The Staircase (German: Die Treppe) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and (uncredited) Wolfgang Staudte, and starring Hilde Körber, Herbert Stass and Paul Westermeier. It was partly shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat.