Best German-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

3eyedraven's 32 top-rated German-language movies and TV series of the 1950s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Paths of Glory 1957 ★ 8.3
Witness for the Prosecution 1957 ★ 8.2
The Wages of Fear 1953 ★ 8.0
A Man Escaped 1956 ★ 7.9
Elevator to the Gallows 1958 ★ 7.6
A Night to Remember 1958 ★ 7.6
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 ★ 7.5
The Asphalt Jungle 1950 ★ 7.5
The Bridge 1959 ★ 7.6
The African Queen 1952 ★ 7.4
General Della Rovere 1959 ★ 7.5
Sissi 1955 ★ 7.3
Senso 1954 ★ 7.2
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress 1957 ★ 7.1
Stromboli 1950 ★ 7.1
An American in Paris 1951 ★ 7.0
The War of the Worlds 1953 ★ 6.8
Lola Montès 1955 ★ 6.9
Attack 1956 ★ 6.8
The Young Lions 1958 ★ 6.8
Magnificent Obsession 1954 ★ 6.8
Tagesschau 1952 ★ 6.8
The Colditz Story 1955 ★ 6.8
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel 1951 ★ 6.7