Movies Set in Germany in the 1940s

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in Germany in the 1940s, spanning 1948–2019. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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2018
Cold War
Poland · Berlin · Paris · Yugoslavia — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
Urban · Ruraldir. Paweł Pawlikowski
2004
Downfall
Berlin — 1940s
Urban · Undergrounddir. Oliver Hirschbiegel
1991
Europa
Germany — 1940s
dir. Lars von Trier
1990
Europa Europa
Germany · Poland — 1930s · 1940s
Urbandir. Agnieszka Holland
1948
Germany, Year Zero
Berlin — 1940s
Urbandir. Roberto Rossellini
2019
Jojo Rabbit
Germany — 1940s
Urbandir. Taika Waititi
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg
Nuremberg — 1940s
Urbandir. Stanley Kramer
1970
Patton
Sicily · France · Germany · Tunisia — 1940s
Desert · Ruraldir. Franklin J. Schaffner
1963
The Great Escape
Germany — 1940s
Rural · Undergrounddir. John Sturges
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Germany — 1940s · 1950s
Urban · Suburbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
2013
The Wind Rises
Japan · Germany — 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s
Urban · Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki
1968
Where Eagles Dare
Bavaria — 1940s
Mountaindir. Brian G. Hutton

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Germany in the 1940s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 12 films set in Germany in the 1940s, spanning 1948–2019.

What are some movies set in Germany in the 1940s?

Films set in Germany in the 1940s in our catalogue include Cold War (2018), Downfall (2004), Europa (1991), Europa Europa (1990), and Germany, Year Zero (1948).

What is the oldest movie set in Germany in the 1940s?

Germany, Year Zero (1948) is the earliest film set in Germany in the 1940s in our catalogue; the most recent is Jojo Rabbit (2019).