List of German films of 1941

This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1941.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Above All Else in the World Karl Ritter Paul Hartmann, Hannes Stelzer, Carl Raddatz Drama
Alarm Herbert B. Fredersdorf Karl Martell, Maria von Tasnady, Hilde Sessak Crime
Annelie Josef von Báky Luise Ullrich, Werner Krauss, Käthe Haack Drama
Carl Peters Herbert Selpin Hans Albers, Karl Dannemann, Fritz Odemar Adventure
Clarissa Gerhard Lamprecht Sybille Schmitz, Gustav Fröhlich, Gustav Diessl Romance
The Comedians Georg Wilhelm Pabst Hilde Krahl, Henny Porten, Gustav Diessl Drama
Everything for Gloria Carl Boese Leo Slezak, Laura Solari, Johannes Riemann Romance
Friedemann Bach Traugott Müller [de] Gustaf Gründgens, Eugen Klöpfer, Leny Marenbach Biopic
The Gasman Carl Froelich Heinz Rühmann, Anny Ondra, Charlotte Susa Comedy
Goodbye, Franziska Helmut Käutner Marianne Hoppe, Hans Söhnker, Fritz Odemar Romance .
Happiness Is the Main Thing Theo Lingen Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Ida Wüst Comedy
Her Other Self Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Mathias Wieman, Harald Paulsen Drama
Ich klage an Wolfgang Liebeneiner Heidemarie Hatheyer, Paul Hartmann, Mathias Wieman Drama
Immer nur Du [de] Karl Anton Johannes Heesters Musical romantic comedy Only Ever You
Jenny und der Herr im Frack [de] Paul Martin Johannes Heesters, Gusti Huber Criminal comedy Jenny and the Gentleman in Coattails; features brief nudity; involves philately (stamp collecting)
Kampfgeschwader Lützow Hans Bertram Christian Kayßler, Hermann Braun, Heinz Welzel, Hannes Keppler, Marietheres Angerpointner, Carsta Löck, Adolf Fischer, Horst Birr, Helmut vom Hofe, Peter Voß War Battle Squadron Lützow One of the last films made by Hermann Braun (1918-1945) prior to being drafted and killed in combat.
Kleine Mädchen-große Sorgen Boleslaw Barlog Hannelore Schroth, Geraldine Katt, Hermann Braun, Inge Burg, Dagny Servaes, Eva Prawitz, Fritz Odemar, Carsta Löck, Hans Brausewetter, and Roma Bahn Comedy? Little Girl—Very Worried One of the last films made by Hermann Braun (1918-1945) prior to being drafted and killed in combat.
LAH Im Einsatz LAH in Action; 39-minute propaganda film about 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
Lightning Around Barbara Werner Klingler Sybille Schmitz, Attila Hörbiger, Maria Koppenhöfer Drama
Love Is Duty Free E.W. Emo Hans Moser Comedy Liebe ist zollfrei
Mamma Guido Brignone Beniamino Gigli Mother; German-Italian co-production
Menschen im Sturm Fritz Peter Buch Olga Chekhova, Gustav Diessl, Hannelore Schroth, Siegfried Breuer People in the Storm; propaganda film justifying the German annexation of northern Slovenia, dramatizing the "oppression" of the Volksdeutsch community there
My Life for Ireland Max W. Kimmich Will Quadflieg, René Deltgen, Anna Dammann, Paul Wegener Mein Leben für Irland; dramatic anti-British propaganda film
Ohm Krüger Hans Steinhoff Emil Jannings, Gustaf Gründgens, Ferdinand Marian about Paul Kruger, the South African leader in the Boer War; anti-British propaganda
Pedro Will Hang Veit Harlan Gustav Knuth, Heinrich George Adventure
Quax the Crash Pilot Kurt Hoffmann Heinz Rühmann, Karin Himboldt Comedy pro-Luftwaffe and anti-individualist film with propaganda tendencies
Riding for Germany Arthur Maria Rabenalt Willy Birgel Sport ...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 Heimaturlaub Jürgen von Alten Gustav Fröhlich, Maria Andergast, Hilde Sessak, Günther Lüders Six Days of Home Leave
Spähtrupp Hallgarten Herbert B. Fredersdorf René Deltgen, Paul Klinger, Maria Andergast War Hallgarten Patrol; soldier's death propaganda.
Stukas Karl Ritter Carl Raddatz, Hannes Stelzer War pro-Luftwaffe propaganda film; "Stuka" was the slang term for the Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber
The Swedish Nightingale Peter Paul Brauer Ilse Werner, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Joachim Gottschalk Musical
U-Boote westwärts! Günther Rittau Herbert Wilk, Heinz Engelmann, Joachim Brennecke, Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Karl John, Clemens Hasse, Ilse Werner, Admiral Karl Dönitz as himself Kriegsmarine recruiting and anti-British propaganda film U-boats Westward; about U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic
Venus on Trial Hans H. Zerlett Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck Drama
Vertigine Guido Brignone Beniamino Gigli Tragödie einer Liebe; Broken Love; German-Italian co-production
What Does Brigitte Want? Paul Martin Leny Marenbach, Albert Matterstock Comedy
Women Are Better Diplomats Georg Jacoby Marika Rökk, Willy Fritsch Frauen sind doch bessere Diplomaten; in Agfacolor

Documentaries

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Auf Ostkurs documentary
Bauten im neuen Deutschland C.A. Engel documentary
Bunte Kriechtierwelt Wolfram Junghans The Colorful World of Animals that Crawl; nature documentary; in Agfacolor
Die Englische Krankheit Kurt Stefan documentary The Sickness of Being English; anti-British propaganda film
Fliegende Früchte - Wie die Natur pflanzt und sät Kurt Stefan documentary
Himmelstürmer. Geburt und Geschichte des Fliegens Walter Jerven
Ins Grab kann man nichts mitnehmen Wolfgang Staudte documentary
Ins Grab kann man nichts mitnehmen Wolfgang Staudte documentary
Leuchtendes Hellas Hans Bröcker documentary
Mooswunder Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary
Der Neusiedler See Ulrich K.T. Schultz documentary
Sieg im Westen Svend Noldan Victory in the West; documentary/propaganda film about Blitzkrieg in Western Europe
Sonnige Saar Curt A. Engel documentary
The Soviet Paradise Sowjetparadies, 14-minute anti-Soviet documentary propaganda film
Thüringen, das grüne Herz Deutschlands J.C. Hartmann documentary
Vom Werden der Kristalle Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary
Wisente Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary
Zeitgemäße Pflanzenzucht Ulrich K.T. Schultz Documentary

Short films

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
5-Pfennig-Serenade Hans Fischerkoesen animation
Frühling in Japan Arnold Fanck (unconfirmed) Short
Japans heiliger Vulkan Arnold Fanck (unconfirmed) Short
Kampf um den Berg - Eine Hochtour vor 20 Jahren Arnold Fanck Short

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