Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, ...

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar...

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is the...

On a winter morning, a mother goes to waken her son Heinrich; his bed is empty. She leaves her flat ...

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade c...

Brecht's play Fear and Misery of the Third Reich consists of a series of playlets, portraying Nation...

This documentary features candid studio conversations with people of diverse backgrounds from the Er...

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the...

A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël P...

September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these...

This film records the Japanese military's efforts to capture the Burma Road,one of the major supply ...

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adven...

When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt...

After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist...

Documentary film that follows Silvana Castro, a woman who works at the National Congress Library in ...

"Himmlers Kantele Player" - about Finnish student, who decides to leave University of Sorbonne and ...

A Nazi propaganda movie from 1941 directed by Max W. Kimmich, covering a story of Irish heroism and ...

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...

The beautiful gay erotic superstar Johan Paulik is enthusiastically celebrated in this jam-packed co...