List of West German films of 1959

List of West German films of 1959. Feature films produced and distributed in West Germany in 1959.

A–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abschied von den Wolken	Gottfried Reinhardt	O. W. Fischer, Peter van Eyck, Sonja Ziemann, Horst Frank, Linda Christian	Drama, Adventure	a.k.a. Rebel Flight to Cuba
Adorable Arabella	Axel von Ambesser	Johanna von Koczian, Carlos Thompson, Hilde Hildebrand	Comedy
Alle lieben Peter [de]	Wolfgang Becker	Peter Kraus	Comedy
And That on Monday Morning	Luigi Comencini	O. W. Fischer, Ulla Jacobsson, Vera Tschechowa	Comedy	Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp	Kurt Hoffmann	Ullrich Haupt, Matthias Fuchs, Tatjana Sais	Comedy
As the Sea Rages	Horst Hächler	Maria Schell, Cliff Robertson, Cameron Mitchell	Drama	West German-American-Yugoslav co-production
The Beautiful Adventure	Kurt Hoffmann	Liselotte Pulver, Bruni Löbel, Robert Graf	Comedy
Bei der blonden Kathrein [de]	Hans Quest	Marianne Hold, Gerhard Riedmann	Comedy
Besuch aus heiterem Himmel [de]	Ferdinand Dörfler	Johannes Heesters	Comedy
The Big Knife	Franz Josef Wild [de]	Paul Hubschmid, Maria Holst, Maria Sebaldt, Ann Smyrner	Drama
The Black Chapel	Ralph Habib	Peter van Eyck, Dawn Addams, Gino Cervi, Werner Peters	War drama	French-West German-Italian co-production
The Blue Moth	Wolfgang Schleif	Zarah Leander, Christian Wolff, Paul Hartmann	Drama
Die Brücke	Bernhard Wicki	Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Volker Lechtenbrink	Anti-war film	a.k.a. The Bridge
The Buddenbrooks	Alfred Weidenmann	Hansjörg Felmy, Liselotte Pulver, Nadja Tiller, Hanns Lothar, Lil Dagover, Werner Hinz	Drama
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial	Hanns Farenburg [de]	Rudolf Fernau, Heinz Reincke, Werner Bruhns [de], Günther Schramm	Drama, War	a.k.a. Die Caine war ihr Schicksal
Clavigo	Werner Völger [de]	Helmuth Lohner, Ulla Jacobsson	Drama
Court Martial	Kurt Meisel	Karlheinz Böhm, Hans Nielsen	War drama	Entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
Crime After School	Alfred Vohrer	Peter van Eyck, Christian Wolff, Heidi Brühl	Drama	a.k.a. The Young Go Wild
The Day the Rains Came	Gerd Oswald	Mario Adorf, Gert Fröbe, Elke Sommer, Christian Wolff	Crime drama
The Death Ship	Georg Tressler	Horst Buchholz, Elke Sommer, Mario Adorf	Drama, Adventure
Dial M for Murder [de]	Rainer Wolffhardt [de]	Eva Maria Meineke, Heinz Drache, Charles Régnier, Siegfried Lowitz, Herbert Tiede	Thriller
The Domestic Tyrant	Hans Deppe	Heinz Erhardt, Grethe Weiser, Peter Vogel	Comedy
Dorothea Angermann	Robert Siodmak	Ruth Leuwerik, Bert Sotlar	Drama
Every Day Isn't Sunday	Helmut Weiss	Paul Hubschmid, Elisabeth Müller	Comedy
For the First Time	Rudolph Maté	Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Musical	Co-production with the US
Der Frosch mit der Maske	Harald Reinl	Joachim Fuchsberger, Siegfried Lowitz, Fritz Rasp, Eddi Arent	Mystery thriller	a.k.a. Face of the Frog a.k.a. The Fellowship of the Frog. Based on Edgar Wallace
Girls for the Mambo-Bar	Wolfgang Gluck	Kai Fischer, Gerlinde Locker	Crime
The Goose of Sedan	Helmut Käutner	Hardy Krüger, Jean Richard, Dany Carrel, Theo Lingen	War comedy	Co-production with France
The Head	Victor Trivas	Horst Frank, Michel Simon	Horror
Here I Am, Here I Stay	Werner Jacobs	Caterina Valente, Hans Holt	Musical
Hunting Party	Hermann Kugelstadt	Wolf Albach-Retty, Willy Fritsch	Drama
The Ideal Woman	Josef von Báky	Ruth Leuwerik, Martin Benrath	Comedy
The Indian Tomb	Fritz Lang	Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid	Adventure	West German-French-Italian co-production
Jacqueline	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	Johanna von Koczian, Walther Reyer, Götz George	Comedy
Jons und Erdme	Victor Vicas	Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Carl Raddatz, Karin Baal, Gert Fröbe	Drama	West German-Italian co-production
Konto ausgeglichen	Franz Peter Wirth	Wolfgang Preiss, Margot Trooger, Herbert Tiede	Crime	a.k.a. The Embezzler a.k.a. Money and the Woman
