This comprehensively revised, updated and significantly extended edition introduces German film history from its beginnings to the present day, covering key per

New essays examining the differences and commonalities between late Weimar-era and early Nazi-era German cinema against a backdrop of the crises of that time.

The setting is 1920s Berlin, cultural heart of Europe and the era's only serious cinematic rival to Hollywood. In his engaging study, Thomas Saunders explores a

Overview of Nazi cinema