# List of German films of 1942

This is a list of the most notable films produced in the Cinema of Germany in 1942.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 5 June | Fritz Kirchhoff | Carl Raddatz, Joachim Brennecke | War | Banned by Joseph Goebbels in November 1942 for unspecified reasons. |
| Afrika Korps | | | Documentary | |
| Andreas Schlüter | Herbert Maisch | Heinrich George | | A film about the sculptor Andreas Schlüter; subliminal Nazi propaganda throughout. |
| Anuschka | Helmut Käutner | Hilde Krahl, Siegfried Breuer, Friedl Czepa | Drama | |
| Attack on Baku | Fritz Kirchhoff | Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen | Thriller | Anschlag auf Baku; anti-British propaganda. |
| Aus eins mach' vier | Wolfgang Staudte | | Documentary | |
| Beloved World | Emil Burri | Brigitte Horney, Willy Fritsch | Musical/Comedy | |
| Berlin – Wie es war | | | Documentary | Berlin the Way it Was; 87 min documentary about pre-war Berlin |
| Between Heaven and Earth | Harald Braun | Werner Krauss, Gisela Uhlen | Historical drama | |
| The Big Game | Robert A. Stemmle | René Deltgen, Gustav Knuth | Sports | Das große Spiel Some sequences of the film are in Agfacolor |
| Boote mit Flügeln | Nicholas Kaufmann | | Documentary | 14 min documentary |
| Destiny | Géza von Bolváry | Heinrich George, Werner Hinz | Drama | |
| Deutsche Soldaten in Afrika | Hermann Schwenninger | | Documentary | |
| Diesel | Gerhard Lamprecht | Willy Birgel, Hilde Weissner | Biopic | |
| Doctor Crippen | Erich Engels | Rudolf Fernau, René Deltgen | Crime | |
| Die Entlassung | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Emil Jannings, Theodor Loos, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz, Werner Krauss | | The Dismissal; Sequel to Bismarck (1940) |
| Die goldene Stadt | Veit Harlan | Kristina Söderbaum, Eugen Klöpfer, Kurt Meisel, Rudolf Prack, Paul Klinger | Drama | The Golden City; in Agfacolor |
| Dr. Todt - Berufung und Werk | | | | 36 minute film about Dr. Fritz Todt |
| Dasein ohne Leben | Hermann Schwenninger | | Documentary | |
| Eingeschneit in Lager IV | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Entdeckungsfahrt im Rohr | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Farne | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Feldzug im Osten | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Front am Himmel | Carl Otto Bartning, Karl-Ludwig Ruppel, Wilhelm Stöppler | | Documentary | |
| Front Theatre | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Heli Finkenzeller, René Deltgen, Lothar Firmans | Drama | |
| Der Fuhrer und Sein Volk | Fritz Hippler | | Documentary | |
| Geheimnisvolle Moorwelt | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| The Great King | Veit Harlan | Otto Gebühr, Gustav Fröhlich, Kristina Söderbaum, Paul Wegener | Historical Drama | Der große König; historical drama about King Frederick the Great of Prussia |
| The Great Love | Rolf Hansen | Zarah Leander, Viktor Staal, Grethe Weiser | Drama | Highest-grossing film of the Nazi era. |
| Heimliche Gäste in Wald und Flur | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Die Herrin des Hofes | Andrew Thorndike | | Documentary | |
| Heuzug im Allgäu | Wilhelm Prager | | Documentary | |
| Himmelhunde | Roger von Norman | Malte Jaeger, Erik Schumann | | Sky Dogs; about a young glider pilot who becomes a military pilot; targeted toward youths. |
| Der Jäger als Heger | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| John Bull in Nöten | | | animation | |
| The Little Residence | Hans H. Zerlett | Winnie Markus, Johannes Riemann, Fritz Odemar, Lil Dagover | Comedy | |
| Love Me | Harald Braun | Marika Rökk, Viktor Staal | Musical | |
| Männer, Meer und Stürme. Ein Film von der Romantik und dem Leben an Bord eines Segelschiffes | Heinrich Hauser and Hubert Schonger | | | Men, Sea and Storm: A Film of the Romance and the Life Onboard a Segelship; 18 min documentary about Kriegsmarine |
| Märkische Fahrt | Kurt Rupli | | Documentary | |
| Much Ado About Nixi | Erich Engel | Jenny Jugo, Albert Matterstock | Comedy | |
| My Wife Theresa | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Söhnker | | Comedy |
| Ostpreußens Küste am Meer | Ulrich K.T. Schultz | | Documentary | |
| Pirsch unter Wasser | Rudolf Schaad | | Documentary | |
| The Rainer Case | Paul Verhoeven | Luise Ullrich, Paul Hubschmid | Drama | |
| The Red Terror | Karl Ritter | Laura Solari, Will Quadflieg, Andrews Engelmann | | GPU Anti-Communism propaganda. |
| Rembrandt | Hans Steinhoff | Ewald Balser, Hertha Feiler, Gisela Uhlen | | |
| Rund um die Freiheitsstatue -- Ein Spaziergang durch die USA | | | propaganda documentary | Round the Statue of Liberty - A Walk through America Available online here |
| Die See ruft | Hans Fritz Köllner | | Documentary | |
| Seven Years of Good Luck | Ernst Marischka | Hans Moser, Wolf Albach-Retty | Comedy | |
| Sky Hounds | Roger von Norman | Malte Jaeger, Waldemar Leitgeb, Albert Florath | War drama | |
| The Sold Grandfather | Joe Stöckel | Josef Eichheim, Winnie Markus | Comedy | |
| Sprung in den Feind | Wilhelm Stöppler | | | 22-minute propaganda film, showing the invasion of the Netherlands. The bridge of Moerdijk is taken with Fallschirmjäger. |
| Das tapfere Schneiderlein [de] | Hubert Schonger | Hans Hessling | | |
| The Thing About Styx | Karl Anton | Viktor de Kowa, Margit Symo, Laura Solari | Comedy/Crime | Die Sache mit Styx |
| Two in a Big City | Volker von Collande | Claude Farell, Karl John | Romantic comedy | Zwei in einer großen Stadt |
| Vienna Blood | Willi Forst | Willy Fritsch, Maria Holst, Hans Moser, Theo Lingen | Musical comedy | Wiener Blut |
| Violanta | Paul May | Annelies Reinhold, Richard Häussler | Drama | |
| We Make Music | Helmut Käutner | Ilse Werner, Viktor de Kowa | Musical comedy | Wir machen Musik |
| Wedding in Barenhof | Carl Froelich | Heinrich George, Paul Wegener, Ilse Werner | | Hochzeit auf Bärenhof |