Labyrinth	Rolf Thiele	Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, Amedeo Nazzari	Drama	Co-production with Italy
La Paloma	Paul Martin	Bibi Johns, Karlheinz Böhm	Musical
The Lower Depths	Paul Verhoeven	Mario Adorf, Pinkas Braun, Margot Trooger	Drama	a.k.a. Nachtasyl
Magnificent Sinner	Robert Siodmak	Curd Jürgens, Romy Schneider	Romance	Co-production with France
The Man Who Sold Himself	Josef von Báky	Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy	Crime
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall	Ladislao Vajda	Heinz Rühmann, Nicole Courcel	Fantasy, Comedy
Mandolins and Moonlight	Hans Deppe	Claus Biederstaedt, Johanna König	Musical
Marili	Josef von Báky	Sabine Sinjen, Paul Hubschmid, Helmuth Lohner	Comedy
Menschen im Hotel	Gottfried Reinhardt	Michèle Morgan, O. W. Fischer, Heinz Rühmann, Gert Fröbe, Sonja Ziemann	Drama	West German-French co-production
Nick Knatterton’s Adventure	Hans Quest	Karl Lieffen, Gert Fröbe, Günter Pfitzmann	Comedy
Nocturno im Grand Hotel	Fritz Schröder-Jahn [de]	Johannes Heesters, Mady Rahl, Gisela Schlüter	Crime comedy
Of Course, the Motorists	Erich Engels	Heinz Erhardt, Maria Perschy, Erik Schumann	Comedy
Old Heidelberg	Ernst Marischka	Christian Wolff, Gert Fröbe, Sabine Sinjen	Romance
Paprika	Kurt Wilhelm [de]	Violetta Ferrari, Waltraut Haas	Comedy
Paradise for Sailors	Harald Reinl	Margit Saad, Boy Gobert, Mara Lane	Comedy
The Patriot	Rudolph Cartier	Albert Lieven, Jochen Brockmann [de], Ellen Schwiers	Drama
People in the Net	Franz Peter Wirth	Hansjörg Felmy, Johanna von Koczian	Cold War spy drama	a.k.a. Unwilling Agent
Peter Shoots Down the Bird	Géza von Cziffra	Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar, Maria Sebaldt	Comedy
Peter Voss, Hero of the Day	Georg Marischka	O. W. Fischer, Linda Christian, Walter Giller	Adventure, Comedy
Raskolnikov	Franz Peter Wirth	Hartmut Reck, Paul Verhoeven, Solveig Thomas [de]	Crime drama	a.k.a. Crime and Punishment
The Rats	John Olden [de]	Ingrid Andree, Gisela von Collande, Walter Richter, Elisabeth Flickenschildt	Drama
The Rest Is Silence	Helmut Käutner	Hardy Krüger, Peter van Eyck	Drama	Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
Rommel Calls Cairo	Wolfgang Schleif	Adrian Hoven, Elisabeth Müller, Peter van Eyck	War
Roses for the Prosecutor	Wolfgang Staudte	Martin Held, Walter Giller	Comedy
Ruf ohne Echo	Rainer Wolffhardt [de]	Horst Tappert, Hans Christian Blech, Gisela Trowe, Herbert Fleischmann, Walter Buschhoff	Drama	a.k.a. Saints in Hell
The Scarlet Baroness	Rudolf Jugert	Dawn Addams, Joachim Fuchsberger, Wera Frydtberg	War, Spy thriller
Die sechste Frau	Ulrich Erfurth	Hannelore Schroth, Hermann Schomberg, Ullrich Haupt, Maximilian Schell, Brigitte Grothum, Inge Meysel	Comedy
Serengeti Shall Not Die	Bernhard Grzimek		Documentary
The Shepherd from Trutzberg	Eduard von Borsody	Heidi Brühl, Hans von Borsody	Historical romance
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?	Frank Wisbar	Joachim Hansen, Wilhelm Borchert, Wolfgang Preiss, Günter Pfitzmann, Sonja Ziemann	War drama
A Summer You Will Never Forget	Werner Jacobs	Claus Biederstaedt, Karin Dor	Drama
That's No Way to Land a Man	Hans Deppe	Grethe Weiser, Karin Dor	Comedy
The Tiger of Eschnapur	Fritz Lang	Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid	Adventure	West German-French-Italian co-production
The Treasure of San Teresa	Alvin Rakoff	Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams, Marius Goring, Christopher Lee	Thriller	Co-production with the UK
Triplets on Board	Hans Müller	Heinz Erhardt, Ann Smyrner	Comedy
Two Times Adam, One Time Eve	Franz M. Lang	Heidi Brühl, Matthias Fuchs, Brigitte Grothum	Comedy
The Visit	Ludwig Cremer [de]	Elisabeth Flickenschildt	Drama	a.k.a. Der Besuch der alten Dame
What a Woman Dreams of in Springtime	Erik Ode, Arthur Maria Rabenalt	Rudolf Prack, Winnie Markus, Ivan Desny	Comedy

Bibliography

Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
Fehrenbach, Heide. Cinema in Democratizing Germany: Reconstructing National Identity After Hitler. University of North Carolina Press, 1995.