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The Nibelungs

Fritz Lang’s *The Nibelungs* (1924) is a significant German silent film adapting Richard Wagner's opera cycle. It presen...

German Epic Mythology 1920S

8.85 Great

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Variety

Variety (German: Varieté) is a 1925 German silent drama directed by E.A. Dupont, starring Emil Jannings as a trapeze art...

German Drama Crime 1920S

8.62 Great

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The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Lotte Reiniger’s *The Adventures of Prince Achmed* represents a landmark achievement in early animation. This 1926 Germa...

German Animation Feature 1920S

8.57 Great

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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

Fritz Lang’s 1924 silent film Die Nibelungen: Siegfried presents a visually arresting interpretation of the German epic...

Fantasy German Feature 1920S

8.31 Great

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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

Fritz Lang’s 1924 silent film *Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s Revenge* presents a visually ambitious adaptation of the Germ...

Fantasy German Feature 1920S

8.29 Great

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Schatten

Schatten: Eine nächtliche Halluzination (Warning Shadows), directed by Arthur Robison, is a 1923 German silent film reco...

German Horror Thriller 1920S

8.29 Great

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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Walter Ruttmann’s *Berlin: Symphony of a Great City* offers a remarkably detailed visual record of Weimar Berlin in 1927...

German Documentary Feature City

8.27 Great

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Diary of a Lost Girl

G.W. Pabst’s *Diary of a Lost Girl* (1929) is a poignant German silent drama exploring themes of female isolation and so...

German Drama Feature 1920S

8.23 Great

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Varieté

Varieté is a 1925 German silent film directed by E. A. Dupont. The production gained recognition for innovative camera t...

German Drama Feature 1920S

8.04 Great

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Asphalt

Asphalt is a 1929 German silent crime melodrama directed by Joe May and produced by UFA. It follows a Berlin police offi...

German Crime Feature 1920S

7.88 Good

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The Love of Jeanne Ney

"The Love of Jeanne Ney" is a 1927 German silent film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, based on the novel by Ilya Ehrenb...

German Drama Feature 1920S

7.76 Good

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The Wildcat

The Wildcat (German: Die Bergkatze) is a 1921 German farcical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, who was known for...

German Comedy Feature 1920S

7.66 Good

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The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna

The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna is a 1929 German silent drama directed by Hanns Schwarz and produced by UFA. Brigitt...

German Drama Feature Romance

7.54 Good

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The Street

The Street is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune, recognized as a foundational work in the German "s...

German Drama Feature 1920S

7.45 Good

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Wild Oranges

Wild Oranges is a 1924 American silent drama directed by King Vidor and adapted from a novel by Joseph Hergesheimer. The...

American Drama Thriller 1920S

7.45 Good

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Anna Boleyn

Anna Boleyn is a 1920 German silent historical drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The production stars Henny Porten...

German Drama Historical 1920S

7.45 Good

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The Joyless Street

The Joyless Street (German: Die freudlose Gasse) is a 1925 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst. Set in post-World...

German Drama Feature 1920S

7.44 Good

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Warning Shadows

Warning Shadows is a 1923 German Expressionist silent film directed by Arthur Robison. Notable for its minimal use of in...

Fantasy German Feature 1920S

7.43 Good

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Frau im Mond

Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) is a 1929 German silent science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang, based on the novel...

German Epic Film 1920S

7.41 Good

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The Treasure

Hominids is a 2002 science fiction novel by Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer, the first book in the Neanderthal Parallax...

German Drama Thriller 1920S

7.24 Good