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
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
The Candidate	Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander Kluge, Stefan Aust, Alexander von Eschwege		Documentary film	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
Endstation Freiheit	Reinhard Hauff	Burkhard Driest, Rolf Zacher, Katja Rupé	Drama
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
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
Girls	Just Jaeckin	Anne Parillaud, Zoé Chauveau, Charlotte Walior		French-West German-Canadian co-production[1][2]
God's Angry Man	Werner Herzog		Documentary film
Huie's Sermon	Werner Herzog		Documentary film
Hungerjahre	Jutta Brückner	Sylvia Ulrich, Britta Pohland	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 film	Entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival
Put on Ice	Bernhard Sinkel	Helmut Griem, Martin Benrath, Ángela Molina	Political thriller film	Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
Theo gegen den Rest der Welt	Peter F. Bringmann	Marius Müller-Westernhagen	Road movie / Action comedy
The Willi Busch Report	Niklaus Schilling	Tilo Prückner		Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
The Wonderful Years	Reiner Kunze	Gabi Marr, Martin May, Dietrich Mattausch, Christine Wodetzky	Drama

1981

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ach du lieber Harry	Jean Girault	Dieter Hallervorden, Iris Berben	Comedy
Angels of Iron	Thomas Brasch	Hilmar Thate, Katharina Thalbach	Crime drama	Entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival
Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed	Laurent Heynemann	Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Lisa Kreuzer	Thriller	French-West German co-production
Das Boot	Wolfgang Petersen	Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer	War	Based on a novel by Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Columbia Pictures
Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo	Uli Edel	Natja Brunckhorst	Drama
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
Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung	Herbert Vesely	Mathieu Carrière, Jane Birkin, Christine Kaufmann	Biographical film	Austrian-French-West German co-production
Die Fälschung	Volker Schlöndorff	Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jerzy Skolimowski, Gila von Weitershausen	Drama	West German-French co-production
Freak Orlando	Ulrike Ottinger	Delphine Seyrig, Magdalena Montezuma, Eddie Constantine
Fürchte dich nicht, Jakob!	Radu Gabrea	André Heller	Drama
Hot Bubblegum	Boaz Davidson	Yftach Katzur, Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Sibylle Rauch	Comedy	Israeli-West German co-production
The Inventor	Kurt Gloor	Bruno Ganz, Walo Lüönd	Comedy	Swiss-West German co-production
Jetzt und alles	Dieter Meier	Richy Müller, Jean-Pierre Kalfon	Drama
Kalt wie Eis	Carl Schenkel	Dave Balko, Hanns Zischler, Otto Sander	Crime 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	Drama
The Man in Pyjamas	Hartmann Schmige, Christian Rateuke	Otto Sander, Elke Sommer	Comedy
Marianne and Juliane	Margarethe von Trotta	Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa	Drama	The German Sisters
Mephisto	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Rolf Hoppe, Krystyna Janda, Karin Boyd		Hungarian-West German-East German-Austrian co-production. Based on a story by Klaus Mann
Nach Mitternacht	Wolf Gremm	Désirée Nosbusch	Drama
Der Neger Erwin	Herbert Achternbusch	Herbert Achternbusch		Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival
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
Die Reise nach Lyon	Claudia von Alemann	Rebecca Pauly
Der subjektive Faktor	Helke Sander	Angelika Rommel	Drama
Taxi zum Klo	Frank Ripploh	Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup	Drama
Trokadero	Klaus Emmerich	Ludwig Hirsch, Franz Xaver Kroetz	Comedy	Entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival

1982

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
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
Comeback	Christel Buschmann	Eric Burdon, Julie Carmen	Drama
Deadly Game	Károly Makk	Barbara Sukowa, Helmut Berger, Mel Ferrer	Thriller
Dear Mr. Wonderful	Peter Lilienthal	Joe Pesci	Drama
Doctor Faustus	Franz Seitz	Jon Finch, André Heller, Hanns Zischler	Drama	Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival
Eine deutsche Revolution	Helmut Herbst	Franz Wittich, Gregor Hansen	Docudrama	Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
Der Fan	Eckhart Schmidt	Désirée Nosbusch	Horror
Fitzcarraldo	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale
The Ghost	Herbert Achternbusch	Herbert Achternbusch		Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
High Society Limited	Ottokar Runze	Elisabeth Bergner, Lilli Palmer, Hardy Krüger	Comedy
Kamikaze 1989	Wolf Gremm	Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Boy Gobert, Brigitte Mira, Franco Nero	Science Fiction
Kraftprobe	Heidi Genée	Hannelore Hoger, Kirstin Genée		Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival
The Magic Mountain	Hans W. Geißendörfer	Christoph Eichhorn, Rod Steiger, Charles Aznavour, Marie-France Pisier, Hans Christian Blech		West German-French-Italian co-production
Der Mann auf der Mauer	Reinhard Hauff	Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Julie Carmen
Nacht der Wölfe	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		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
Rendezvous in Paris	Gabi Kubach	Claude Jade, Harald Kuhlmann, Barry Stokes	Thriller	French-West German co-production
The State of Things	Wim Wenders	Patrick Bauchau, Allen Garfield, Rebecca Pauly	Drama	West German-American-Portuguese co-production
Veronika Voss	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess	Drama	Second in the BRD Trilogy
Die Weiße Rose	Michael Verhoeven	Lena Stolze, Wulf Kessler, Werner Stocker, Ulrich Tukur, Martin Benrath

