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| Title | Date | Running Time | Subtitles? | Norm | Director/Producer | Color or BW Other Notes |
| 3 von der Tankstelle | 1930 | 90 min | no | PAL | Wilhelm Thiele | BW |
| Abschied von gestern | 1970 | 88 min | no | Alexander Kluge | ? | |
| Aguirre | 1972 | 90 min | no | PAL | Werner Herzog | color |
| Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes | 1972 | 94 min | yes | ? | Werner Herzog | color |
| Aimee &Jaguar | 1999 | 121 min | no | Maria Schrader | color | |
| Alice in den Städten | 1973 | 110 min. | ? | ? | Wim Wenders | BW |
| All-Round Reduced Personality, The | 1998 | 98 min. | yes | Helke Sander | BW | |
| Amerikanische Freund | 1977 | 123 min. | Wim Wenders | BW | ||
| Amerikanische Soldat | 1970 | 76 min | yes | R.W. Fassbinder | BW | |
| Anatomy | 2001 | 100 min. | yes | DVD | Stefan Ruzowitzky | color |
| Angst des Tormanns bein Elfmeter | 1972 | 100 min. | Wim Wenders | color | ||
| Angst essen Seele auf | 1974 | 93 min | no | PAL | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | color |
| Auschwitz | 2011 | 70min | yes | dvd | Ein Uwe Boll | color |
| Baader Meinhof Complex | 2008 | 149min | yes | dvd | Uli Edel | |
| Auf Wiedersehen Amerika | 1993 | 85 min | no | Jan Schutte | ? | |
| Bekenntnisse des Felix Krull | 1957 | 104 min. | ? | ? | Kurt Hoffman | BW |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | 1931 | 84 min. | ? | PAL | Piel Jutzi | BW |
| Beling-Schonhauser Corner | 1957 | 82 min. | yes | DVD | Gerhard Klein | BW |
| Bertolt Brecht: Practice Pieces | ||||||
| Bin ich schon | 1998 | 112 min | no | Doris Dorrie | color | |
| Blaue Engel | 1930 | 106 min | yes | Josef von Sternberg | BW | |
| Blaue Licht | 1932 | 70 min | yes | Leni Riefenstahl | BW | |
| Blechtrommel | 1979 | 140 | no | PAL | Volker Schlondorff | color |
| Bleierne Zeit | 1981 | 106 min. | Margarethe von Trotta | color | ||
| Bodensee | 1988 | 59 min | no | color | ||
| Bolwieser | 1977 | 110 min | yes | ? | R.W. Fassbinder | color |
| Boot | 1981 | 142 min | no | PAL | Wolfgang Petersen | color |
| Boot ist voll | 1981 | 104 min | yes | Marcus Imhoof | color | |
| Breathing | 2013 | 94min | yes | dvd | Karl Markovics | color |
| Broken Jug, The | 1935 | 82 min. | BW | |||
| Brucke | 1959 | 98 min | no | PAL | Bernhard Wicki | BW |
| Büchse der Pandora | 1929 | 110 min. | Yes | G.W. Pabst | BW | |
| Café Europa | 1990 | 87 min | no | ? | Franz X. Bogner | color |
| Celeste | 1981 | 101 min | yes | ? | Percy Adlon | color |
| Chill Out | 2004 | 98 min | yes | DVD | Andreas Struck | color |
| Chinesen Kommen | 1986 | 96 min. | PAL | Manfred Steltzer | color | |
| Christiane F. Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo | 1980 | 135 min | no | PAL | Ulrich Edel | color |
| Cloud 9 | 2010 | 98 min | yes | DVD | Andreas Dressen | color |
| The Complete Metropolis | 1927 | yes | DVD | Fritz Lang | BW | |
| Confessions of Felix Krull, The | 1957 | 105 min. | BW | |||
| The Damned | 2004 | 157 min | yes | DVD | Luchino Visconti | Color |
| Danton | 1921 | 60 min. | D. Buchowetski | BW | ||
| Das Boot | 1981 | 210 min | yes | DVD | Wolfgang Petersen | color |
| Das Versprechen | 1994 | 111 min | yes | Von Trotta | Color | |
| David | 1979 | 110 min | yes | Peter Lilienthal | color | |
| Deutschland, erwache! | 1968 | 89 min | yes | Erwin Leiser | BW | |
| Deutschland im Herbst | 1978 | 112 min | no | ? | Color | |
| Direkt angesprochen | n.d. | 44 min | no | (Inter Nationes) | color | |
| Dornroschen + Das Wolkenschaf | n.d. | 21+12 min | no | PAL | Katja Georgi (DEFA) | color |
| DownFall | 2005 | 155 min. | yes | Oliver Hirschbiegel | color | |
| Drachenfutter | 1987 | 69 min | Jan Schutte | color | ||
| Dreigroschenoper | 1931 | 107 min | yes | Georg Wilhelm Pabst | BW | |
| Dr.Mabuse--Der grosse Spieler | 1922 | 102 min. | Silent/DVD | Fritz Lang | BW | |
| The Edge of Heaven | 2007 | 118 min | yes | Fatih Akin | color | |
| Effi Briest | 1974 | 134 min | yes | R.W. Fassbinder | BW | |
| Ehe Der Maria Braun | 1977 | 116 min | yes | R.W. Fassbinder | color | |
| Ehe Der Maria Braun | 1978 | 120 min | PAL | R.W. Fassbinder | color | |
| Einer von Uns Beiden | 1973 | 90 min | PAL | Wolfgang Petersen | color | |
| Elfmeter | 1972 | 100 min | yes | Wim Wenders | color | |
| Emil und die Detektive | 1931 | 70 min. | PAL | Gerhard Lamprecht | BW | |
| Einstein of Sex (The) | 1999 | 98 min. | yes/DVD | von Praunheim | color | |
| Enlightenment Guaranteed | 2001 | 105 min | yes | DVD | Doris Dorrie | color |
| Entführung aus dem Serail | n.d. | 126 min. | PAL | Staatsoper Dresden | color | |
| Erben | 1984 | 89 min | yes | Walter Brannert | color | |
| Expeditions Through German Culture Part II. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Expeditions Through German Culture Part III. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| The Experiment | 2000 | 199 min | yes | DVD | Oliver Hirschbiegel | color |
| The Eyes of the Mummy | 1918 | 50 min | yes | Ernst Lubitsch | BW | |
| Falsche Bewegung | 1974 | 103 min | yes | Wim Wenders | color | |
| Fangschuss | 1976 | 95 min | yes | Volker Schlondorff | BW | |
| Faust | 1994 | 97 min. | yes/DVD | Jan Swankmajer | color | |
| Faust | 1926 | 115 min. | DVD | F.W. Murnau | BW | |
| Faust I | 1960 | 123 min. | PAL | Peter Gorski | color | |
| Faust | 1988 | 162 min. | PAL | Dieter Dorn | color | |
| Faust von Johann Wolfgang Goethe | 2005 | 81 min | yes | DVD | Peter Stein Inszeniert | color |
| Fette Welt | 1999 | 85 min | no | PAL | Jan Schutte | color |
| Feuerzangenbowle | 1944 | 93 min | no | Helmut Weiss | BW | |
| Film ohne Titel | 1948 | 90 min | no | PAL | Helmut Kautner | BW |
| Fitzcarraldo | 1982 | 150 min | yes | Werner herzog | color | |
| Fitzcarraldo | 1982 | 158 min | no | PAL | Werner Herzog | color |
| Flambierte Frau | 1983 | 96 min | no | PAL | Robert van Ackeren | color |
| Flambierte Frau | 1984 | 105 min | Robert van Ackeren | color | ||
| Flammende Herzen | 1978 | 93 min | no | PAL | Walter Bockmayer+ Rolf Buhrmann | color |
| Fliegende Klassenzimmer | 1973 | 88 min | no | PAL | Werner Jacobs | color |
| Fluct und Vertreibung | 1981 | Part I: 57 min.
Part II: 57 min. Part III: 56 min. |
PAL | E. Berthold & J.V. Morr | BW/color | |
| The Forest for the Trees | 2007 | 81 min | yes | DVD | Maren Ade | color |
| Freudlose Gasse (Joyless Street) | 1925 | 60 min. | Silent | G.W. Pabst | BW | |
| Fridericus | 1936 | 91 min. | Johannes Meyer | BW | ||
| GDR Underground Films (2 copies) | 1997 | 90 min | yes | BW/color | ||
| Geheimnisse einer Seele | 1926 | 57 min. | G.W. Pabst | BW | ||
| Gelbe Stern | n.d. | 85 min | no | PAL | Dieter Hildebrandt | BW/color |
| The German Scene #1704 | 2004 | 30 min | English and German versions | ? | ? | |
| The German Scene #1705 | 2004 | 30 min | English and German versions | ? | ? | |
| The German Scene #1706: Portrait: Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein | 2004 | 30 min | English and German versions | ? | ? | |
| The German Scene #1707: Germany's machine tool industry | 2004 | 30 min | English and German versions | ? | ? | |
| Germania anno zero | 1947 | 72 min | no | Roberto Rossellini | BW | |
| German Scene, The | 2002 |
English-27 min. German-27 min |
English version | HELIKON | color | |
| Germany in Autumn | 1977 | 126 min. | yes | Michael Balhaus | color/BW | |
| Germany, Pale Mother | 1979 | 123 min. | Helma Sanders-Brahms | color | ||
| Geschwister Oppermann | 1982 | Part 1= 103 min Part 2= 119 min | yes | Eugen Monk | color | |
| Go For Zucker | 91 min. | English subtitles | Dani Levy | color | ||
| Der Golem | 1920 | 114 min | silent/music/titles | Paul Wegener | BW | |
| Grosse Freiheit Nr. 7 | 1944 | 100 min | no | Helmut Kautner | BW | |
| Grosse König | 1942 | 111 min. | Veit Harlan | BW | ||
| Grosse Liebe | 1942 | 92 min | no | Rolf Hansen | BW | |
| Hannah Arendt | 2013 | 113min | yes | Margarethe Von Trotta | color | |
| The Harmonists | 115 min. | yes | Joseph Vilsmaier | color | ||
| Hauptmann von Kopenick | 1956 | 92 min. | yes | Helmut Klautner | color | |
| Hauptmann von Kopernick | 1956 | 92 min | yes | Helmut Kautner | color | |
| Head-On | 2004 | 118 min. | English | Faith Akin | color | |
| Heidi | n.d. | 88 min. | PAL | Werner Jacobs | color | |
| Heimatland | 1955 | 93 min | no | Franz Antel | color | |
| Helden Wie Wir | 2000 | 93 min | Sebastian Peterson | color | ||
| Herbstmilch | 1988 | 106 min. | PAL | Joseph Vilsmeier | color | |
| Herz aus Glas | 1976 | 90 min. | Werner Herzog | color | ||
| Der Himmel uber Berlin | 1983 | 122 min | PAL | Wim Wenders | BW/color | |
| Hitler. Eine Karriere | n.d | 150 min | no | PAL | J.C. Fest | BW/color |
| Hitlerjunge Solomon | 1992 | 108 min | no | PAL | Agnieszka Holland | color |
| Hitlerjunge Solomon | 1991 | 112 min | yes | Agnieszka Holland | color | |
| Homo Faber | 1991 | 112 min | no | PAL | Volker Schlondorf | color |
| Hot Summer | 1968 | 91 min | yes | Joachim Hasler | color | |
| Hotel Terminus (Klaus Barbie) Parts I and II | 1988 | 268 min | english | Marcel Ophuls | color | |
| How to Live in the German Federal Republic | 1990 | 83 min | yes | Harun Farocki | color | |
| Hunsruck | 1992 | 57 min | no | color | ||
| Ich denke oft an Piroschka | 1955 | 92 min | no | PAL | Kurt Hoffmann | color |
| Im Lauf der Zeit | 1976 | Part 1= 83 min Part 2= 93 min | yes | Wim Wenders | BW | |
| Im Westen nichts Neues | 1930 | 135 min | no | Lewis Milestone | BW | |
| Import/Export | 2010 | 135 min | yes | DVD | Ulrich Seidl | color |
| In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden | 1978 | 119 min. | R.W. Fassbinder | color | ||
| In July | 2004 | 96 min. | yes | Faith Atkin | color | |
