Zarah Leander; Wikimedia Commons

Zarah Leander; Wikimedia Commons

1942 German Films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
5 JuneFritz KirchhoffCarl Raddatz, Joachim BrenneckeWarBanned by Joseph Goebbels in November 1942 for unspecified reasons.
Andreas SchlüterHerbert MaischA film about the sculptor Andreas Schlüter; subliminal Nazi propaganda throughout.
Attack on BakuFritz KirchhoffWilly Fritsch, René DeltgenThrillerAnschlag auf Baku; anti-British propaganda.
Beloved WorldEmil BurriBrigitte Horney, Willy FritschMusical/Comedy
Berlin-Wie Es WarBerlin the Way it Was; 87 min documentary about pre-war Berlin
Boote mit FlügelnNicholas KaufmannDocumentary14 min documentary
DieselGerhard LamprechtWilly Birgel, Hilde WeissnerBiopic
Die EntlassungWolfgang LiebeneinerThe Dismissal; Sequel to Bismarck(1940); features Emil Jannings
GPUKarl RitterAnti-Communism propaganda.
Die goldene StadtVeit HarlanThe Golden City; in Agfacolor
Der Große KönigVeit HarlanHistorical DramaThe Great King; historical drama about King Frederick the Great of Prussia
Die Große LiebeRolf Hansen  The Great Love; featuring Zarah Leander; highest grossing film of the Third Reich.
HimmelhundeRoger von NormanSky Dogs; about a young glider pilot who becomes a military pilot; targeted toward youths.
Kleine ResidenzHans H. Zerlett
Männer, Meer und Stürme. Ein Film von der Romantik und dem Leben an Bord eines SegelschiffesHeinrich Hauser and Hubert SchongerMen, Sea and Storm: A Film of the Romance and the Life Onboard a Segelship; 18 min documentary aboutKriegsmarine
RembrandtHans Steinhoff
Rund um die Freiheitsstatue15-minute Anti-American propaganda film. aka Round the Statue of Liberty,Corruption of America
Die Sache mit StyxKarl Anton
Die See ruftHans Fritz KöllnerDocumentary
Sprung in den FeindWilhelm Stöppler22-minute propaganda film, showing the invasion of the Netherlands. The bridge of Moerdijk is taken with Fallschirmjäger.
Das Tapfere SchneiderleinHubert Schonger
The Thing About StyxKarl AntonLaura Solari, Viktor de KowaComedy/Crime
We Make MusicHelmut KäutnerIlse Werner, Viktor de KowaMusical comedy
Wiener BlutWilli ForstViennese Blood
Zwei in einer großen StadtVolker von ZollendeTwo in a Big City

 

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