CCC Film

CCC Film GmbH, often referred to simply as CCC Film, was a major West German film production company founded in 1946 by Artur Brauner. Based in Berlin, it was one of the most prolific and influential film studios in post-war Germany, producing hundreds of feature films, television movies, and series.

CCC Film's productions spanned a wide range of genres, including Heimatfilme (homeland films), crime thrillers, Edgar Wallace adaptations, Karl May adaptations (Westerns set in the American Old West but filmed in Yugoslavia), and historical dramas. The company played a significant role in the development of German cinema and television and was instrumental in launching the careers of numerous actors, directors, and other film professionals.

While CCC Film produced many commercially successful films, it also faced criticism for producing works that were perceived as overly simplistic or escapist, particularly during the New German Cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s, which sought a more critical and artistically ambitious form of German filmmaking. Despite this criticism, CCC Film remained a significant force in the German film industry for decades.

Artur Brauner, the founder and driving force behind CCC Film, remained actively involved in the company until his death in 2019. The company's film archive represents a substantial collection of German cinematic history.