List of UFA films
This is a list of films produced or distributed by the German company Universum Film AG (UFA) founded in 1917 by a merger of several existing companies. It was the largest German studio during the Weimar Republic and continued this dominance during the Nazi era, where it formed part of a cartel along with Bavaria Film, Tobis Film and Terra Film.
It ceased active production following the Second World War, and its assets were put into a trust in a move by the Allied Occupation authorities to prevent too powerful a single German company being revived. Through the acquisition of the distribution company Prisma Film, the trustees were able to get around the ban around production in the mid-1950s. The UFA brand itself was revived from 1956 when the assets including the Tempelhof Studios were sold off to the Deutsche Bank. With the support of the West German government, it returned to production for several years but was unable to recapture the success of the earlier days and sustained heavy losses. A number of films released under these years were handled by the UFA-owned distributor Prisma Film. In 1964 the UFA was bought by Bertelsmann.
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
Title | Release date | Director | Notes |
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The Catacombs | February 1940 | Martin Frič | Made in Czechoslovakia |
Commissioner Eyck | March 1940 | Milo Harbich | |
Der Postmeister | April 1940 | Gustav Ucicky | |
Twilight | April 1940 | Rudolf van der Noss | |
Bal paré | May 1940 | Karl Ritter | |
The Girl at the Reception | May 1940 | Gerhard Lamprecht | |
Liebesschule | May 1940 | Karl Georg Külb | |
The Mondesir Heir | May 1940 | Albert Valentin | Prewar co-production with France |
The Rothschilds | July 1940 | Erich Waschneck | |
Beates Flitterwoche | August 1940 | Paul May | |
Wie konntest Du, Veronika! | August 1940 | Milo Harbich | |
Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree | September 1940 | Paul May | Made with Bavaria Film |
Baron Prášil | September 1940 | Martin Frič | Made in Czechoslovakia |
Die unvollkommene Liebe | October 1940 | Erich Waschneck | |
Between Hamburg and Haiti | November 1940 | Erich Waschneck | |
Das Herz der Königin | November 1940 | Carl Froelich | |
Das leichte Mädchen | November 1940 | Fritz Peter Buch | |
Kora Terry | November 1940 | Georg Jacoby | |
Der Kleinstadtpoet | December 1940 | Josef von Báky | |
Die keusche Geliebte | December 1940 | Viktor Tourjansky | |
Wunschkonzert | December 1940 | Eduard von Borsody | |
Hochzeitsnacht | February 1941 | Carl Boese | |
Der laufende Berg | March 1941 | Hans Deppe | |
Above All Else in the World | March 1941 | Karl Ritter | |
Männerwirtschaft | March 1941 | Johannes Meyer | |
Riding for Germany | April 1941 | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | |
Jungens | May 1941 | Robert A. Stemmle | |
U-Boote westwärts! | May 1941 | Günther Rittau | |
Der Weg ins Freie | May 1941 | Rolf Hansen | |
Stukas | June 1941 | Karl Ritter | |
The Gasman | August 1941 | Carl Froelich | |
Heimkehr | August 1941 | Gustav Ucicky | |
Annelie | September 1941 | Josef von Báky | |
Women Are Better Diplomats | October 1941 | Georg Jacoby | |
Tanz mit dem Kaiser | December 1941 | Georg Jacoby | |
Illusion | December 1941 | Viktor Tourjansky | |
Violanta | May 1942 | Paul May | |
Between Heaven and Earth | June 1942 | Harald Braun | |
The Great Love | June 1942 | Rolf Hansen | |
Wedding in Barenhof | June 1942 | Carl Froelich | |
Attack on Baku | August 1942 | Fritz Kirchhoff | |
The Red Terror | August 1942 | Karl Ritter | |
5 June | August 1942 | Fritz Kirchhoff | |
Die goldene Stadt | September 1942 | Veit Harlan | |