1983

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Bella Donna	Peter Keglevic	Erland Josephson, Krystyna Janda		Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
Chained Heat	Paul Nicholas	Linda Blair, Sybil Danning, Stella Stevens		West German-American co-production
Dies rigorose Leben	Vadim Glowna	Ángela Molina, Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Viveca Lindfors, Vera Tschechowa	Drama	Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
Eréndira	Ruy Guerra	Irene Papas, Cláudia Ohana, Michael Lonsdale	Drama	Mexican-French-West German co-production
Frühlingssinfonie	Peter Schamoni	Nastassja Kinski, Herbert Grönemeyer, Rolf Hoppe, Bernhard Wicki, André Heller	Biographical film
Gib Gas – Ich will Spass	Wolfgang Büld	Nena, Markus, Karl Dall	Musical comedy
Glut	Thomas Koerfer	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katharina Thalbach, Krystyna Janda, Matthias Habich	Drama	Swiss-West German co-production
Die Heartbreakers	Peter F. Bringmann	Maria Ketikidou, Sascha Disselkamp, Uwe Bohm	Musical
Kehraus	Hanns Christian Müller	Gerhard Polt	Comedy
Peppermint Frieden	Marianne Rosenbaum	Peter Fonda, Cleo Kretschmer
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
Schwarzfahrer	Manfred Stelzer	Rolf Zacher, Iris Berben	Comedy
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
Die Supernasen	Dieter Pröttel	Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger	Comedy
System ohne Schatten	Rudolf Thome	Bruno Ganz, Hanns Zischler, Dominique Laffin	Crime drama
Utopia	Sohrab Shahid-Saless	Manfred Zapatka	Drama	Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
White Star	Roland Klick	Dennis Hopper	Drama
A Woman in Flames	Robert van Ackeren	Gudrun Landgrebe, Mathieu Carrière, Hanns Zischler

1984

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abwärts	Carl Schenkel	Götz George, Renée Soutendijk, Wolfgang Kieling, Hannes Jaenicke	Thriller
Das Autogramm	Peter Lilienthal	Juan José Mosalini	Drama	Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
Ballad of the Little Soldier	Werner Herzog		Documentary film
Code Name: Wild Geese	Antonio Margheriti	Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Kinski, Mimsy Farmer	Action	Italian-West German co-production
The Dark Glow of the Mountains	Werner Herzog		Documentary film
Decoder	Muscha	F.M. Einheit, William "Bill" Rice, Christiane F., William S. Burroughs
Didi – Der Doppelgänger	Reinhard Schwabenitzky	Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
Erst die Arbeit und dann!	Detlev Buck	Detlev Buck	Comedy
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		TV series
Is was, Kanzler?	Gerhard Schmidt	Tommi Piper, Constanze Engelbrecht, Günter Lamprecht, Wolfgang Neuss	Comedy
Klassenverhältnisse	Straub-Huillet	Christian Heinisch, Mario Adorf, Laura Betti	Drama	West German-French co-production
A Love in Germany	Andrzej Wajda	Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Łysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Daniel Olbrychski, Bernhard Wicki	Drama	West German-French co-production
Mama Mia – Nur keine Panik	Dieter Pröttel	Uschi Glas, Thomas Gottschalk, Helmut Fischer	Romantic comedy
Man Under Suspicion	Norbert Kückelmann	Maximilian Schell, Lena Stolze, Wolfgang Kieling		Won the Silver Bear at Berlin
The NeverEnding Story	Wolfgang Petersen	Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach	Fantasy	West German-American co-production
Niemand weint für immer	Jans Rautenbach	Howard Carpendale, Zoli Marki, Elke Sommer, Siegfried Rauch	Romance	West German-South African co-production
The Noah's Ark Principle	Roland Emmerich	Richy Müller	Science fiction	Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
Paris, Texas	Wim Wenders	Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski	Drama	West German-French co-production. Won the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
Der Schlaf der Vernunft	Ula Stöckl	Ida Di Benedetto	Drama
Der 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
Tausend Augen	Hans-Christoph Blumenberg	Barbara Rudnik, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe, Karin Baal, Peter Kraus, Vera Tschechowa, Hannelore Hoger
Treffer	Dominik Graf	Dietmar Bär, Barbara Rudnik, Beate Finckh, Tayfun Bademsoy, Maximilian Wigger	Coming-of-age
Where the Green Ants Dream	Werner Herzog	Bruce Spence		West German-Australian co-production. Entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
Wundkanal	Thomas Harlan	Alfred Filbert
Zwei Nasen tanken Super	Dieter Pröttel	Thomas Gottschalk, Mike Krüger	Comedy

1985

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Andre Handles Them All	Peter Fratzscher	Franco Nero, Ingrid Steeger, Willeke van Ammelrooy	Comedy
Angry Harvest	Agnieszka Holland	Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar	Drama
The Berlin Affair	Liliana Cavani	Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally, Mio Takaki	Drama	West German-Italian co-production
Der Bulle und das Mädchen	Peter Keglevic	Jürgen Prochnow	Action, drama
Colonel Redl	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gudrun Landgrebe, Hans Christian Blech	Drama	West German-Hungarian co-production
Daheim sterben die Leut’	Klaus Gietinger, Leo Hiemer	Walter Nuber, Heribert Weber, Norbert Hauber, Anni Rapps	Comedy
The Death of the White Stallion	Christian Ziewer	Thomas Anzenhofer, Dietmar Schönherr		Entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
Didi und die Rache der Enterbten	Dieter Hallervorden, Christian Rateuke	Dieter Hallervorden	Comedy
Joey	Roland Emmerich	Joshua Morrell, Tammy Shields, Eva Kryll	Horror	West German-American co-production
Einmal Ku’damm und zurück	Herbert Ballmann	Ursela Monn, Christian Kohlund	Comedy
Men...	Doris Dörrie	Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Ulrike Kriener	Comedy
Morenga	Egon Günther	Jacques Breuer, Ken Gampu		Entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival
Novembermond	Alexandra von Grote	Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet	Drama	West German-French co-production
Otto – Der Film	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Otto Waalkes	Comedy
Red Heat	Robert Collector	Linda Blair, Sylvia Kristel, Elisabeth Volkmann		West German-American co-production
Richy Guitar	Michael Laux	Die Ärzte	Coming of Age, Music
Der Schneemann	Peter F. Bringmann	Marius Müller-Westernhagen	Action thriller
Tagediebe	Marcel Gisler	Dina Leipzig, Rudolf Nadler, Lutz Deisinger
Wodzek	Oliver Herbrich	Detlev Kügow	Drama	Entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival
Zahn um Zahn	Hajo Gies	Götz George, Renan Demirkan, Charles Brauer, Rufus, Eberhard Feik	Action, drama	Film with TV hero Schimanski (Tatort)
Zuckerbaby	Percy Adlon	Marianne Sägebrecht	Comedy

1986

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
40 Quadratmeter Deutschland	Tevfik Başer	Özay Fecht, Yaman Okay, Demir Gökgöl	Drama
Du mich auch	Anja Franke, Helmut Berger, Dani Levy	Anja Franke, Dani Levy	Comedy
Fatherland	Ken Loach	Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Cristine Rose		British-West German-French co-production
Fire and Ice	Willy Bogner	Suzy Chaffee	Sport / Romantic comedy
Flight North	Ingemo Engström	Katharina Thalbach, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Lena Olin		Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
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		Screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
Meier	Peter Timm	Rainer Grenkowitz, Nadja Engelbrecht	Comedy
Momo	Johannes Schaaf	John Huston, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf, Radost Bokel	Fantasy film	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]
Paradies	Doris Dörrie	Katharina Thalbach, Heiner Lauterbach, Sunnyi Melles, Hanne Wieder	Drama
Rosa Luxemburg	Margarethe von Trotta	Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander	Biographical film	Sukowa won Best Actress at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival
Stammheim	Reinhard Hauff	Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Pleitgen		Won the Golden Bear at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival
Tarot	Rudolf Thome	Hanns Zischler, Rüdiger Vogler, Katharina Böhm, Vera Tschechowa		Entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival
Wahnfried	Peter Patzak	Otto Sander, Christoph Waltz	Biographical film	Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival

