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The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
While not as highly regarded as films of the preceding Weimar Republic era, [citation needed] the films of Nazi Germany, mainly made under control of Joseph Goebbels, hold a fascination for many, [citation needed] both as historical documents of one of the most important periods of 20th century history, as well as for their own artistic merit.
Drama. End of war for German soldiers; second of three parts 1955 West Germany 08/15 at Home: 08/15 – In der Heimat: Paul May: Drama. End of war for German soldiers; third of three parts 1955 United Kingdom The End of the Affair: Edward Dmytryk: Romance drama. British homefront and illicit romance 1955 East Germany Ernst Thälmann – Leader ...
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Film propaganda had the highest priority in Germany even under the severe conditions of the last years of World War II. While schools and playhouses stopped working in 1944, cinemas continued to operate until the very end of the war. In Berlin for instance, anti-aircraft units were posted specially to protect the local cinemas in 1944.
The only exception is the Jewish American officer, who is shown as both hyper-intelligent and very unscrupulous, which Bartov noted seems to imply that the real tragedy of World War II was the Nazis did not get a chance to exterminate all of the Jews, who have now returned with Germany's defeat to once more exploit the German people. [49]
Because of the impact of the Second World War, and restrictions imposed on the country by the Allied Powers, film production between 1945 and 1948 was limited and did not pick up really until after 1950. See also Category:West German films. List of German films of 1945–1959; List of German films of the 1960s; List of German films of the 1970s
End of state of war with Germany was declared by many former Western Allies from 1950. [43] In the Petersberg Agreement of 22 November 1949, it was noted that the West German government wanted an end to the state of war, but the request could not be granted.