Carl Theodor Dreyer
5 titles, 31st in points with 19,997

1. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) #34 [silent]
2. Ordet (1955) #143
3. Vampyr (1932) #349
4. Gertrud (1964) #398
5. Day of Wrath (1943) #546

I think Dreyer must be an acquired taste, but I've only seen three of his films, and those were dominated by religion. I have not seen Vampyr, because I've had quite enough vampire films for

Fritz Lang
25th in points with 21,131 with only 4 titles in the top 1000

Lang was an early master of German expressionism, along with Murnau, Pabst, and von Sternberg, which dominated his early films. Later he came to Hollywood and made more western styled films that weren't as artistic, most were standard film noir and crime films, though better than the average fare.

These are all the films

[2011 update]
© William L. Sinclair
This continues our top ranked films on all film polls, 2011 edition, by individual countries. The first list here is just Germany, and we merged West Germany into these; 29 total in the top 1000, down from 35. The second list is just the multi-country productions that included Germany, with 27 in the top 1000, down from 38. The last list is my own personal