List of films banned in Germany

After the end of the Second World War, the British and American Allies initially confiscated the entire film stock of the Third Reich.

[33] In 1953, the "Interministerieller Ausschuß für Ost-West-Filmfragen" (Interministerial Committee for East-West Film Issues) was founded in West Germany.

This committee examined films from the Eastern Bloc countries, especially DEFA productions from East Germany, for anti-constitutional or communist content.

[60][61] The official list of confiscated films was published by the Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media (Bundeszentrale für Kinder- und Jugendmedienschutz) in the magazine "BzKJaktuell" until the beginning of 2022.

Films indexed by the Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media are subject to strict restrictions and may only be offered and sold to adults.