National Film or National-Film was a German film production and distribution company which operated during the silent and early sound era.
In the early 1920s it made an attempt to take over Erich Pommer's Decla-Bioscop, but the projected merger failed and Decla instead joined with the major studio UFA.
[1] While Decla was generally in favour of joining with National, it was pressured by its creditors Deutsche Bank to merge with UFA.
National established a link with the Hollywood studio Warner Brothers, distributing the American company's films in the German market.
[2] The company continued to operate during the decade, but the arrival of sound film in 1929 strained its resources due to the increased costs of making films with sound.