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
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 |
Espionage | April 1955 | Franz Antel | Made in Austria |
Heaven Is Never Booked Up | July 1955 | Alfred Weidenmann | Capitol Film |
Before God and Man | 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 | |
Laila | November 1958 | Rolf Husberg | Co-production with Sweden |
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 | |
Adorable 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
Title | Release date | Director | Notes |
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Beloved Augustin | January 1960 | Rolf Thiele | |
...und noch frech dazu! | January 1960 | Rolf von Sydow | |
Boomerang | January 1960 | Alfred Weidenmann | |
Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night | February 1960 | Hans Deppe | Made in Austria |
Kein Engel ist so rein | February 1960 | Wolfgang Becker | |
The Juvenile Judge | February 1960 | Paul Verhoeven | |
Final Destination: Red Lantern | February 1960 | Rudolf Jugert | |
Freddy and the Melody of the Night | April 1960 | Wolfgang Schlei | |
Mistress of the World | April 1960 | William Dieterle | |
Hit Parade 1960 | April 1960 | Franz Marischka | |
Ein Thron für Christine | June 1960 | Luis César Amadori | |
The True Jacob | August 1960 | Rudolf Schündler | |
Carnival Confession | September 1960 | William Dieterle | |
Stefanie in Rio | September 1960 | Curtis Bernhardt | |
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse | September 1960 | Fritz Lang | Co-production with France |
Ingeborg | October 1960 | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | |
Tomorrow Is My Turn | October 1960 | André Cayatte | Co-production with France |
Schlager-Raketen | October 1960 | Erik Ode | |
Wegen Verführung Minderjähriger | November 1960 | Hermann Leitner | Made in Austria |
Willy the Private Detective | December 1960 | Rudolf Schündler | |
Und sowas nennt sich Leben | January 1961 | Géza von Radványi | |
Der Teufel spielte Balalaika | February 1961 | Leopold Lahola | |
The Dead Eyes of London | March 1961 | Alfred Vohrer | |
Black Gravel | April 1961 | Helmut Käutner | |
Eine hübscher als die andere | May 1961 | Axel von Ambesser | |
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi | June 1961 | Kurt Hoffmann | |
Question 7 | June 1961 | Stuart Rosenberg | |
Der Transport | June 1961 | Jürgen Roland | |
Man nennt es Amore | June 1961 | Rolf Thiele | |
The Miracle of Father Malachia | July 1961 | Bernhard Wicki | |
The Devil's Daffodil | July 1961 | Ákos Ráthonyi | Co-production with Britain |
Der Hochtourist | August 1961 | Ulrich Erfurth | |
Mann im Schatten | August 1961 | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Made in Austria |
A Star Fell from Heaven | September 1961 | Géza von Cziffra | |
The Cry of the Wild Geese | September 1961 | Hans Heinrich | |
Nur der Wind | September 1961 | Fritz Umgelter | |
Two Among Millions | October 1961 | Wieland Liebske, Victor Vicas | |
Barbara | November 1961 | Frank Wisbar | |
Auf Wiedersehen | December 1961 | Harald Philipp | |
Life Begins at Eight | January 1962 | Michael Kehlmann | |
Her Most Beautiful Day | April 1962 | Paul Verhoeven | |
Zwei blaue Vergissmeinnicht | August 1963 | Helmuth M. Backhaus |
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.