Diesel | November 1942 | Gerhard Lamprecht | |
Love Me | December 1942 | Harald Braun | |
Whom the Gods Love | December 1942 | Karl Hartl | |
The War of the Oxen | January 1943 | Hans Deppe | |
Back Then | March 1943 | Rolf Hansen | |
Liebesgeschichten | March 1943 | Viktor Tourjansky | |
Nacht ohne Abschied | March 1943 | Erich Waschneck | |
Münchhausen | March 1943 | Josef von Báky | |
A Salzburg Comedy | April 1943 | Hans Deppe | |
Germanin | May 1943 | Max W. Kimmich | |
Der Majoratsherr | June 1943 | Hans Deppe | |
Die Gattin | August 1943 | Georg Jacoby | |
Gefährlicher Frühling | November 1943 | Hans Deppe | |
The Crew of the Dora | November 1943 | Karl Ritter | |
Immensee | December 1943 | Veit Harlan | |
Love Letters | January 1944 | Hans H. Zerlett | |
Nora | February 1944 | Harald Braun | |
The Buchholz Family | March 1944 | Carl Froelich | |
Marriage of Affection | March 1944 | Carl Froelich | |
Eine Frau für drei Tage | April 1944 | Fritz Kirchhoff | |
Dreaming | May 1944 | Harald Braun | |
Junge Adler | May 1944 | Alfred Weidenmann | |
Sommernächte | June 1944 | Karl Ritter | |
Warum lügst Du, Elisabeth? | August 1944 | Fritz Kirchhoff | |
The Woman of My Dreams | August 1944 | Georg Jacoby | |
Opfergang | October 1944 | Veit Harlan | |
Ein fröhliches Haus | November 1944 | Johannes Guter | |
Young Hearts | November 1944 | Boleslaw Barlog | |
The Wedding Hotel | December 1944 | Carl Boese | |
Der Puppenspieler | January 1945 | Alfred Braun | |
Kolberg | January 1945 | Veit Harlan | |
The Noltenius Brothers | February 1945 | Gerhard Lamprecht | |
The Silent Guest | March 1945 | Harald Braun | |
Via Mala | April 1945 | Josef von Báky | |
Kamerad Hedwig | Unreleased | Gerhard Lamprecht | |
Das Leben geht weiter | Unreleased | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | |
Die Schenke zur ewigen Liebe | Unreleased | Alfred Weidenmann | Shot in 1945 |
Under the Bridges | September 1946 | Helmut Käutner | Shot in 1944 |
Jan und die Schwindlerin | March 1947 | Hans Weißbach | Shot in 1943 |
Fahrt ins Glück | August 1948 | Erich Engel | Shot in 1944 |
How Do We Tell Our Children? | December 1949 | Hans Deppe | Shot in 1944 |
Der Posaunist | December 1949 | Carl Boese | Shot in 1944 |
1950s
Title | Release date | Director | Notes |
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Vier Treppen rechts | July 1950 | Kurt Werther | Shot in 1944 |
Erzieherin gesucht | October 1950 | Ulrich Erfurth | Shot in 1944 |
Eyes of Love | October 1951 | Alfred Braun | Shot in 1944 |
Spionage | April 1955 | Franz Antel | Made in Austria |
Der Himmel ist nie ausverkauft | July 1955 | Alfred Weidenmann | Capitol Film |
Vor Gott und den Menschen | September 1955 | Erich Engel | Capitol Film |
Der Frontgockel | October 1955 | Ferdinand Dörfler | |
Bonjour Kathrin | January 1956 | Karl Anton | |
The Girl from Flanders | February 1956 | Helmut Käutner | Capitol Film |
Dany, bitte schreiben Sie | May 1956 | Eduard von Borsody | |
Black Forest Melody | August 1956 | Géza von Bolváry | |
Die Rosel vom Schwarzwald | September 1956 | Rudolf Schündler | |
Von der Liebe besiegt | December 1956 | Luis Trenker | |
Stresemann | January 1957 | Alfred Braun | |
Jede Nacht in einem anderen Bett | January 1957 | Paul Verhoeven | |
Der schräge Otto | January 1957 | Géza von Cziffra | |
Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit | March 1957 | J. A. Holman | |
Victor and Victoria | April 1957 | Karl Anton | |
...und die Liebe lacht dazu | May 1957 | Robert A. Stemmle | |
Aunt Wanda from Uganda | June 1957 | Géza von Cziffra | |
Two Bavarians in the Jungle | June 1957 | Ludwig Bender | |
Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht | July 1957 | Hans Quest | |
