Best German-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

Looking for the best German-language movies and TV series of the 1940s? These 26 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Casablanca 1943 ★ 8.1

Rome, Open City 1945 ★ 8.0

The Third Man 1949 ★ 7.9

To Be or Not to Be 1942 ★ 7.8

Germany, Year Zero 1948 ★ 7.6

Gilda 1946 ★ 7.5

Paisan 1946 ★ 7.5

Sergeant York 1941 ★ 7.2

Mrs. Miniver 1942 ★ 7.1

Night Train to Munich 1940 ★ 7.3

A Foreign Affair 1948 ★ 7.1

Foreign Correspondent 1940 ★ 7.0

49th Parallel 1941 ★ 7.0

Hangmen Also Die! 1943 ★ 6.9

Man Hunt 1941 ★ 6.9

The Last Stage 1948 ★ 7.2

Battleground 1949 ★ 6.7

Distant Journey 1949 ★ 6.8

The White Cliffs of Dover 1944 ★ 6.7

The Way Ahead 1944 ★ 6.6

Arise, My Love 1940 ★ 6.3

Above Suspicion 1943 ★ 6.2

Wet Paint 1946 ★ 5.8

Titanic 1943 ★ 6.1