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The first nude scene in a mainstream German film appears in Die Sünderin (The Sinner). Hildegard Knef is the actress who disrobes. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Bundestag approves the principle of deficit guarantees favouring film production in West Germany. [MORE] [ADD] |
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Fritz Falter opens the Occam Cinema (Studio für Filmkunst/Studio for Film Art) in Munich, the country’s first repertoire cinema. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The first Berlin Film Festival, instigated by Dr Alfred Bauer, takes place. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca is the first film to be shown. [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Film Evaluation Board is established. Films awarded a ‘valuable’ or ‘especially valuable’ grade receive tax relief from the government. [MORE] [ADD] |
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| – The first German Filmpreis is awarded by the Federal Minister of the Interior. [MORE] [ADD] | ||||
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Charlie Chaplin refuses to allow Limelight to be distributed unless the German people are first able to see The Great Dictator. [MORE] [ADD] |
West Germany: 1946-1950
West Germany: 1956-1960