Das Glück liegt auf der Straße | August 1957 | Franz Antel | |
Two Bavarians in the Harem | September 1957 | Joe Stöckel | |
Mit Rosen fängt die Liebe an | September 1957 | Peter Hamel | Made in Austria |
The Big Chance | September 1957 | Victor Janson | |
Das Schloß in Tirol | October 1957 | Géza von Radványi | Made in Austria |
Liebe, Jazz und Übermut | October 1957 | Erik Ode | |
Almenrausch and Edelweiss | December 1957 | Harald Reinl | |
Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress | December 1957 | Ernst Marischka | Made in Austria |
Escape from Sahara | January 1958 | Wolfgang Staudte | |
Voyage to Italy, Complete with Love | January 1958 | Wolfgang Becker | |
Two Hearts in May | January 1958 | Géza von Bolváry | |
Scampolo | February 1958 | Alfred Weidenmann | |
Mikosch, the Pride of the Company | February 1958 | Rudolf Schündler | |
It Happened Only Once | March 1958 | Géza von Bolváry | |
Liebe kann wie Gift sein | July 1958 | Veit Harlan | |
Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano | July 1958 | Wolfgang Staudte | Co-production with Italy |
Munchhausen in Africa | July 1958 | Werner Jacobs | |
Blitzmädels an die Front | August 1958 | Werner Klingler | |
Ist Mama nicht fabelhaft? | August 1958 | Peter Beauvais | |
Man müßte nochmal zwanzig sein | August 1958 | Hans Quest | Made in Austria |
False Shame | September 1958 | Wolfgang Glück | |
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down | September 1958 | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | |
Hoch klingt der Radetzkymarsch | September 1958 | Géza von Bolváry | Made in Austria |
Stefanie | October 1958 | Josef von Báky | |
Embezzled Heaven | October 1958 | Ernst Marischka | |
Der Sündenbock von Spatzenhausen | October 1958 | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | |
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions | October 1958 | Wolfgang Becker | |
The House of Three Girls | December 1958 | Ernst Marischka | |
Kleine Leute mal ganz groß | December 1958 | Herbert B. Fredersdorf | |
Solange das Herz schlägt | December 1958 | Alfred Weidenmann | |
Scala – total verrückt | December 1958 | Erik Ode | |
Majestät auf Abwegen | December 1958 | Robert A. Stemmle | |
Schlag auf Schlag | January 1959 | Géza von Cziffra | |
Eva | February 1959 | Rolf Thiele | Made in Austria |
Mikosch of the Secret Service | February 1959 | Franz Marischka | Made in Austria |
Arena of Fear | February 1959 | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Made in Austria |
Was eine Frau im Frühling träumt | February 1959 | Erik Ode, Arthur Maria Rabenalt | |
Freddy, the Guitar and the Sea | April 1959 | Wolfgang Schleif | |
The Head | July 1959 | Victor Trivas | |
Bobby Dodd greift ein | July 1959 | Géza von Cziffra | |
Liebe, Luft und lauter Lügen | August 1959 | Peter Beauvais | |
Jacqueline | September 1959 | Wolfgang Liebeneine | |
Labyrinth | September 1959 | Rolf Thiele | |
The Death Ship | October 1959 | Georg Tressler | |
Liebe verboten – Heiraten erlaubt | October 1959 | Kurt Meisel | |
Twelve Girls and One Man | October 1959 | Hans Quest | Made in Austria |
The Black Chapel | October 1959 | Ralph Habib | |
Paradise for Sailors | November 1959 | Harald Reinl | |
Bezaubernde Arabella | December 1959 | Axel von Ambesser | |
Peter Voss, Hero of the Day | December 1959 | Georg Marischka | |
A Summer You Will Never Forget | December 1959 | Werner Jacobs | |
The Goose of Sedan | December 1959 | Helmut Käutner | Co-production with France |
1960s
See also
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
- Kreimeier, Klaus. The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918-1945. University of California Press, 1999.