List of German films of 1941


This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1941.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Above All Else in the WorldKarl RitterPaul Hartmann, Hannes Stelzer, Carl RaddatzDrama
AlarmHerbert B. FredersdorfKarl Martell, Maria von Tasnady, Hilde SessakCrime
AnnelieJosef von BákyLuise Ullrich, Werner Krauss, Käthe HaackDrama
Carl PetersHerbert SelpinHans Albers, Karl Dannemann, Fritz OdemarAdventure
ClarissaGerhard LamprechtSybille Schmitz, Gustav Fröhlich, Gustav DiesslRomance
The ComediansGeorg Wilhelm PabstHilde Krahl, Henny Porten, Gustav DiesslDrama
Everything for GloriaCarl BoeseLeo Slezak, Laura Solari, Johannes RiemannRomance
Friedemann BachGustaf Gründgens, Eugen Klöpfer, Leny MarenbachBiopic
The GasmanCarl FroelichHeinz Rühmann, Anny Ondra, Charlotte SusaComedy
Goodbye, FranziskaHelmut KäutnerMarianne Hoppe, Hans Söhnker, Fritz OdemarRomance.
Happiness Is the Main ThingTheo LingenHeinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Ida WüstComedy
Her Other SelfWolfgang LiebeneinerHilde Krahl, Mathias Wieman, Harald PaulsenDrama
Ich klage anWolfgang LiebeneinerHeidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Hartmann, Mathias WiemanDrama
'Karl AntonJohannes HeestersMusical romantic comedyOnly Ever You
'Paul MartinJohannes Heesters, Gusti HuberCriminal comedyJenny and the Gentleman in Coattails; features brief nudity; involves philately
Kampfgeschwader LützowHans BertramChristian Kayßler, Hermann Braun, Heinz Welzel, Hannes Keppler, Marietheres Angerpointner, Carsta Löck, Adolf Fischer, Horst Birr, Helmut vom Hofe, Peter VoßWarBattle Squadron Lützow One of the last films made by Hermann Braun prior to being drafted and killed in combat.
Kleine Mädchen-große SorgenBoleslaw BarlogHannelore Schroth, Geraldine Katt, Hermann Braun, Inge Burg, Dagny Servaes, Eva Prawitz, Fritz Odemar, Carsta Löck, Hans Brausewetter, and Roma BahnComedy?Little Girl—Very Worried One of the last films made by Hermann Braun prior to being drafted and killed in combat.
LAH Im EinsatzLAH in Action; 39-minute propaganda film about 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Lightning Around BarbaraWerner KlinglerSybille Schmitz, Attila Hörbiger, Maria KoppenhöferDrama
Love Is Duty FreeE.W. EmoHans MoserComedyLiebe ist zollfrei
MammaGuido BrignoneBeniamino GigliMother; German-Italian co-production
Menschen im SturmFritz Peter BuchOlga Chekhova, Gustav Diessl, Hannelore Schroth, Siegfried BreuerPeople in the Storm; propaganda film justifying the German annexation of northern Slovenia, dramatizing the "oppression" of the Volksdeutsch community there
My Life for IrelandMax W. KimmichWill Quadflieg, René Deltgen, Anna Dammann, Paul WegenerMein Leben für Irland; dramatic anti-British propaganda film
Ohm KrügerHans SteinhoffEmil Jannings, Gustaf Gründgens, Ferdinand Marianabout Paul Kruger, the South African leader in the Boer War; anti-British propaganda
Pedro Will HangVeit HarlanGustav Knuth, Heinrich GeorgeAdventure
Quax the Crash PilotKurt HoffmannHeinz Rühmann, Karin HimboldtComedypro-Luftwaffe and anti-individualist film with propaganda tendencies
Riding for GermanyArthur Maria RabenaltWilly BirgelSport...reitet für Deutschland;
blacklisted film; director banned for 2 years by the Americans for this film about a tournament runner with blatant patriotic and nationalistic undertones.
Sechs Tage HeimaturlaubJürgen von AltenGustav Fröhlich, Maria Andergast, Hilde Sessak, Günther LüdersSix Days of Home Leave
Spähtrupp HallgartenHerbert B. FredersdorfRené Deltgen, Paul Klinger, Maria AndergastWarHallgarten Patrol; soldier's death propaganda.
StukasKarl RitterCarl Raddatz, Hannes StelzerWarpro-Luftwaffe propaganda film; "Stuka" was the slang term for the Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber
The Swedish NightingalePeter Paul BrauerIlse Werner, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Joachim GottschalkMusical
U-Boote westwärts!Günther RittauHerbert Wilk, Heinz Engelmann, Joachim Brennecke, Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Karl John, Clemens Hasse, Ilse Werner, Admiral Karl Dönitz as himselfKriegsmarine recruiting and anti-British propaganda filmU-boats Westward; about U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic
Venus on TrialHans H. ZerlettHannes Stelzer, Hansi KnoteckDrama
VertigineGuido BrignoneBeniamino GigliTragödie einer Liebe; Broken Love; German-Italian co-production
What Does Brigitte Want?Paul MartinLeny Marenbach, Albert MatterstockComedy
Women Are Better DiplomatsGeorg JacobyMarika Rökk, Willy FritschFrauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten; in Agfacolor