List of German films of 1939

This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1939.

A–L Title Director Cast Genre Notes Alarm at Station III Philipp Lothar Mayring Gustav Fröhlich, Kirsten Heiberg, Jutta Freybe Crime Asew Phil Jutzi Fritz Rasp, Olga Chekhova, Hilde von Stolz Thriller Bachelor's ParadiseKurt HoffmannHeinz Rühmann, Josef Sieber, Trude MarlenComedy Bel Ami Willi Forst Olga Chekhova Period drama Between River and Steppe Géza von Bolváry Attila Hörbiger, Heidemarie Hatheyer, Margit Symo Drama Co-production with Hungary Cadets Karl Ritter Mathias Wieman, Carsta Löck War Not put into general release until December 1941 Central Rio Erich Engels Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn, Iván Petrovich Drama Congo ExpressEduard von BorsodyMarianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel, René Deltgen Adventure The Curtain Falls Georg Jacoby Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer, Hilde Sessak Crime D III 88 Herbert Maisch, Hans Bertram Christian Kayßler, Otto Wernicke, Heinz Welzel, Hermann Braun, Adolf Fischer, Horst Birr Drama Film from the perspective of a veteran officer about the November Revolution The Desert Song Paul Martin Zarah Leander, Friedrich Domin, Gustav Knuth Drama Detours to Happiness Fritz Peter Buch Lil Dagover, Ewald Balser, Viktor Staal Drama Drei Unteroffiziere Werner Hochbaum Albert Hehn, Fritz Genschow War drama Escape in the Dark Arthur Maria Rabenalt Hertha Feiler, Joachim Gottschalk Crime The False StepGustaf GründgensMarianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig DiehlDrama The Fourth Is Not Coming Max W. Kimmich Ferdinand Marian, Werner Hinz, Dorothea Wieck Mystery Gold in New FriscoPaul VerhoevenHans Söhnker, Alexander Golling Western The Golden Mask Hans H. ZerlettAlbert Matterstock, Hilde Weissner, Rudi Godden DramaThe Governor Viktor Tourjansky Brigitte Horney, Willy Birgel, Hannelore Schroth Drama The Green Emperor Paul Mundorf Gustav Diessl, Carola Höhn Crime Hello Janine! Carl Boese Johannes Heesters, Rudi Godden Musical Her First Experience Josef von BákyIlse Werner, Johannes Riemann Romance A Hopeless Case Erich EngelJenny Jugo, Karl Ludwig Diehl Comedy Hotel Sacher Erich Engel Sybille Schmitz, Willy Birgel, Wolf Albach-RettyDrama I Am Sebastian Ott Willi ForstWilli Forst, Gustav Diessl, Trude MarlenCrime In the Name of the People Erich Engels Rudolf Fernau, Fritz Kampers, Rolf Weih Crime The Journey to Tilsit Veit Harlan Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn, Anna Dammann Drama The Trip to TilsitKitty and the World Conference Helmut Käutner Hannelore Schroth, Fritz Odemar, Christian Gollong Comedy The Leghorn Hat Wolfgang Liebeneiner Heinz Rühmann, Herti Kirchner, Christl Mardayn ComedyLegion CondorKarl RitterPaul Hartmann, Albert Hehn War Liberated Hands Hans Schweikart Brigitte Horney, Olga Chekhova Drama Das Lied der Wüste Paul MartinZarah Leander, Friedrich Domin, Gustav Knuth Drama Song of the Desert The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky Carl Froelich Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher Historical romance Linen from Ireland Heinz Helbig Irene von Meyendorff Friedl Haerlin Comedy drama A comic anti-Semitic film in which a Jew tries to import linen duty-free from Ireland