| Jacob the Liar (Jakob der Lugner) | 1974 | 96 min. | yes | Gunter marczinkowsky | color | |
| Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle | 1975 | 104 min. | Werner Herzog | color | ||
| Jerichow | 2008 | 96 min | yes | DVD | Christian Petzold | color |
| Jud Süß | 1940 | 95 min. | yes | DVD | Viet Harlan | BW |
| Junge Adler | 1944 | 100 min | no | Alfred Weidenmann | BW | |
| Jungfrauenmaschine | 1988 | 85 min. | Monika Treut | BW | ||
| Kabinett des Dr. Caligari | 1920 | 51 min. | Robert Wiene | BW | ||
| Kaiser von Kalifornien | 1936 | 94 min | no | Luis Trenker | BW | |
| Kameradschaft | 1931 | 87 min | yes | Georg Wilhelm Pabst | BW | |
| Kamikaze '89 | 1981 | 106 min | yes | Wolf Gremm | color | |
| Karl Valentin und Liesl Karlstadt (Programm II) | 119 min | no | PAL | BW | ||
| Killer Condom | yes | DVD | Martin Walz | color | ||
| Kolberg | 1945 | 104 min | yes | Veit Harlan | color | |
| Kongress tanzt | 1931 | 98 min | yes | Erik Charell | BW | |
| Kriemhilds Rache | 1924 | 91 min. | Fritz Lang | BW | ||
| Kuhle Wampe | 1932 | 117 min | yes | Slatan Dudow | BW | |
| Küken für Kairo | 1985 | 70 min. | PAL | Arend Aghte | color | |
| Lanzmann, Claude | 1985 | 566 min | yes | Shoah | color | |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | 1988 | 163 min | Martin Scorsese | color | ||
| Lenz | 2006 | 95min | yes | Thomas Imbach | color | |
| Legend of Paul and Paula, The | 1973 | 106 min | yes | Heiner Carow | color | |
| Letzen Jahre der Kindheit | 1979 | 101 min | no | PAL | Norbert Kuckelmann | color |
| Liebe in Deutschland | 1983 | 105 min | yes | Andrzej Wajda | color | |
| Lili Marleen | 1980 | 120 min | no | PAL | R.W. Fassbinder | color |
| Lola | 1981 | 110 min | no | PAL | Rainer Werner | color |
| Lola and Billy the Kid | 2000 | 93 min | yes | DVD | Kutlag Ataman | color |
| Looping | 1982 | 114 min. | ||||
| Loos Ornamental | 2008 | 72min | yes | DVD | Heinz Emigholz | Color |
| Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, The | 1975 | 97 min | yes | Volker Schlondorff Margarethe von Trotta | Color | |
| M | 1931 | 98 min | yes | Fritz Lang | BW | |
| Madame Dubarry | 1919 | 87 min. | Ernst Lubitsch | BW | ||
| Madchen in Uniform | 1931 | 85 min | no | Leontine Sagan | BW | |
| Malou | 1981 | 94 min | no | Jeanine Meerapfel | color | |
| Mann auf der Mauer | 1982 | 99 min | no | PAL | Reinhard Hauff | color |
| Mann wie Eva | 1983 | 86 min | yes | Radu Gabrea | color | |
| Manner | 1986 | 95 min | no | PAL | Doris Dorrie | color |
| Masterworks of German Horror Cinema: Der Golum, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu | Golum 1920, Caligari 1921, Nosferatu 1922 |
Golum 68 min, Caligari 51 min, Nosferatu 64 min |
Silent films | DVD | BW | |
| Meier | 1986 | 95 min. | PAL | Peter Timm | color | |
| Mein Kampf | 1959 | 117 min | yes | Erwin Leiser | BW | |
| Men | 1985 | 96 min | yes | VHS | Doris Dorrie | color |
| Mephist | 1982 | 144 min | yes | DVD | Istvan Szabo | color |
| Messer in Kopf | 1978 | 113 min | yes | Reinhard Hauff | color | |
| Metropolis | 1994 | 126 min | yes | Fritz Lang | BW | |
| Metropolis Berlin | 1998 | 44 min | no | |||
| Meyer, Aus Berlin | 1919 | 58 min | German Swedish/s | Ernst Lubitsch | ? | |
| Mitten unter Deutschen | 1950 | 60 min | no | (Inter Nationes) | color | |
| Momo | 1986 | 100 min. | PAL | Johannes Schaaf | color | |
| Morgenrot | 1933 | 59 min | no | Gustav Ucicky | BW | |
| Moses und Aron | 2006 | 110 min | yes | DVD | Arnold Schonberg | color |
