Explanation of the entry conventions

Title

The films are entered under a title in alphabetical order. The title is usually the German cinema title. This title is always followed in the entry by the title or titles in the country of origin of the film, if these differ, and further titles that were in use in Germany or Austria. The latter are not necessarily complete in view of a high number of re-titling.

Country of origin

The country of origin is indicated in abbreviated form; in the case of co-productions, different country abbreviations are separated by hyphens. Pure co-financing, for example by funds, is regularly not taken into account. The designations of the countries of origin are abbreviated as follows:

Australia	AUS
Egypt	EG
Afghanistan	AFG
Algeria	AL
Argentina	RA
Federal Republic of Germany	BRD
Belgium	B
Bulgaria	BG
Brazil	BRA
China	CHI
CSSR-CSR	CS
German Reich	D
Denmark	DK
German Democratic Republic	GDR
Estonia	EST
Finland	SF
France	F
Great Britain	GB
Greece	GR
Hong Kong	HK
India	IN
Ireland	IRL
Israel	IL
Italy	I
Yugoslavia	YU
Japan	J
Canada	CND
Colombia	KOL
Cuba	CU
Luxembourg	LUX
Mexico	MEX
National China	TAI
Netherlands	NL
Norway	N
New Zealand	NS
Austria	Ö
Poland	PL
Portugal	P
Panama	PA
Russia	R
Romania	RU
Sweden	S
Switzerland	CH
Soviet Union	SU
Spain	SP
South Africa	SA
South Korea	SK
Thailand	THAI
Czech Republic	CZ
Tunisia	TUN
Turkey	TR
Hungary	H
USA	USA
Venezuela	VEN

Length

The length given corresponds to a speed of 25 frames per second, i.e. the television and video norm. This norm was chosen because it applies to the overwhelming number of viewings. The cinema and Blu-Ray value is 24 frames per second. The films then run slightly longer. The actual length of films is subject to fluctuations due to interventions of all kinds. Where – especially in the case of older films – different versions were noted during editing, this is noted in the text.

24 B/S	25 B/S	24 B/S	25 B/S	24 B/S	25 B/S	24 B/S	25 B/S	24 B/S	25 B/S
60	58	84	81	108	104	132	127	156	150
61	59	85	82	109	105	133	128	157	151
62	60	86	83	110	106	134	129	158	152
63	61	87	84	111	107	135	130	159	153
64	62	88	85	112	108	136	131	160	154
65	63	89	86	113	109	137	132	161	155
66	64	90	87	114	110	138	133	162	156
67	65	91	88	115	111	139	134	163	157
68	66	92	89	116	112	140	135	164	158
69	67	93	90	117	113	141	136	165	159
70	68	94	91	118	114	142	137	166	160
71	69	95	92	119	115	143	138	167	161
72	70	96	93	120	116	144	139	168	162
73	70	97	94	121	117	145	140	169	163
74	71	98	95	122	118	146	141	170	164
75	72	99	95	123	118	147	142	171	165
76	73	100	96	124	119	148	143	172	166
77	74	101	97	125	120	149	143	173	166
78	75	102	98	126	121	150	144	174	167
79	76	103	99	127	122	151	145	175	168
80	77	104	100	128	123	152	146	176	169
81	78	105	101	129	124	153	147	177	170
82	79	106	102	130	125	154	148	178	171
83	80	107	103	131	126	155	149	179	172

Year

The year given is always the year of the first public screening, not the year in which the film was produced. If a significant gap between the two years was noticed during editing, the production year is noted in the text.

Colour

It is indicated whether a film was shot in colour (f) or in black and white (bw) or whether it has black and white and colour parts (tw). Virages in silent films are not considered colour. The fact that in individual cases colour films are shown in black and white or black and white films have been coloured is only noted in exceptional cases.

Format

The format is given in the ratio width : height. In individual cases the format is not clear. In such cases the information is omitted. This information is of special importance for films shot in non-anamorphic ‚wide screen‘ processes. Where films were shot using the Techniscope process, this is indicated despite the standard format of 2.35 : 1, as it has an influence on the picture quality.

Literary source

The literary source is the supplier of the film subject matter. The title (wherever possible in the original language), the year (which can be the year of creation or publication) and its type are given:

Novel	R
Play	St
Novel	N
Non-fiction	S
Operetta	Opt
Opera	O
Musical	M
Radio play	Hö
Biography	Bio
Article	Art
Television play	FS
Screenplay	DB
Comic strip	CS

The author(s) are also indicated. For operas, operettas and musicals, the composer and librettist are indicated.

Direction

Where known, directors who did not receive credit for their work are also listed. The official director is given first.

Script

In the case of the screenplay, the customs of crediting vary through the countries and times, and the distinction from the ‚idea‘ is sometimes difficult. In theory, the latter would be the source of the material and the former its adaptation. Dialogue writers were generally listed with screenwriters.

Text part

The content is the first paragraph of the text part. Where possible, it begins with the place and time of the action. No distinction is made between real and fictional places of action. The characters of the plot are listed with their actor’s names, the names of the roles follow in brackets. In some cases, only the name of the character is known, but no actor can be assigned to it. In these cases, only the name is mentioned, and this in brackets. In the opposite case, only the name of the actor is given. This principle is broken in the case of animated films, where there are no actors, but at most speakers. At the beginning of the content, it is therefore indicated if it is an animated film. At the end of the content it is indicated if it is a silent film.