1987

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Bagdad Café	Percy Adlon	Marianne Sägebrecht, C. C. H. Pounder, Jack Palance	Comedy
Cobra Verde	Werner Herzog	Klaus Kinski
Days to Remember	Jeanine Meerapfel	Barbara Sukowa, Horst-Günter Marx		Entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
Death Stone	Franz Josef Gottlieb	Heather Thomas, Elke Sommer, Brad Harris, Tony Kendall, Siegfried Rauch	Action, drama
Des Teufels Paradies	Vadim Glowna	Jürgen Prochnow, Sam Waterston, Suzanna Hamilton, Mario Adorf, Dominique Pinon, Ingrid Caven	Drama
The Distant Land	Luc Bondy	Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier
Francesca	Vérénice Rudolph		Mockumentary
Der gläserne Himmel	Nina Grosse	Helmut Berger, Sylvie Orcier
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long	Mika Kaurismäki	Kari Väänänen, Roberta Manfredi, Eddie Constantine, Samuel Fuller	Comedy thriller	Finnish-West German-Swiss co-production
Lethal Obsession	Peter Patzak	Peter Maffay, Michael York, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Gould, Tahnee Welch	Action, drama
Nekromantik	Jörg Buttgereit	Daktari Lorenz, Beatrice Manowski	Horror
Otto – Der neue Film	Xaver Schwarzenberger, Otto Waalkes	Otto Waalkes	Comedy
Wings of Desire	Wim Wenders	Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Peter Falk		Won the Best Director Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Zärtliche Chaoten	Franz Josef Gottlieb	Thomas Gottschalk, Michael Winslow, Helmut Fischer, Dey Young	Comedy

1988

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
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 – Der Film	Frank Strecker	Silvia Seidel, Patrick Bach, Anton Diffring	Musical	Sequel of the TV miniseries Anna
Autumn Milk	Joseph Vilsmaier	Dana Vávrová, Werner Stocker
Brennende Betten	Pia Frankenberg	Ian Dury, Pia Frankenberg	Comedy
Die Bombe	Christian Görlitz	Michael Degen, Rolf Becker, Matthias Fuchs, Gudo Hoegel	Drama
The Cat	Dominik Graf	Götz George, Gudrun Landgrebe, Heinz Hoenig, Ralf Richter	Crime thriller
Felix	Margarethe von Trotta, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Helke Sander, Christel Buschmann	Ulrich Tukur	Comedy
The French as Seen by...	Werner Herzog		Short film
Hanussen	István Szabó	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson		West German-Hungarian co-production
Im Jahr der Schildkröte	Ute Wieland	Heinz Bennent, Karina Fallenstein	Drama
Judgment in Berlin	Leo Penn	Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Jutta Speidel, Heinz Hoenig	Drama	American-West German co-production
Killing Blue	Peter Patzak	Morgan Fairchild, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Michael York, Frank Stallone	Thriller
Der Kuss des Tigers	Petra Haffter	Beate Jensen, Stéphane Ferrara	Thriller	West German-French co-production
Linie 1	Reinhard Hauff	Inka Groetschel, Rainer Strecker	Musical
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	Comedy
Me and Him	Doris Dörrie	Griffin Dunne, Ellen Greene	Comedy	West German-American co-production
Ödipussi	Loriot	Loriot, Evelyn Hamann	Comedy
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany	Thomas Brasch	Tony Curtis, Katharina Thalbach, Matthias Habich		Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Schlaflose Nächte	Marcel Gisler	Rudolf Nadler
Schön war die Zeit	Klaus Gietinger, Leo Hiemer	Gottfried John, Edgar Selge, Ewa Błaszczyk
Die Venusfalle	Robert van Ackeren	Sonja Kirchberger, Hanns Zischler, Myriem Roussel, Horst-Günter Marx	Comedy
Yasemin	Hark Bohm	Ayse Romey, Uwe Bohm

1989

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Black Sin	Straub-Huillet	Andreas von Rauch, Vladimir Baratta, Howard Vernon	Short	Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival
Der Bruch	Frank Beyer	Götz George, Rolf Hoppe, Otto Sander	Crime
Burning Secret	Andrew Birkin	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Faye Dunaway	Drama	West German-British co-production
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.
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	Biographical film	Italian-West German co-production
Geld	Doris Dörrie	Billie Zöckler, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Sunnyi Melles, August Zirner	Comedy
Hard Days, Hard Nights	Horst Königstein	Wigald Boning, Rita Tushingham, Al Corley	Comedy
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
Last Exit to Brooklyn	Uli Edel	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stephen Lang, Burt Young	Drama	West German-British co-production
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
Seven Minutes	Klaus Maria Brandauer	Klaus Maria Brandauer, Brian Dennehy	Drama
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
Waller's Last Trip	Christian Wagner	Herbert Knaup	Drama
With the Next Man Everything Will Be Different	Xaver Schwarzenberger	Antje Schmidt, Dominic Raacke, Volkert Kraeft	Comedy
Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun	Werner Herzog		Documentary

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External links

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