| Mostly Martha | 2002 | 106 min | yes | DVD | Sandra Nettelbeck | color |
| Müde Tod | 1921 | 78 min. | Fritz Lang | BW | ||
| Munchen-Gestichte einer Stadt 1900-1945 | 102 min | no | PAL | Jochen Bauer | BW | |
| Münchhausen | 1943 | 106 min. | Josef von Baky | color | ||
| Murderers are among us, The | 1946 | 81 min. | yes | DVD | Wolfgang Staudte | BW |
| Mutter Kusters Fahrt zum Himmel | 1975 | 102 min | yes | R. W. Fassbinder | Color | |
| My Fuhrer | 2007 | 89 min | yes | DVD | Dani Levy | color |
| Nach Funf in Urwald | 2000 | 121 min | ? | Erste Liebe | color | |
| Nachte der Wolfe | 1982 | 77 min | no | PAL | Rudiger Nuchtern | Color |
| Neue Welle Deutschland | 1992 | 49 min | no | William Anthony | Color | |
| Neurosia | 1995 | 87 min | yes | Rosa von Praunheim | color | |
| Nosferatu | 1922 | 63 min. | F.W. Murnau | BW | ||
| Nowhere in Africa | 2002 | 142 min. | yes | Caroline Link | Color | |
| Oberst Redl | 1984 | 142 min | yes | Istvan Szabo | Color | |
| Oberst Redl | 1984 | 142 min | yes | Istvan Szabo | Color | |
| Odenwald / Bergtrasse (Schaupl. D.) | 1993 | 53 min | no | Color | ||
| Olympia I | 1938 | 116 min | PAL | Leni Riefenstahl | BW | |
| Olympia II | 1938 | 90 min | PAL | Leni Riefenstahl | BW | |
| Ostfriesland (Schaupl. D.) | 1991 | 57 min | no | Color | ||
| Pandora's Box | 1928 | 110 min | silent w/s | G.W. Pabst | BW | |
| Pappa ante Portas | 1991 | 85 min. | PAL | Loriot | color | |
| Paracelsus | 1997 | 100 min | no | ? | BW | |
| Parsifal | 1988 | 2 tapes, total 255 min | yes | Hans-Jurgen Syberberg | Color | |
| Piano Teacher, The | 2001 | 125 min. | yes | DVD | Michael Haneke | color |
| Pingpong | 2006 | 89 min | yes | Mathias Luthardt | color | |
| Pioneers in Ingol Stadt | 1970 | 87 min | yes | DVD | R.W. Fassbinder | color |
| Pünktchen und Anton | 1953 | 87 min. | PAL | Thomas Engel | BW | |
| Practice Pieces | 1964 | 28 mins. | no | Bertolt Brecht | BW | |
| Die Puppe | 1919 | 69 min | yes | Ernest Lubitsch | BW | |
| Querelle | 1982 | 106 min. | English | R.W.Fassbinder | color | |
| Radetzkymarsch (I & II) | 1994 | 297 min | no | PAL | Axel Corti | Color |
| Reitet fur Deutschland | 1941 | 86 min | no | A. M. Rabenalt | BW | |
| Ring des Nibelungen | 1980 | 4 discs | yes | DVD | Richard Wagner | color |
| Rise and Fall of the City of Mahogany, The | 1998 | 160 min | ? | Kurt Weill | color | |
| Rosa Luxemburg | 1985 | 116 min. | Margarethe von Trotta | color | ||
| Rosalie Goes Shopping | 1989 | 93 min. | English | Percy Adlon | color | |
| Rosen Fur Den Staatsanwalt | 1959 | 95 min | no | ? | color/BW | |
| Rosenstrasse | 2003 | 136 min. | English | DVD | Margarethe von Trotta | color |
| Rugen | 1992 | no | Color | |||
| Run, Lola, Run | 1999 | 81 min. | yes | DVD | Griebe, Frank | color |
| SA-Mann Brandt | 1933 | 88 min. | Franz Seitz | BW | ||
| Satansbraten | 1976 | 106 min. | R.W. Fassbinder | color | ||
| Schneewittchen | n. d. | 60 min | no | (DEFA) | Color | |
| Das Schreckliche Madchen | 1989 | 94 min | Michael Verhoeven | color | ||
| Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss | 1982 | 104 min. | R.W. Fassbinder | BW | ||
| Shameless Old Lady, The | 1965 | Sylvie Malka Ribovska | ||||
| Siegfieds Tod | 1923 | 98 min. | Fritz Lang | BW | ||
| Sisters or the Balance of Happiness (2 copies) | 1979 | 96 min. | Yes | Margarethe von Trotta | Color | |
| Solo Sunny | 1980 | 113 min. | Yes | Konrad Wolf | Color | |
| Sonnen Allee | 87 min | German | Leander Haussmann | Color | ||
