Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor, Movie theater at Sendlinger Tor Platz, Germany.
Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor is a movie theater located at Sendlinger Tor Platz in central Munich, featuring neoclassical columns, a romantic balcony, and original parquet flooring. The building preserves its historical interior while functioning as an active cinema for film screenings.
Carl Gabriel founded the cinema, which opened on 17 October 1913 in a Heilmann & Littmann building in the Reformstil, Munich's first reinforced-concrete structure. The UFA ran it from 1928 to 1944, and war damage was repaired in 1946/47. The Landgericht München ordered it cleared by 31 January 2025; the last screening was on 15 January.
The theater screens both contemporary releases and classic films, serving as a gathering place where different generations experience cinema together. It attracts patrons who appreciate traditional film presentation alongside current movie offerings.
The cinema sits at Sendlinger-Tor-Platz, integrated into a residential and commercial building, so the entrance is at street level. The hall held 400 seats after once having 750, and the adjoining café serves visitors before or after screenings. The last screening took place on 15 January 2025; since January 2026 an artists' collective has used the space for events, so check what is currently on before travelling.
The building was Munich's first reinforced-concrete structure, erected by Heilmann & Littmann in the Reformstil style. At its 1913 opening the cinema already had a balcony, gallery, boxes and hot-water heating. In 2023 and 2024 the Babylon Orchester Berlin gave three guest performances here, accompanying Metropolis, Nosferatu and Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari.
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