Query: Political drama films from Germany, or political comedy or political drama films from the 1940s
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
La Terra Trema
Louisiana Purchase (film)
Mephisto (1981 film)
'38 – Vienna Before the Fall
Vienna 1910
The Chiltern Hundreds (film)
The Prime Minister (film)
A Stranger in Town (1943 film)
Knife in the Head
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (film)
The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film)
And Tomorrow the Entire World
The Stars Look Down (film)
Commando (1962 film)
The Woman on Pier 13
Evidence from documents: La Terra Trema: political drama films: It tells about the exploitation of working-class fishermen, specifically that of the eldest son of a very traditional village family, the Valastros.
from the 1940s: ''''La Terra Trema''''' (; "The Earth Trembles") is a 1948 Italian dramatic film directed by Luchino Visconti.
Louisiana Purchase (film): comedy: '''''Louisiana Purchase''''' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, and Victor Moore.
films from the 1940s: It is an adaptation of Irving Berlin's 1940 Broadway musical of the same name.
Political drama: The film satirises the US Democratic Party and political corruption.
Mephisto (1981 film): '''''Mephisto''''' is a 1981 drama film based on the novel of the same title by Klaus Mann. Directed by István Szabó, produced by Manfred Durniok, with a screenplay written by Péter Dobai and Szabó, ''Mephisto'' follows a German stage actor who finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany.
'38 – Vienna Before the Fall: Political drama films from Germany: a 1987 Austrian-West German co-produced drama film directed by Wolfgang Glück.
Political drama: It is set in Vienna in 1937–1938 at the time of the Anschluss.
Vienna 1910: '''''Vienna 1910''''' () is a 1943 German biographical film directed by Emerich Walter Emo and starring Rudolf Forster, Heinrich George, and Lil Dagover. It is based on the life of Mayor of Vienna Karl Lueger. Its antisemitic content led to it being banned by the Allied Occupation forces following the Second World War.
The Chiltern Hundreds (film): '''''The Chiltern Hundreds''''' (released in the U.S. as '''''The Amazing Mr. Beecham''''') is a 1949 British politically-themed comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, adapting William Douglas Home's 1947 play of the same name and starring Lana Morris, David Tomlinson and Cecil Parker.
The Prime Minister (film): '''''The Prime Minister''''' is a British 1941 British historical drama film
'''''The Prime Minister''''' is a British 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray.
A Stranger in Town (1943 film): '''''A Stranger in Town''''' is a 1943 comedy-drama political film
Knife in the Head: '''''Knife in the Head''''' () is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Reinhard Hauff and starring Bruno Ganz. The film follows the recovery of a man shot in the head by the police during the raid of a left-wing social centre.
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas: Political drama films from Germany: a 2013 French-German drama film
Political: Kohlhaas leads a revolt to attack the baron's house and then to induce the authorities to administer satisfactory justice.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (film): '''''The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, or: How violence develops and where it can lead''''' (German original title: ''Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum oder: Wie Gewalt entstehen und wohin sie führen kann'') is a 1975 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Heinrich Böll
The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film): '''The Farmer's Daughter''''' is a 1947 American comedy film that tells the story of a farmgirl who ends up working as a maid for a Congressman and his politically powerful mother.
And Tomorrow the Entire World: '''''And Tomorrow the Entire World''''' () is a 2020 German-French political drama film directed by Julia von Heinz
The Stars Look Down (film): '''''The Stars Look Down''''' is a British film from 1940, based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same title, about injustices in a mining town in North East England.
Commando (1962 film): '''Marcia o Crepa''''' (March or Die), known as '''''The Legion's Last Patrol''''' in the UK and '''''Commando''''' in the US, is a 1962 European (Italian, German, Spanish) co-production war film about the Algerian War of Independence.
The Woman on Pier 13: political drama films from the 1940s: a 1949 American film noir drama
politica: It previewed in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 1949 under the title '''''I Married a Communist