| Soul Kitchen | 2009 | 100 min | yes | DVD | Faith Akin | color |
| Spiders, The | 1919 | 137 min | silent | Fritz Lang | Color tinted | |
| Spione | 1928 | 90 min. | Fritz Lang | BW | ||
| Sprechende Hund | 1984 | 28 min | no | Loriot | Color | |
| Stalingrad | 1992 | 133 min | no | Joseph Vilsmaier | Color | |
| Strasse (The Street) | 1923 | 100 min. | Karl Grune | BW | ||
| Streit ums "Einig Vatarland" | 1990 | 61 min. | PAL | Augstein Contra Grass | Color/BW | |
| Stroszek | 1977 | 103 min | no | PAL | Werner Herzog | Color |
| Student von Prag | 1913 | 56 min. | Stellan Rye | BW | ||
| Summer '04 | 2006 | 97 min | yes | Stefan Krohmer | color | |
| Summer Storm | 2004 | 94min | yes | DVD | Marco Kreuzpaintner | Color |
| Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (Diary of a Lost Girl) | 1929 | 92 min. | G.W. Pabst | BW | ||
| Taxi zum Klo | 1980 | 96 min | yes | Frank Ripploh | Color | |
| Teufels General | 1954 | 111 min. | PAL | Helmut Käutner | BW | |
| Three Penny Opera, The | 1962 | 100 min. | English | Wolfgang Staudte | color | |
| Tin Drum, The | 1979 | 141 | yes | Volker Schlondorff | color | |
| Tin Drum, The | 1979 | 142 | Franz Seitz | color | ||
| Triumph of the Will | 1935 | 122 min | yes | Leni Riefenstahl | BW | |
| Umud'a Yolculuk (Reiseder Hoffnung) | 1991 | 113 min. | Xaviar Koller | color | ||
| Unsere Mutter, Unsere Vater | 2013 | 270min | yes | Philipp Kadelbach | color | |
| uns alle | 1975 | 104 min | yes | Werner Herzog | color | |
| Unsichtbare Gegner | 1977 | 109 min. | Valie Export | BW/color | ||
| Untertan | 1951 | 97 min | no | PAL | Wolfgang Staudte | BW |
| Untertan | 1951 | 96 min | Wolfgang Staudte | BW | ||
| Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum | 1975 | 106 min | no | PAL | Volker Schlondorff Margarethe von Trotta | Color |
| Verlorene Sohn | 1934 | 83 min | no | Luis Trenker | BW | |
| Von einem der auszog das Grusein zu lernen | n. d. | 30 min | no | PAL | Rudolf Schraps (DEFA) | Color |
| Von uns Beiden | 1973 | 90 min | no | PAL | Wolfgang Petersen | color |
| Wachsfigurenkabinett | 1924 | 60 min. | Paul Leni | BW | ||
| Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte | 1971 | 99 min. | R.W. Fassbinder | color | ||
| Warum lauft Herr R. Amok? | 1969 | 84 min | yes | R. W. Fassbinder | Color | |
| Weihnachten in der Rhon | n. d. | 15 min | no | Jurgen Haese (Inter Naciones) | Color | |
| Weisse Rose | 1982 | 118 min | yes | Michael Verhoeven | Color | |
| Westfront 1918 | 1930 | 90 min | yes | G. W. Pabst | BW | |
| Westler | 1985 | 94 min | no/DVD | Wieland Speck | BW | |
| Winterschlafer | 1998 | 117 min | no | Ulrich Matthes | color | |
| Wir Konnen Auch Anders | 2001 | 87 min | no | Boje Buck | color | |
| Wirtshaus im Spessart | 1957 | 96 min | no | Kurt Hoffman | Color | |
| Woyzeck | 1976 | 80 min | yes | Werner Herzog | Color | |
| Wunschkonzert | 1940 | 95 min | no | Eduard von Borsody | BW | |
| Young Toerless | 1968 | 90 min. | yes | Volker Schlondorff | BW | |
| Zartlichkeit der Wolfe | 1973 | 79 min | no | PAL | R. W. Fassbinder | Color |
| Zauberberg | 1981 | 145 min | no | PAL | H. W. Geissendorfer | Color |
| Zuckerbaby | 1985 | 86 min | no | PAL | Percy Adlon | Color |
| Zuckerbaby | 1985 | 85 min | yes | Percy Adlon | Color | |
| Zwei in einer grossen Stadt | 1942 | 81 min | no | Volker von Collande | BW | |
| Zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages | 1978 | 88 min | no | PAL | Margarethe von Trotta | Color
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