M–Z Title Director Cast Genre Notes Madame Butterfly Carmine Gallone Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti, Lucie Englisch Drama Co-production with Italy Man for Man Robert A. StemmleGisela Uhlen, Viktoria von Ballasko, Gustav Knuth Drama Maria IlonaGéza von BolváryPaula Wessely, Willy BirgelHistorical/Drama Marionette Carmine Gallone Beniamino Gigli, Carla Rust Comedy German/Italian co-production Marriage in Small Doses Johannes Meyer Leny Marenbach, Johannes RiemannMusical comedyMen Are That Way Arthur Maria RabenaltHertha Feiler, Hans Söhnker Drama The Merciful Lie Werner Klingler Hilde Krahl, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Ernst von KlipsteinDrama Midsummer Night's Fire Arthur Maria Rabenalt Anna Dammann, Ernst von Klipstein, Gertrud Meyen Drama Mistake of the Heart Bernd Hofmann, Alfred Stöger Paul Hartmann, Leny Marenbach, Käthe Dorsch Drama A Mother's Love Gustav UcickyKäthe Dorsch, Paul Hörbiger, Wolf Albach-Retty Drama Mutterliebe; propaganda film about family and race New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz Richard Schneider-Edenkoben Hannes Stelzer, Carl Raddatz, Jutta Freybe Drama Opera Ball Géza von Bolváry Heli Finkenzeller, Fita Benkhoff Musical Police Report Rudolf van der NossLola Müthel, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Erich FiedlerCrime Renate in the Quartet Paul VerhoevenKäthe von Nagy, Hans Brausewetter Musical comedy The Right to Love Joe StöckelMagda Schneider, Anneliese Uhlig, Viktor StaalDramaRobert and Bertram Hans Heinz Zerlett Rudi Godden, Kurt Seifert Comedy Robert Koch Hans Steinhoff Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, Viktoria von Ballasko Biopic The Scoundrel Hans Deppe Hans Moser, Josefine Dora Comedy The Sensational Casilla Trial Eduard von Borsody Heinrich George, Jutta Freybe, Albert Hehn Crime drama Shoulder ArmsJürgen von AltenF.W. Schröder-Schrom, Rolf MoebiusDrama Sighs of Spain Benito Perojo Miguel Ligero, Estrellita Castro, Roberto Rey Comedy Co-production with SpainThe Singing Fool Johannes Meyer Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg, Hilde Körber Musical Co-production with Italy The Song of Aixa Florián ReyImperio Argentina, Manuel Luna, José Prada Drama Spanish-language. Co-production with Spain Stars of Variety Josef von Báky La Jana, Christl Mardayn, Karin Hardt Drama Co-production with Hungary The Strange Woman Roger von NormanEugen Klöpfer, Elisabeth Wendt, Karl Dannemann Drama Target in the Clouds Wolfgang LiebeneinerAlbert Matterstock, Leny Marenbach Drama Three Fathers for Anna Carl Boese Ilse Werner, Hans Stüwe Comedy Three Wonderful Days Fritz KirchhoffGustav Waldau, Gina Falckenberg Drama Twelve Minutes After Midnight Johannes Guter Geraldine Katt, Ursula Herking, René Deltgen Crime comedyUproar in Damascus Gustav Ucicky Brigitte Horney, Joachim GottschalkThriller Ursula Under Suspicion Karlheinz Martin Luli Deste, Anneliese Uhlig, Viktor Staal Mystery Water for Canitoga Herbert Selpin Hans Albers western Water for Canitoga; set in Canada The Wedding Trip Karl Ritter Mathias Wieman, Angela Salloker, Françoise Rosay Historical drama We Danced Around the World Karl Anton Irene von Meyendorff, Carola HöhnMusical Who's Kissing Madeleine? Victor Janson Magda Schneider, Albert Matterstock Comedy Wibbel the TailorViktor de KowaErich Ponto, Fita BenkhoffHistorical comedy A Woman Like YouViktor TourjanskyBrigitte Horney, Joachim GottschalkRomance Woman Without a Past Nunzio Malasomma Sybille Schmitz, Albrecht Schoenhals, Maria von Tasnady Drama

Documentaries Title Director Cast Genre Notes Alpenkorps im Angriff Gösta Nordhaus documentary Arbeitskameraden - Sportkameraden Hans Heinrich documentary Deutsches Land in Afrika Johannes Häusslerdocumentary German Land in Africa; Dschungel-Geheimnisse Kurt Rupli documentary Eger, eine alte deutsche Stadt Rudolf Gutscher documentary Fallschirmjäger E.K. Beltzig documentary Gautag der NSDAP Gau Mecklenburg documentary Glaube und Schönheit E.K. Beltzig documentary Available online here Guatemala Hans Helfritz documentary Die jüngsten der Luftwaffe Kurt Rupli documentary Können Tiere denken? Fritz Heydenreich documentary Nach Feierabend Rudolf van der Noss documentary Mexiko Hans Helfritz documentary Nach Feierabend Rudolf van der Noss documentary Parade - Hitler's 50 Geburstage Kurt Rupli documentary Im Reiche der Liliputaner Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary Rheinland Johannes Guter documentary Romancero marroquí Enrique Domínguez Rodiño, Carlos Velo documentary Salzburg, die Festspielstadt Kurt Rupli documentary Schicksalswende Johannes Häussler, Walter Scheunemann documentary Schiff 754 Hans Heinrich documentary Sinnvolle Zwecklosigkeiten Fritz Heydenreich documentary Sonne über dem Spessart - Aschaffenburg und seine Umgebung Hans Heinrich documentary Steinschlangen und Vogelmenschen Hans Helfritz documentary Walfänger in der Antarktis Gerhard A. Donner Whaling Ship in the Antarctic; 55 minute documentaryWegweiser zur Gesundheit Curt A. Engel documentary Der Westwall Fritz Hippler The West Wall; propaganda film about the Siegfried LineWir fahren nach Amerika Kurt Engel documentary Das Wort aus Stein Kurt Rupli documentary

Short films Title Director Cast Genre Notes Elbefahrt Rudolf Gutscher short Tanz der Farben Hans Fischerkoesen animation Ein Lied verklingt In Agfacolor Wagen Nr. 1 kämpft sich seinen Weg Gert Fröbe

List of German films of 1939

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