Left to Chance	Peter Ily Huemer	Sophie Schütt, Gregor Törzs, Anna Loos, Mirco Nontschew, Anja Kruse	Comedy	a.k.a. Sieben Tage bis zum Glück a.k.a. 7 Tage bis zum Glück
Die Singlefalle – Liebesspiele bis zum Tod	Michael Keusch	Sandra Speichert, Doreen Jacobi	Thriller	a.k.a. Die Singlefalle – Liebesspiele bis in den Tod
Sleepy Hollow	Tim Burton	Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones	Gothic supernatural horror	American-German-British co-production
Sonnenallee	Leander Haußmann	Alexander Scheer, Robert Stadlober, Detlev Buck	Comedy	a.k.a. Sun Alley
Split Second	Thomas Berger	Jasmin Tabatabai, Heinz Hoenig	Thriller	a.k.a. Rendezvous mit dem Teufel
St. Pauli Night	Sönke Wortmann	Benno Fürmann, Maruschka Detmers, Armin Rohde, Florian Lukas	Drama
Straight Shooter	Thomas Bohn	Dennis Hopper, Heino Ferch, Katja Flint	Action thriller
Tails You Win, Heads You Lose	Hans-Günther Bücking	Heike Makatsch, Christiane Paul	Drama	a.k.a. The Heads of My Loved Ones
The Thirteenth Floor	Josef Rusnak	Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio	Science Fiction	a.k.a. The 13th Floor. German-American co-production
The Trucker and the Thief	Raoul Heimrich	Sven Martinek, Yvonne de Bark	Action	a.k.a. Der Träumer und das wilde Mädchen
Tuvalu	Veit Helmer	Denis Lavant, Chulpan Khamatova	Drama
The Ultimate Fight	Rainer Matsutani	Christian Oliver, Thure Riefenstein, Chiara Schoras	Action	a.k.a. Romantic Fighter
Under the Palms	Miriam Kruishoop	Helmut Berger, Udo Kier, Sheri Hagen, Thom Hoffman	Drama	Dutch-German co-production
Valley of the Shadows	Nathaniel Gutman	Carin C. Tietze, Natalia Wörner, Sebastian Koch, Hansa Czypionka, Loni von Friedl	Horror
Verratene Freundschaft – Ein Mann wird zur Gefahr	Kaspar Heidelbach	Tim Bergmann, Klaus J. Behrendt, Isabella Parkinson, Regula Grauwiller	Thriller
The Volcano	Ottokar Runze	Nina Hoss, Meret Becker, Katharina Thalbach	Drama
Waiting Means Death	Hartmut Schoen	Ulrich Tukur, Barbara Auer, Jörg Schüttauf, Henry Hübchen, Anja Kling	Crime	a.k.a. Warten ist der Tod
You're Dead	Andy Hurst	John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Claire Skinner	Crime comedy	British-German co-production
Your Best Years	Dominik Graf	Martina Gedeck, Tobias Moretti, Tim Bergmann	Drama
Die Zauberfrau	Ilse Hofmann	Iris Berben, Martin Benrath, Rüdiger Vogler, Rosemarie Fendel	Comedy
Zoe	Maren-Kea Freese	Kirsten Hartung, Wotan Wilke Möhring	Drama

External links

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