Question: Early German cinema was particularly influential with which German expressionists?
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German cinema dates back to the very early years of the medium with the work of Max Skladanowsky.
It was particularly influential during the years of the Weimar Republic with German expressionists such as Robert Wiene and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
The Nazi era produced mostly propaganda films although the work of Leni Riefenstahl still introduced new aesthetics in film.
From the 1960s, New German Cinema directors such as Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder placed West-German cinema back onto the international stage with their often provocative films, while the "Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft" controlled film production in the GDR.
More recently, films such as "Das Boot" (1981), "The Never Ending Story" (1984) "Run Lola Run" (1998), "Das Experiment" (2001), "Good Bye Lenin!"
(2003), "Gegen die Wand (Head-on)" (2004) and "Der Untergang (Downfall)" (2004) have enjoyed international success.
In 2002 the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to Caroline Link's Nowhere in Africa, in 2007 to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's The Lives of Others.
The Berlin Film Festival, held yearly since 1951, is one of the world's foremost film and cinema festivals. 
German cinema dates back to the very early years of the medium with the work of Max Skladanowsky.
It was particularly influential during the years of the Weimar Republic with German expressionists such as Robert Wiene and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
Austrian-based director Fritz Lang, who became a German citizen in 1926 and whose career flourished in the pre-war German film industry, is said to have been a major influence on Hollywood cinema.
His silent movie Metropolis (1927) is referred to as the birth of modern Science Fiction movies.
Founded in 1912, the Babelsberg Film Studio is the oldest large-scale film studio in the world.
In 1930 Austrian-American Josef von Sternberg directed "The Blue Angel", which was the first major German sound film and it brought world fame to actress Marlene Dietrich.
Impressionist documentary , directed by Walter Ruttmann, is a prominent example of the city symphony genre.
The Nazi era produced mostly propaganda films although the work of Leni Riefenstahl still introduced new aesthetics to film.
During the 1970s and 80s, New German Cinema directors such as Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder put West German cinema back on the international stage with their often provocative films.
More recently, films such as "Good Bye Lenin!"
(2003), "Gegen die Wand (Head-on)" (2004), "Der Untergang (Downfall)" (2004), and "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex" (2008) have enjoyed international success.
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to the German production "Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)" in 1979, to "Nowhere in Africa" in 2002, and to "Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)" in 2007.
Among the most famous German actors are Marlene Dietrich, Klaus Kinski, Hanna Schygulla, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jürgen Prochnow, Thomas Kretschmann, Til Schweiger and Christoph Waltz.
The Berlin Film Festival, held annually since 1951, is one of the world's foremost film festivals.
An international jury places emphasis on representing films from all over the world and awards the winners with the Golden and Silver Bears.
The annual European Film Awards ceremony is held every second year in the city of Berlin, where the European Film Academy (EFA) is located.
The Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam are the oldest large-scale film studios in the world and a centre for international film production. 
German cinema dates back to the earliest years of the medium, it has made major technical and artistic contributions to film, as with the work of Max Skladanowsky, who showed the first film sequences ever to an audience, in 1895.
Early German cinema was particularly influential with German expressionists such as Robert Wiene and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.
Director Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927) is referred to as the first modern science-fiction film.
In 1930 Josef von Sternberg directed "The Blue Angel", the first major German sound film.
During the 1970s and 1980s, New German Cinema directors such as Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder put West German cinema on the international stage.
The annual European Film Awards ceremony is held every other year in Berlin, home of the European Film Academy (EFA); the Berlin Film Festival, held annually since 1951, is one of the world's foremost film festivals.
In the 21st century, several German movies have had international success, such as "Nowhere in Africa" (2001), "Das Experiment" (2001), "Good Bye, Lenin!"
(2003), "Gegen die Wand (Head-On)" (2004), "Der Untergang (Downfall)" (2004), "" (2006), "The Baader Meinhof Complex" (2008), "The Wave" (2008), "The White Ribbon" (2009), "Pandorum" (2009), "Soul Kitchen" (2009), Animals United" (2010), "Combat Girls" (2011) and "Cloud Atlas" (2012).
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to the German production "Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum)" in 1979, to "Nowhere in Africa" in 2002, and to "Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)" in 2007.
Germany's television market is the largest in Europe, with some 34 million TV households.
Around 90% of German households have cable or satellite TV, with a variety of free-to-view public and commercial channels.
The most watched television broadcast of all-time in Germany was the Germany vs Spain semi-fnal game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Nine out of ten of the top ten most watched television broadcasts of all-time in Germany feature the German national football team.
The German video gaming market is one of the largest in the world.
The Gamescom in Cologne is Europe's leading gaming convention.
Popular game series from Germany include Turrican, the Anno series, The Settlers series, the Gothic series, SpellForce, the X series, the FIFA Manager series, Far Cry and Crysis.
The most relevant game developers and publishers are Ascaron, Bigpoint, Blue Byte, Crytek, Deck13, Deep Silver, EA Phenomic, Gameforge, Nintendo Europe, Piranha Bytes, Radon, Related, Spellbound and Wooga.
Robert Wiene (27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was an important film director of the German silent cinema.
He is particularly known for directing the influential German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" and a succession of other expressionist films.
Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres.
Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene fled into exile. 
Henrik Galeen (1881-1949) was an Austrian-born actor, screenwriter and film director considered an influential figure in the development of German Expresssionist cinema during the silent era.