1918-1930
- germany had been cut off from other countries film imports due to world war 1
- Deutsche Bank was able to instead of the business only making propaganda films he made it so they could make a variety of entertainment films
- during this time period UFA was a leader in German expressionism with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
1927-1933
- In this time period UFA was in big financial trouble as alot of the other film companies in Germany as American films were able to be shown
- In march 1927 Alfred Hugenberg bought the company
1933-1937
- “UFA experienced a new commercial boom in the Nazi era by occupying almost all of Europe, the Nazi regime provided UFA with new sales markets, as well as placing distribution outlets in such “neutral” countries as the United States”
- “UFA’s economic boom made it possible to further expand the so-called “star system,”
1942-1945
- On january 10 1942 all film companies integrated into UFA
source (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFA_GmbH)